Rapidly deployable emergency communications system and method
First Claim
1. A method for rapid deployment of an emergency communications system comprising the steps of:
- receiving notification of an incident and incident information;
determining positions to locate mobile communications platforms based on the incident information;
deploying the mobile communications platforms to the determined positions;
initiating operations of the mobile communications platforms;
initiating communication among the mobile communications platforms; and
establishing a temporary communications infrastructure in the vicinity of the incident.
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Abstract
A system and method for rapid deployment of economically feasible wide-area general-purpose telecommunications systems and services in urban, suburban, rural, and other inhabited geographical areas is disclosed. The solution described here is of particular importance in the aftermath of such events as catastrophic accidents, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, riots, and acts of war during which the local telecommunications infrastructure is destroyed. In addition, the basic methods and architectures defined herein are applicable to those scenarios in which wide-area telecommunication services must be deployed rapidly in previously uninhabited area such as military deployments.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for rapid deployment of an emergency communications system comprising the steps of:
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receiving notification of an incident and incident information;
determining positions to locate mobile communications platforms based on the incident information;
deploying the mobile communications platforms to the determined positions;
initiating operations of the mobile communications platforms;
initiating communication among the mobile communications platforms; and
establishing a temporary communications infrastructure in the vicinity of the incident. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20)
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8. A system for rapid deployment of an emergency communications system comprising:
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at least one mobile communications platform;
a receiver capable of receiving notification of an incident and information related to the location of the incident and the severity of the incident;
a locater capable of determining at least one position for locating said at least one mobile communications platform, the at least one position based on the information related to the incident location and severity, said locator further capable of determining responding personnel as a function of the at least one position and the incident location and severity and providing information needed for deploying responding personnel to transport said at least one mobile communications platform to the at least one position, said locator capable of deploying the responding personnel to set up said at least one mobile communications platform at the at least one destination, and said locator capable of deploying the appropriate personnel to operate said at least one mobile communications platform; and
a communicator capable of establishing a temporary communications infrastructure in the vicinity of the incident, said communicator capable of initiating communication between the dispatch center and said at least one mobile communications platform, said communicator capable of initiating communication between a first said at least one mobile communications platform and a second said at least one mobile communications platform, said communicator capable of transmitting and receiving control information and data between said first at least one mobile communications platform and said second at least one mobile communications platform. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for rapid deployment of mobile communications platforms comprising:
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at least one mobile communications platform;
a planner subsystem capable of determining at least one position for said at least one mobile communications platform, said at least one position being in the vicinity of an incident;
a dispatch subsystem capable of directing said at least one mobile communications platform to the at least one position; and
a control subsystem capable of managing the establishment of a temporary communications infrastructure in the vicinity of the incident, said control subsystem enabling flow of information between said at least one mobile communications platform and a dispatch center, said control subsystem capable of enabling flow of information between a first said at least one mobile communications platform and a second said at least one mobile communications platform. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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21. A system for temporarily establishing a communications infrastructure comprising a communications manager capable of managing network connectivity among a plurality of mobile communications platforms, said communications manager providing for communication among said plurality of mobile communications platforms, said communications manager enabling connectivity between said plurality of mobile communications platforms and at least one external network, said communications manager capable of establishing of a temporary communications infrastructure.
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22. A mobile communications platform comprising:
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connected devices selected from a group consisting of radio, telephone, video recorder, computer, and radio frequency interrogator, said connected devices supplying electronic data;
a communications interface capable of transferring electronic data from said connected devices to said mobile communications platform;
a situational awareness handler capable of consolidating said transferred electronic data;
a data handler capable of moving said consolidated electronic data from a first source selected from said connected devices to said situational awareness handler; and
a situational awareness display capable of receiving and displaying said consolidated electronic data.
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