System and method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance
First Claim
1. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
- providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder;
directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location;
instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data;
receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data;
transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder;
receiving a query, by the system from the emergency responder;
selecting a robot, by the system, to formulate a response to the query;
forwarding the query, by the system, to the selected robot;
receiving the response to the query, by the system, from the robot; and
sending the response, by the system, to the emergency responder.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method includes: providing to a robot, by a system, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance includes: receiving, by a robot, from a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; instituting, by the robot, the predetermined behavior; receiving, by the robot, a direction to a designated location; proceeding, by the robot, to the designated location; receiving, by the robot, an instruction to gather emergency data; gathering, by the robot, the emergency data; and transmitting, by the robot to the system, the gathered emergency data.
27 Citations
45 Claims
-
1. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder; receiving a query, by the system from the emergency responder; selecting a robot, by the system, to formulate a response to the query; forwarding the query, by the system, to the selected robot; receiving the response to the query, by the system, from the robot; and sending the response, by the system, to the emergency responder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 27, 28)
-
-
3. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder, wherein the predetermined behavior comprises one or more of the robot positioning one or more of itself and a second robot in a more optimal position for emergency response, searching for a location of the emergency, leading an emergency responder to one or more of an emergency response location and a human; and
informing a human that one or more of a human and a third robot is coming, wherein positioning comprises positioning the one or more of itself and a second robot so as to be out of way of an emergency responder.
-
-
6. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder, wherein the predetermined behavior comprises one or more of the robot positioning one or more of itself and a second robot in a more optimal position for emergency response, searching for a location of the emergency, leading an emergency responder to one or more of an emergency response location and a human; and
informing a human that one or more of a human and a third robot is coming, wherein leading comprises playing a media. - View Dependent Claims (7)
-
-
11. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency, wherein the designated location is chosen to be located far from humans.
-
-
13. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder, wherein the designated location comprises one or more of a staging area and an emergency response position, and an end of a specified aisle, wherein the designated location comprises an end of a specified aisle.
-
-
16. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder, wherein gathering emergency data comprises one or more of tracking human movement and counting humans, wherein counting comprises counting one or more of humans safely outside of a site of the emergency, humans remaining in the site and humans who leave through an exit from the site. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
17. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; and transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder, further including steps of; receiving a query from the emergency responder; selecting a robot to formulate a response to the query; forwarding the query to the selected robot; receiving the response to the query from the robot; and sending the response to the emergency responder, wherein the query asks if a robot detects motion within a site of the emergency. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
-
-
29. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
providing to a robot, by a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder, wherein the behavior is predetermined according to one or more of user-set criteria and a training run of the system; directing the robot, by the system, to a designated location; instructing the robot, by the system, to gather emergency data by doing one or more of tracking human movement and counting humans; receiving, by the system, from the robot, the gathered emergency data; transmitting the emergency data, by the system, to the emergency responder; receiving, by the system, a query from the emergency responder; selecting a robot, by the system, to formulate a response to the query; forwarding the query, by the system, to the selected robot; receiving the response to the query, by the system, from the robot; sending the response, by the system, to the emergency responder; recording, by the system, data regarding a robot response to the emergency; playing back, by the system, the recorded data; and analyzing, by the system, the recorded data to improve emergency procedures.
-
-
30. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
receiving, by a robot, from a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; instituting, by the robot, the predetermined behavior; receiving, by the robot, a direction to a designated location; proceeding, by the robot, to the designated location; receiving, by the robot, an instruction to gather emergency data; gathering, by the robot, the emergency data; transmitting, by the robot to the system, the gathered emergency data; receiving, by the robot, from the system, a query from the emergency responder; receiving, by the robot, from the system, a selection of the robot to formulate a response to the query; receiving the query, by the robot, from the system; preparing a response to the query, by the robot; and sending the response, by the robot, to the system. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
-
-
35. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
receiving, by a robot, from a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; instituting, by the robot, the predetermined behavior; receiving, by the robot, a direction to a designated location; proceeding, by the robot, to the designated location; receiving, by the robot, an instruction to gather emergency data; gathering, by the robot, the emergency data; and transmitting, by the robot to the system, the gathered emergency data, wherein the gathering step comprises one or more of tracking human movement and counting humans, wherein counting comprises counting one or more of humans safely outside of a site of the emergency, humans remaining in the site and humans who leave through an exit from the site.
-
-
37. A method for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, comprising:
-
receiving, by a robot, from a system for responding to emergencies using robotic assistance, a predetermined behavior configured to help an emergency responder; instituting, by the robot, the predetermined behavior; receiving, by the robot, a direction to a designated location; proceeding, by the robot, to the designated location; receiving, by the robot, an instruction to gather emergency data; gathering, by the robot, the emergency data; and transmitting, by the robot to the system, the gathered emergency data, further including steps of; receiving from the system a query from the emergency responder; responding to the query; and sending the response to the system, wherein the query asks if a robot detects motion within a site of the emergency. - View Dependent Claims (38)
-
Specification