Emergency ingress/egress monitoring system
First Claim
1. An emergency ingress/egress monitoring system for a facility comprising:
- a. at least one first card reader means, said first card reader means being in communication with a base computer, said base computer being capable of storing and transmitting ingress and egress data received from said at least one first card reader means;
b. a plurality of second card reader means capable of wireless communication with a portable computer;
c. said portable computer being in communication with said base computer, and said portable computer further being capable of processing, visually displaying, and generating printed displays of census data transmitted from said base computer, wherein communication between said base computer and said portable computer and processing of ingress data and egress data received by said first card reader means and by said plurality of second card reader means allows the evacuation status of a facility to be accurately determined in real time.
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Abstract
A system to monitor the entry and exit of individuals from a facility and to identify individuals who have entered the facility and not indicated safe departure from the facility by reporting to an emergency reporting area and activating the system with an identification card. The system also indicates the most likely area of a facility in which an individual may be found. Such census information is made available to emergency workers and is of significant value in rescue efforts following facility evacuations. A modification of the systems allows an attendant to monitor the entry, exit, and re-entry of individuals traveling in two or more vehicles following stops.
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1. An emergency ingress/egress monitoring system for a facility comprising:
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a. at least one first card reader means, said first card reader means being in communication with a base computer, said base computer being capable of storing and transmitting ingress and egress data received from said at least one first card reader means;
b. a plurality of second card reader means capable of wireless communication with a portable computer;
c. said portable computer being in communication with said base computer, and said portable computer further being capable of processing, visually displaying, and generating printed displays of census data transmitted from said base computer, wherein communication between said base computer and said portable computer and processing of ingress data and egress data received by said first card reader means and by said plurality of second card reader means allows the evacuation status of a facility to be accurately determined in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to monitor facility ingress/egress comprising:
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a. a plurality of a card reader means capable of communicating ingress/egress data to a computer;
b. said computer unit capable of processing and storing sequential ingress and egress data so as to produce a record of census data of occupants of a facility at any time;
c. a means to warn attendants when egress census data do not agree with prior ingress data and to identify the missing individuals.
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