METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATIONING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
First Claim
1. A method for determining the location of an individual within a site, comprising:
- providing the individual with a wearable RFID tag;
transmitting data from the RFID tag to a plurality of wireless access ports external to the site; and
determining the location of the individual within the site based on the data acquired from the at RFID tag.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining the location of an individual (e.g., emergency personnel) within an environment. A system includes a wearable RFID tag removably attached to the individual (e.g., on his/her wrist, or uniform), wherein the wearable RFID tag is configured to send data to one or more access ports positioned external to the environment (e.g., on a fire truck or other such vehicle). A locationing module is communicatively coupled to the access port and is configured to determine the location of the individual within the site based on the data acquired from the wearable RFID tag.
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1. A method for determining the location of an individual within a site, comprising:
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providing the individual with a wearable RFID tag; transmitting data from the RFID tag to a plurality of wireless access ports external to the site; and determining the location of the individual within the site based on the data acquired from the at RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for determining the location of an individual within an site, comprising:
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a wearable RFID tag removeably attached to the individual, the wearable RFID tag configured to transmit tag data; a plurality of access ports external to the site, the access ports configured to receive the data from the wearable RFID tag; and a locationing module communicatively coupled to the plurality of access ports, the locationing module configured to determine the location of the individual within the site based on the data acquired from the wearable RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A system comprising a wearable RFID tag configured to transmit tag data to a plurality of access port located on one or more vehicles external to a site, and a locationing module coupled to the access ports that uses signal strength calculations associated with the tag data received by the plurality of access ports to determine the location of the wearable RFID tag within the site.
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