System and method for providing alarming notification and real-time, critical emergency information to occupants in a building or emergency designed area and evacuation guidance system to and in the emergency exit route

• US 20090138353A1
• Filed: 02/13/2008
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gamba Group Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Ehud Mendelson
• Inventors: Mendelson, Ehud
• Granted Patent: US 7,924,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.390
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/68 Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/02 Indoor
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0226 Transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/20 Destination assistance within a business structure or complex
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

The system method described herein could guide people around urban environments indoor and outdoor, provide accurate update and real time emergency notification and information to the building occupants or to the emergency designated area to his cellular phone, We have focused on the task of providing a real time emergency information and navigation along the emergency exit route, The information will be received directly and will display on the existing cellular phone as Bluetooth application

Claims

1. A method for providing a building occupants a critical emergency notification information and navigation to and the emergency exit route according to the user location indoor and outdoor in or on at least one display device selected from the group consisting of a display devices, a mobile phone, hand held computer system, and a Bluetooth enabled device, The method comprises the steps of:

1. Real-Time emergency alarming and notification;

Push alarming and emergency information to cellular phone in the emergency area via Bluetooth, broadcast instantly the information via FM and video screens.

2. Emergency procedure and mapping;

Pull/download via Bluetooth the emergency procedures including the buildings mapping.

3. Emergency guidance and navigation to and in the exit route;

Provide information to Navigate to the exit route

2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises of infrastructure of sensor network containing RF bluetooth tags, wherein said RF bluetooth tag can be installed in a known place along a building or an area for emergency and non emergency beacon.

3. The real-time emergency and notification information according to claim 1 wherein said the information will broadcast to the cellular phone in the proximity via bluetooth communication as well to the FM designated audio channel and message on LCD video screen.

4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises “

pull”

download and displaying the emergency procedure and the building area mapping information over a facility map, or floor plan downloaded to the display device, cellular phone.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information pertains to provide emergency notification and emergency navigation guidance pin point to people in emergency proximity.

6. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises determining a current position of a user by a triangulation calculation based on known positions of a plurality of wireless RF bluetooth tags implements in a known positions in the facility building or area.

7. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises displaying the emergency information via bluetooth communication without the need of cellular network or internet communication or GPS system.

8. The method according to claim 6, which further comprises navigating to the exit route using the emergency mapping and location determination according to current installed RF bluetooth tags.

9. The method according to claim 8, which further comprises performing the determining step indoor without the aid of a global positioning satellite system and or cellular network.

10. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises providing the display device/cellular phone with application software for displaying pre-loaded emergency plan emergency procedure and area maps or facility floor plans that can store on the cellular phone as a program and plan for emergency use.

11. The method according to claim 10, which further comprises ability to a “

paper less”

digitally transfer of the existing emergency procedure and mapping to be reside as emergency application store in the cellular phone external memory trigger and display in emergency on the cellular phone in the emergency proximity according to the area.

12. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises ability of the RF Bluetooth tags to scan locate collect and store the Bluetooth devices ID in the proximity area automatically in for emergency and non emergency applications.

13. The method according to claim 12, which further comprises using the collected proximity Bluetooth ID to ID the people in emergency the method include:

1. Assessment the situation from a remote location to verify the situation information includes ID of the people in the proximity area.

2. Ability to provide the people in the proximity direct real time emergency information via Bluetooth.

3. Ability to communicate with people in the proximity in a “

local emergency instant messaging system “

based on Bluetooth protocol without the need for cellular communication or internet.

14. The method according to claim 13, which further comprises ability to use a long range Bluetooth power antenna to scan store and generate an ID report of the pin point proximity of the Bluetooth devices, distance can be vary depend on the Bluetooth antenna but can reach over 1000M.

15. The method according to claim 13, which further comprises deployment the RF Bluetooth tags in dynamic way when and where there is no infrastructure ready. With such deployment any area can cover by using carry on—

notifier—

RF Bluetooth tags to generate the emergency notification and provide real-time emergency information any where needed.

16. The method according to claim 13, which further comprises implementing option of the RF Bluetooth tags in the exit emergency lights in the building area.

17. The method according to claim 13, which further

Comprises using the Bluetooth ID in emergency and non emergency application, non emergency marketing when the “

user”

shopping habit can be track and be offer marketing promotion accordingly the same like the web marketing and advertising campaign bringing the web shopping advantage to the real life.

18. The method according to claim 13, which further

Comprises using the marketing method and the Bluetooth RF tags infrastructure for non emergency application in the type of facility selected from the group consisting but not limit of:

Navigating in a mall or department store environment Special store, conference, trade show, amusement park, university, school, municipal building, museum, subway, train station, airport, city down town.

19. The method according to claim 1, which further

Comprises using the emergency system as add on to existing emergency and notification system as well with a part of a broad cellular application.

20. The method according to claim 1, which further Comprises allowing tracking and communicating with First response team via Bluetooth without need for cellular communication and or internet or GPS navigation, Aspects of the scenarios to be included:

Identifies and tracks the user (a first response team member)

Provides the user with navigation information and directions for safely exiting of the building Provides location information of all team members.

Provide the first responder with a “

local emergency instant messaging system “

to able to send and receive and track the user in the proximity and provide a new way to communicate as a backup for the exiting communication system.

21. A business model method according to claim 17, which further comprises the steps of:

In a mall or department store amusements park or city down town district environments will be offer to the shoppers a free set of application by allowing the user in the proximity to have his Bluetooth device ID track for the shopping habit no real ID of the user will revile, just the ID of the Bluetooth device.

The mall/store will provide from the type of application but not limit of;

Navparking nav4parking ability to find parking space

Return 2 parking ability to find where you park . . . .

Navmall nav4mall navigate the mall mapping and directory

Navsale nav4sale find a special sales and promotions coupons and discount

Navevents Nav4events for events and news in the area

And in emergency the nav4emergency will provide emergency notification procedure and navigate to the exit route.

Each business in mall and product manufacture in the store will pay fee for displaying his/her information on the user cellular phone

The Bluetooth ID information will allow a complete anonymous of a shopping with the ability of web like shopping experience.

The user will have the ability to navigate and search the directory of the stores that will store on his cellular phone.

22. The method according to claim 21, which further

Comprises ability to navigate the building mall store facility without GPS and or cellular communication.

23. the method according to claim 21, which further comprises the ability to take the building facility store or mall maps to a paper less digital method reside in the user cellular phone ext. memory as application when the user can download it before access the facility mall store via internet for a pre plan or when enter the mall store via Bluetooth.