Distributed multi-nodal voice/data communication
First Claim
1. A communications node for a communications network for a definable geographic area, comprising:
- a communications device;
at least one sensor to sense a condition in the environment of the definable geographic area; and
a computer processor coupled to the communications device and to the at least one sensor, the computer processor to determine communications node deployment in response to data received from the at least one sensor, to establish and control communications with other nodes in the communications network based on the determination of deployment.
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Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods of creating and maintaining a communications network. It includes a wearable system, a deployable system, an array of physiological sensors, an array of environmental sensors, and the integration of these into a multi-nodal voice and data communication system. The primary communications network is composed of body-worn communications nodes comprising sensors, wearable audio/video communications gear, and wireless digital transceivers. The deployable system supports and extends the body-worn network by providing wider communications coverage, situational environmental monitoring, and navigational aid. The deployable system is composed of small, self-contained, robust network nodes. Each such node combines environmental sensors, a digital wireless “repeater,” and a navigational beacon capability integrated in a hardened, robust package. Nodes are carried by team members and deployed when needed to extend the range of the communications or sensor network.
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18 Claims
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1. A communications node for a communications network for a definable geographic area, comprising:
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a communications device;
at least one sensor to sense a condition in the environment of the definable geographic area; and
a computer processor coupled to the communications device and to the at least one sensor, the computer processor to determine communications node deployment in response to data received from the at least one sensor, to establish and control communications with other nodes in the communications network based on the determination of deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for establishing and maintaining a communications network among a plurality of deployable devices deployed in an environment, comprising:
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receiving at a first deployable device of the plurality of deployable devices information through at least one sensor;
communicating said information by said first deployable device to the remaining deployable device of said plurality of deployable devices;
reacting at the first deployable device to said information to provide an alert to at least one other device in the plurality of deployable devices; and
reacting at the first deployable device to said information to take autonomous action according to selection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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