Networked communications and early warning system

• US 10,055,955 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Technology Mining Company, LLC
• Original Assignee: Technology Mining Company, LLC
• Inventors: Woosnam, Calvin H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Dung
• Application Number:
  US13/780,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20130250848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,000 Days
• Field of Search: 455 302, 4554041, 455427-428, 455521
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/121 using springs as elastic members, e.g. metallic springs F16F15/133 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19636 pertaining to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/22 Cables including at least one electrical conductor together with optical fibres
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• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/005 Damping of vibrations; Means for reducing wind-induced forces
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/125 Means for positioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/1851 Systems using a satellite or space-based relay H04B7/18508, H04B7/18521 take precedence; providing specific services H04B7/18523 - H04B7/18576
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/02 Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/59 for emergency or urgency
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1015 having exterior leads
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/2039 characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00

Abstract

A networked communications system comprising one or more integrated satellite based devices each for broadband digital signaling, one or more customized segment addressable cable assembly for terrestrial signaling in operable communication with the integrated satellite based device and a command console, the command console further comprising interconnectivity with public data or voice network signals through digital bridging; and a remote relay station in operable communication with the command console and the customized segment addressable cable assembly. Each detector includes a UWB receiver, processor and voice synthesis circuit, further embedded with a media access control address scheme for identity of each detector.

Claims

1. A networked communications system comprising:

one or more integrated satellite based devices for broadband digital signaling;

a command console comprising interconnectivity with public data or voice network signals through digital bridging;

one or more customized segment addressable cable assemblies for terrestrial signaling, wherein the one or more customized segment addressable cable assemblies are in operable communication with and terminate at the one or more integrated satellite based devices and the command console, and wherein the one or more customized segment addressable cable assemblies are customized for a particular location and further comprise one or more sectionally accessible junction boxes between individual segments of mechanically armored and thermally protected cable; and

a remote relay station in operable communication with the command console via the public data or voice network signals and the one or more integrated satellite based devices via the broadband digital signaling,

wherein the one or more integrated satellite based devices comprises a self-stabilizing mount configured to adjust the one or more integrated satellite based devices to be in constant alignment with a desired satellite when the alignment of the one or more integrated satellite based devices is altered due to external environmental changes,

wherein the command console is configured to initiate communications with a stationary safe location point via the one or more integrated satellite based devices while also maintaining the interconnectivity with the public data or voice network signals,

wherein the one or more integrated satellite based devices each comprises a transceiver linked to one or more detectors, which together form an emergency warning detector (EWD),

wherein the networked communications system is configured to pinpoint a location of the EWD by offsetting the one or more integrated satellite devices with a precise global positioning satellite (GPS) location including altitude,

wherein the networked communications system is configured to provide a vectored, precise micro-geographic location of the EWD based on the offsetting of the one or more integrated satellite devices, and

wherein the networked communications system is configured to be prepared with a hierarchical response to prevent a false alert.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more integrated satellite based devices has a transceiver and is coupled with ultra wide band (UWB) technology to re-broadcast information to other receivers.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the command console comprises hardware, its own un-interruptible power supply (UPS) power supply, a routing box, and a transceiver.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the command console serves as a primary power source to one or more of the one or more integrated satellite based devices.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the command console is interconnects with a pre-wired system in a building.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the command console comprises a UWB bridge component.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a building equipped with the one or more integrated satellite based devices and the command console also act as a relay station by way of transceivers.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more integrated satellite based devices each comprise a satellite dish mounted using a stainless steel gimbaled mount system, a transceiver and is in operable communication with a controller.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more integrated satellite based devices each comprise a transceiver having a UWB radio frequency device operating at 802.15.3 and 802.15.4 and provide broadband re-direct-able connections to other sites equipped to receive the re-direct-able connections.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the command console is operable By the remote relay station via the satellite device.

11. A method, comprising:

sending a broadband digital signal from at least one integrated satellite based device;

communicating with a command console, wherein the command console comprises interconnectivity with public data or voice network signals through digital bridging; and

adjusting an alignment of the at least one integrated satellite based device using a self-stabilizing mount to be in constant alignment with a desired satellite when the alignment of the at least one integrated satellite based device is altered due to external environmental changes,

wherein at least one customized segment addressable cable assemblies for terrestrial signaling is in operable communication with and terminate of the at least one integrated satellite based device and the command console,

wherein the at least one customized segment addressable cable assemblies are customized for a particular location, and comprise one or more sectionally accessible junction boxes between individual segments of mechanically armored and thermally protected cable,

wherein the command console is configured to initiate communications with a stationary safe location point via the at least one integrated satellite based devices while also maintaining the interconnectivity with the public data or voice network signals,

wherein the at least one integrated satellite based device comprises a transceiver linked to one or more detectors, which together form an emergency warning detector (EWD),

wherein the method further comprises pinpointing a location of the EWD by offsetting the at least one integrated satellite devices with a precise global positioning satellite (GPS) location including altitude,

wherein the method further comprises providing a vectored, precise micro-geographic location of the EWD based on the offsetting of the at least one integrated satellite devices, and

wherein the method further comprises being prepared with a hierarchical response to prevent a false alert.

12. A method, comprising:

establishing, by a command console, an interconnectivity with public data or voice network signals through digital bridging; and

initiating communications with a stationary safe location point via one or more integrated satellite based devices while also maintaining the interconnectivity with the public data or voice network signals,

wherein the communications with the stationary safe location point is established via a broadband connection through the one or more integrated satellite based devices,

wherein the command console is connected to the one more integrated satellite based devices via a customized segment addressable cable assembly,

wherein communications from the command console to the stationary safe location point via the one or more integrated satellite based devices is maintained with a self-stabilizing mount of the one or more integrated satellite based devices that is configured to adjust the one or more integrated satellite based devices to be in constant alignment with a desired satellite when the alignment of the one or more integrated satellite based devices is altered due to external environmental changes,

wherein the one or more integrated satellite based device comprises a transceiver linked to one or more detectors, which together form an emergency warning detector (EWD),

wherein the method further comprises pinpointing a location of the EWD by offsetting the one or more integrated satellite devices with a precise global positioning satellite (GPS) location including altitude,

wherein the method further comprises providing a vectored, precise micro-geographic location of the EWD based on the offsetting of the one or more integrated satellite devices, and

wherein the method further comprises being prepared with a hierarchical response to prevent a false alert.