Automated accountability locating system
First Claim
1. An automatic accountability system for locating and tracking personnel throughout an environment, said system comprising:
- at least one locator transponder being positioned at various locations throughout the environment where the personnel pass by or through, said at least one locator transponder having sensing means for detecting the passing personnel and transmitting means for transmitting a location signal having a location code for identifying a location of the at least one locator transponder;
at least one personal transceiver device being positioned on the passing personnel for receiving the location signal from the at least one locator-transponder as the personnel pass by the at least one locator-transponder, the at least one personal transceiver device transmitting a status signal having the received location code and an identification code, the identification code identifing the at least one personal transceiver device and status of the personal transceiver device; and
a command base monitor for receiving the transmitted status signal and for recording, storing and displaying the location of the personnel having the at least one personal transceiver device as the personnel passes throughout the building in which the at least one locator-transponder device positioned.
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Abstract
An automated accountability system is achieved by a unique combination of at least one stationary, passive-infrared activated low-power wireless RF locator-transponder device, at least one personal issued “pager-like” RF transceiver device and a stationary transceiver contained in a stand-alone master command base monitor or a stationary transceiver connected to a personal computer with monitoring software. These three primary components form an automated accountability system for tracking and locating personnel. The locator-transponder device is capable of detecting the presence of a person or object. The person carries the adjustable level low power radio frequency transceiver device and as the transceiver passes the locator-transponder, a signal with at least identification, status and location information of person. The information is provided automatically without intervention to the automatic accountability system.
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1. An automatic accountability system for locating and tracking personnel throughout an environment, said system comprising:
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at least one locator transponder being positioned at various locations throughout the environment where the personnel pass by or through, said at least one locator transponder having sensing means for detecting the passing personnel and transmitting means for transmitting a location signal having a location code for identifying a location of the at least one locator transponder; at least one personal transceiver device being positioned on the passing personnel for receiving the location signal from the at least one locator-transponder as the personnel pass by the at least one locator-transponder, the at least one personal transceiver device transmitting a status signal having the received location code and an identification code, the identification code identifing the at least one personal transceiver device and status of the personal transceiver device; and a command base monitor for receiving the transmitted status signal and for recording, storing and displaying the location of the personnel having the at least one personal transceiver device as the personnel passes throughout the building in which the at least one locator-transponder device positioned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automatic accountability system for use by emergency first responders, said system including a personal alert safety system being carried by each emergency first responder, each said personal alert safety system having condition responsive sensor means and alarm means indicative of personal safe safety conditions comprising:
- a small size portable semi-transparent casing, said semi-transparent casing being a watertight sealed cavity and having a sound resonating cavity with surrounding walls including at least one sound port providing a passage from said cavity;
electric and electronic control and operating circuitry means disposed in said casing including a source of electric power, two series connected, single pole, push button control switches each having “
on” and
“
off”
positions and being spring biased to the “
off”
position, and flip-flop electronic switching means controlled by said control switches to enable said circuitry means to be turned “
on” and
“
off”
respectively by a sequence of simultaneous operations of said two control switches;
a thin flat sound generating piezoelectric transducer device electrically connected to said circuitry means;
a motion detector, and means rigidly mounting said motion detector within said chamber, said motion detector being responsive to motion of said casing; and
said circuitry means further including a tone oscillator, a rate oscillator and an amplifier, connected between said motion detector and said piezoelectric sound generating transducer and responsive to the output of said motion detector and said piezoelectric sound generating transducer to cause a specific high intensity sweeping alarm signal to be emitted when the circuitry means is turned “
on” and
in the event that the casing is motionless, wherein said improvement comprising;at least one personal transceiver device being positioned in said personal alert safety system and on each of the first emergency responders, the at least one personal transceiver device transmitting a status signal having the received location code and an identification code, the identification code identifying the at least one personal transceiver device and status of the personal transceiver device; and a command base monitor for receiving the transmitted status signal and for recording, storing and displaying the location of the first emergency responders having the at least one personal transceiver device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
- a small size portable semi-transparent casing, said semi-transparent casing being a watertight sealed cavity and having a sound resonating cavity with surrounding walls including at least one sound port providing a passage from said cavity;
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12. An automatic accountability system for locating and tracking personnel throughout an environment, in combination with an automatic accountability system for use by emergency first responders, said emergency first responder system including a personal alert safety system being carried by each emergency first responder, each said personal alert safety system having condition responsive sensor means and alarm means indicative of personal safe safety conditions comprising:
- a small size portable semi-transparent casing, said semi-transparent casing being a watertight sealed cavity and having a sound resonating cavity with surrounding walls including at least one sound port providing a passage from said cavity;
electric and electronic control and operating circuitry means disposed in said casing including a source of electric power, two series connected, single pole, push button control switches each having “
on” and
“
off”
positions and being spring biased to the “
off”
position, and flip-flop electronic switching means controlled by said control switches to enable said circuitry means to be turned “
on” and
“
off”
respectively by a sequence of simultaneous operations of said two control switches;
a thin flat sound generating piezoelectric transducer device electrically connected to said circuitry means;
a motion detector, and means rigidly mounting said motion detector within said chamber, said motion detector being responsive to motion of said casing; and
said circuitry means further including a tone oscillator, a rate oscillator and an amplifier, connected between said motion detector and said piezoelectric sound generating transducer and responsive to the output of said motion detector and said piezoelectric sound generating transducer to cause a specific high intensity sweeping alarm signal to be emitted when the circuitry means is turned “
on” and
in the event that the casing is motionless, wherein said systems comprising in combination;at least one locator transponder being positioned at various locations throughout the environment where the personnel pass by or through, said at least one locator transponder having sensing means for detecting the passing personnel and transmitting means for transmitting a location signal having a location code for identifying a location of the at least one locator transponder; at least one personal transceiver device being positioned on the passing personnel for receiving the location signal from the local-transponder as the personnel pass by the at least one local-transponder, the at least one personal transceiver device transmitting a status signal having the received location code and an identification code, the identification code identifying the at least one personal transceiver device and status of the personal transceiver device; and an environment command base monitor for receiving the transmitted status signal and for recording, storing and displaying the location of the personnel having the at least one personal transceiver device as the personnel passes throughout the environment in which the at one local-transponder device positioned; at least one personal transceiver device being positioned in said personal alert safety system and on each of the emergency responders, the at least one personal transceiver device transmitting a status signal having the received location code and an identification code, the identification code identifying the at least one personal transceiver device and status of the personal transceiver device; and an emergency responder command base monitor for receiving the transmitted status signal and for recording, storing and displaying the location of the emergency first responders having the at least one personal transceiver device and the personnel having the personal transciever as the emergency first responders and the personnel pass throughout the environment in which the at one local-transponder device being positioned at various locations in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a small size portable semi-transparent casing, said semi-transparent casing being a watertight sealed cavity and having a sound resonating cavity with surrounding walls including at least one sound port providing a passage from said cavity;
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