Emergency notification system and methods
First Claim
1. An emergency notification system for an area, the system comprising:
- a controller;
a plurality of remote devices, each remote device associated with a particular location in the area and communicably coupled to the controller, each remote device having a display and configured to, upon user activation of the device, communicate a lockdown signal for the area together with the location of the remote device to the controller,wherein each remote device includes one or more color-coded buttons, wherein the color-coded buttons trigger the color of the block corresponding to the location of the remote device;
wherein the display graphically illustrates a floor plan of the area, wherein the floor plan has blocks corresponding to the locations of each remote device; and
one or more speakers communicably coupled to the controller;
wherein upon receipt of a lockdown signal from a remote device, the controller automatically;
sends a signal to trigger broadcast of a pre-recorded message over the one or more speakers; and
displays a color in the display of all of the remote devices indicating emergency status in the block of the floor plan corresponding to the location of the remote device from which the lockdown signal was triggered.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to systems and methods for identifying and reporting a crisis status. In at least one embodiment, the system comprises a central server; an administrative work station communicably coupled to the central server, wherein the administrative work station is accessible only by an authorized administrator; a database communicably coupled to the central server, the database including a floor plan of the area, wherein the database is accessible and modifiable by the authorized administrator at the administrative work station; and a remote device at a particular location in the area, the remote device communicably coupled to the central server, the remote device capable of communicating securely to the database the particular location of the remote device and the crisis status of the particular location.
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22 Claims
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1. An emergency notification system for an area, the system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of remote devices, each remote device associated with a particular location in the area and communicably coupled to the controller, each remote device having a display and configured to, upon user activation of the device, communicate a lockdown signal for the area together with the location of the remote device to the controller, wherein each remote device includes one or more color-coded buttons, wherein the color-coded buttons trigger the color of the block corresponding to the location of the remote device; wherein the display graphically illustrates a floor plan of the area, wherein the floor plan has blocks corresponding to the locations of each remote device; and one or more speakers communicably coupled to the controller; wherein upon receipt of a lockdown signal from a remote device, the controller automatically; sends a signal to trigger broadcast of a pre-recorded message over the one or more speakers; and displays a color in the display of all of the remote devices indicating emergency status in the block of the floor plan corresponding to the location of the remote device from which the lockdown signal was triggered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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13. A method of communicating an emergency notification for an area, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert signal from a remote device associated with a particular location in the area, the alert signal being received together with a location of the remote device, wherein the remote device includes one or more color-coded buttons, wherein the color-coded buttons trigger the color of the block corresponding to the location of the remote device; automatically sending a signal to trigger broadcast of a pre-recorded message over a public address system for the area, the public address system comprising a plurality of speakers; automatically displaying a color indicating emergency status in a block corresponding to the location of the remote device on a floor plan of the area at a user interface of each of a plurality of remote devices; and automatically contacting at least one of law enforcement personnel, medical personnel, fire personnel, and administrative personnel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. The method of 17, wherein the user interface comprises a desktop computer.
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