Integrated campus monitoring and response system
First Claim
1. A remote monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to receive a signal from a transmitter, each of the sensors being configured to determine a signal strength of the signal responsive to receiving the signal; and
a console coupled to the plurality of sensors to receive the signal strength from each sensor which receives the signal, the console being configured to process the signal strength and information indicative of each sensor receiving the signal to determine a location related to the transmitter.
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Abstract
Individuals who carry personal transmitters in a particular area are remotely monitored so that such individuals may indicate an emergency. In the event of an emergency (or other event), the individual may activate his or her personal transmitter. The signal sent by the transmitter is then detected by an array of sensors. The sensors are capable of determining a signal strength of the signal from the personal transmitter. A computer console is coupled to the sensors to receive the signal strength indications. The computer console is capable of calculating a location (e.g., within an area of uncertainty around a point location) of the transmitter based on the received signal strengths determined by one or more of the sensors. Emergency services may then be contacted and dispatched automatically or depending on a set of expert rules or depending on user input. Any emergency situation may be constantly monitored so that multiple emergency locations may be indicated and even tracked as the locations of personal transmitters change in response to a dynamically developing emergency.
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44 Claims
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1. A remote monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to receive a signal from a transmitter, each of the sensors being configured to determine a signal strength of the signal responsive to receiving the signal; and
a console coupled to the plurality of sensors to receive the signal strength from each sensor which receives the signal, the console being configured to process the signal strength and information indicative of each sensor receiving the signal to determine a location related to the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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configuring a plurality of sensors to receiving a wireless signal from a transmitter and to providing transmission information by each sensor responsive to receiving the wireless signal, the transmission information defined to include at least two of a signal strength indication, transmitter identity information and sensor identity information; and
configuring a computer system to receive the transmission information from each sensor which receives the wireless signal and to determine a location of the transmitter using the transmission information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. In a system including a computer system and a plurality of sensors with known locations coupled to the computer system, a method comprising:
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receiving a wireless signal by one or more sensors from a transmitter;
providing transmission information by each of the one or more sensors responsive to receiving the wireless signal, the transmission information including at least two of a signal strength indication, transmitter identity information and sensor identity information; and
determining a location of the transmitter by the computer system using the transmission information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each sensor including a means for receiving a wireless signal from a transmitter and means for providing transmission information including at least two of a signal strength indication, transmitter identity information and sensor identity information; and
a computer system coupled to each of the plurality of sensors, the computer system including means for determining a location of the transmitter using the transmission information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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