NETWORKED FIRE STATION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method of extending a wireless network, the method comprising:
- upgrading a communications system at one or more of a community'"'"'s public safety resources to include a node of a wireless network at each of the one or more public safety resources, where the wireless network includes a command center for the emergency response system and each of the nodes functions both as a router of information traveling in the network and a destination for information from the command center to a public safety resource associated with the node;
communicating information from the control center to the one or more public safety resources regarding an emergency situation by way of the wireless network; and
communicating control information to the one or more public safety resources by way of the wireless network for controlling assets owned by the one or more public safety resources.
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Abstract
A communications system for one or more of a community'"'"'s public safety resources is upgraded to include a public safety network. Assets owned by one of the public safety resources may be controlled over the network from a remote command center that compiles information from the network-enabled resources in the community to enhance the ability of the assets to effectively deployed in an emergency situation. The upgraded communications system at the public safety resources also enables trusted resources, such as the assets owned by the public safety resources, to access the network and communicate with additional trusted resources throughout the community. Additionally, the public safety network may be extended using mobile transceivers to form an ad hoc network in the event part of the infrastructure supporting the network is lost.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of extending a wireless network, the method comprising:
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upgrading a communications system at one or more of a community'"'"'s public safety resources to include a node of a wireless network at each of the one or more public safety resources, where the wireless network includes a command center for the emergency response system and each of the nodes functions both as a router of information traveling in the network and a destination for information from the command center to a public safety resource associated with the node;
communicating information from the control center to the one or more public safety resources regarding an emergency situation by way of the wireless network; and
communicating control information to the one or more public safety resources by way of the wireless network for controlling assets owned by the one or more public safety resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of installing public safety and public access networks comprising:
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upgrading a communications system at a public safety resource to include one or more nodes extending public safety and public access networks, where the communications system provides public safety information to the public safety resource;
sending information over the public safety network to the one or more nodes to control assets owned by the public safety resource;
accessing a remote resource unrelated to the public safety resource by way of the one or more nodes supporting the public access network; and
monitoring at a remote site in the public safety network performance of the assets owned by the public safety resource as the assets respond to the sent information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A public safety system comprising:
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a node at a public safety resource that extends public safety and public access networks to include an area about the public safety resource;
a control center remote from the public safety resource for sending information over the public safety network to the node to control assets owned by the public safety resource;
electronics associated with the node for controlling functions of the assets in accordance with the information from the control center;
a first terminal communicating with the node to send information over the public safety network; and
a second terminal communicating with the node for sending information over the public access network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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