Remote field command post
First Claim
1. A surveillance and monitoring system for use in monitoring a crisis scene, the system comprising:
- a plurality of observation devices positionable at various locations surrounding the crisis scene and operable to provide monitoring information from the crisis scene, each observation device having a wireless transmitter for transmitting the monitoring information;
a transfer module positioned near the observation devices and operable to receive the monitoring information from the observation devices, the transfer module being operable to retransmit the monitoring information; and
a remote command post positioned to receive the retransmitted monitoring information from the transfer module and display the monitoring information, the remote command post being operable to transmit the monitoring information over a wide area network.
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Abstract
A communication and intelligence gathering system and method for monitoring a crisis scene from a remote command post. The system includes an access node positioned within communication range of multiple observation platforms that each provide information relating to the crisis scene, such as a video feed. The access node communicates with a main transfer module that relays the audio/video/data from the crisis scene to a main transfer module remotely positioned. A second main transfer module communicates with a field command post such that personnel at the field command post can monitor, react to and manage the crisis situation from the remote location. The access node position near the crisis scene also communications video and relevant information to field agents such that the field agents can monitor the video and information from a hand held/portable device.
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15 Claims
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1. A surveillance and monitoring system for use in monitoring a crisis scene, the system comprising:
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a plurality of observation devices positionable at various locations surrounding the crisis scene and operable to provide monitoring information from the crisis scene, each observation device having a wireless transmitter for transmitting the monitoring information;
a transfer module positioned near the observation devices and operable to receive the monitoring information from the observation devices, the transfer module being operable to retransmit the monitoring information; and
a remote command post positioned to receive the retransmitted monitoring information from the transfer module and display the monitoring information, the remote command post being operable to transmit the monitoring information over a wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of remotely monitoring a crisis scene, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a plurality of observation devices at various locations surrounding the crisis scene, each observation device being operable to transmit monitoring information from the crisis scene;
receiving the monitoring information at a transfer module;
retransmitting the monitoring information from the transfer module to a remote command post, the remote command post being located remotely from the transfer module;
displaying the monitoring information at the remote command post; and
retransmitting the monitoring information over a wide area network from the remote command post. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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