Command Anywhere Mobile Mesh System

• US 20080181132A1
• Filed: 01/28/2008
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeremy P. Underhill
• Original Assignee: Large Screen Display Rentals, LLC
• Inventors: Lloyd, Robert, Underhill, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US12/021,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20080181132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

CAMMS is a system of hardware and software to enable emergency responders to exchange information and communicate with each other in crisis-response situations. CAMMS creates a “Mesh” network on an ad-hoc basis, without user intervention, and allows all users on the mesh to engage in audio-video conferencing, telephone calls, exchange text messages, computer files of any type including images, movies and documents, as well as to discover and view IP Video Camera feeds, and to provide gateways to other networks and whiteboard conferencing. CAMMS is designed around industry standards for increased interoperability with other systems, and is configured to allow non-technical emergency response personnel to utilize all of its features.

Claims

1. A system for ad hoc mobile communications between first and subsequent responders to an event, the system comprising:

two or more access points configured for communication on a first wireless network at a first frequency and communication at a second frequency;

a wireless mesh backbone operating over the first wireless network, the wireless mesh backbone comprising the two or more access points, wherein the wireless mesh backbone employs the first frequency for wireless communications between the two or more access points;

one or more wireless mesh local communication networks, wherein each wireless mesh local communication network includes only one access point of the two or more access points and employs the second frequency for wireless communications between the access point and one or more wireless devices;

one or more responder devices, wherein each responder device is associated with only one access point and comprises;

a user interface;

a video conference module configured to enable audio-video communications between two or more responder devices;

a maps module configured to display a map on the user interface and identify the location of a responder device and display a graphic representing the responder device on the map; and

a shared file module configured to allow two or more responder devices to share information via the wireless mesh backbone.

2. A method for establishing a mobile mesh communication system for enabling communication between first and subsequent responders to the scene of an event, the method comprising:

establishing a communication link between a responder device and a first wireless communication access point capable of wireless communications on a first wireless network at a first frequency and a second wireless network at a second frequency;

searching for a second wireless communication access point capable of wireless communications on the first wireless network at the first frequency;

switching the first wireless communication access point from an access point mode to a portal mode when no second wireless communication access point is found;

repeating the searching and switching steps until a second wireless communication access point is found;

selecting the first wireless communication access point or the second wireless communication access point to operate in portal mode; and

establishing a wireless mesh backbone between the first and second wireless communication access points on the first wireless network at the first frequency.