Systems for locating and identifying victims of manmade or natural disasters
First Claim
1. A transceiver for locating and identifying a victim of a manmade or natural disaster, comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a first emergency location signal that contains a first digital identification; and
a receiver for receiving a second emergency location signal and decoding a second digital identification.
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Abstract
Systems for locating and identifying victims of manmade or natural disasters are disclosed. A system includes a transceiver having a transmitter for transmitting a first emergency location signal that contains a first digital identification and a receiver for receiving a second emergency location signal and decoding a second digital identification. In an embodiment, individual victims may be assigned to individual searchers according to their unique digital identification in order to expedite and organize rescue efforts. Additionally, or alternatively, digital identification may be used to differentiate between different types of signals, for example, an egress or a specific waypoint signal and a personal signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A transceiver for locating and identifying a victim of a manmade or natural disaster, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a first emergency location signal that contains a first digital identification; and
a receiver for receiving a second emergency location signal and decoding a second digital identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing a rescue in a hazardous environment comprising:
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placing a first locator transmitter at a first waypoint near an entrance of the hazardous environment, the first locator transmitter transmitting an emergency locator signal comprising digitally encoded identification;
entering the hazardous environment to search for a victim;
using a locator receiver to identify a bearing from the locator receiver to the first locator transmitter; and
using the bearing from the locator receiver to the first locator transmitter to move towards the first waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of rescuing a person trapped by a disaster comprising:
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attaching a first locator transmitter to the person;
causing the first locator transmitter to transmit an emergency locator signal comprising digitally encoded identification;
using a locator receiver to identify a bearing from the locator receiver to the first locator transmitter; and
using the bearing from the locator receiver to the first locator transmitter to locate the person. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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