Navigation and coordination during emergencies
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Abstract
The present invention includes methods and devices for providing. According to some implementations, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags are positioned at various locations throughout a building. Building locations can be determined from the RFID tags. Emergency service providers may be equipped with a portable device that includes at least one RFID reader for reading the RFID tags. Some implementations involve transmitting the RFID tag data to a control center from which the emergency services are coordinated. The emergency service workers'"'"' current and prior locations can be determined by the portable devices and/or at the control center. In preferred implementations, emergency service provider location information can be provided to control center personnel and to emergency service providers in real time.
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44 Claims
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25. A method, comprising:
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receiving building radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) tag data corresponding to one of a plurality of building RFID tags that are positioned at each of a plurality of locations within a building;
searching a data structure that includes building RFID tag data and corresponding building location data representing locations within the building; and
identifying a building location based on the building RFID tag data read from a building RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive building radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) tag data corresponding to building RFID tags positioned at each of a plurality of locations within a building;
one or more processors; and
a memory system comprising at least one memory for storing a data structure, the data structure comprising building RFID tag data and corresponding building location data representing locations within the building, the memory system further configured for storing instructions to control the one or more processors to search the data structure and identify the building locations based on the building RFID tag data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving building radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) tag data corresponding to one of a plurality of building RFID tags that are positioned at each of a plurality of locations within a building;
means for searching a data structure that includes building RFID tag data and corresponding building location data representing locations within the building; and
means for identifying a building location based on the building RFID tag data read from a building RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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