EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTING USING WIRELESS DEVICES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
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1. A method for directing a user to safety during an emergency situation using a wireless device, the method comprising:
- determining, by an emergency alerting device, that an emergency condition has occurred;
identifying, by an emergency alerting device, at least one wireless device within a given area;
transmitting, by an emergency alerting device, an emergency signal to the each of the at least one wireless device; and
directing, by each of the at least one wireless device, each user associated with each of the at least one wireless device to an exit associated with the emergency alerting device based on the emergency signal.
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Abstract
A method and wireless device direct a user to safety during an emergency situation. A wireless device (102) receives an emergency signal (121) from an emergency alerting device (120). The wireless device (102) extracts directional information from the emergency signal (121). The wireless device (102) directs a user to an exit associated with the emergency alerting device (120) based on the directional information extracted from the emergency signal (121).
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1. A method for directing a user to safety during an emergency situation using a wireless device, the method comprising:
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determining, by an emergency alerting device, that an emergency condition has occurred; identifying, by an emergency alerting device, at least one wireless device within a given area; transmitting, by an emergency alerting device, an emergency signal to the each of the at least one wireless device; and directing, by each of the at least one wireless device, each user associated with each of the at least one wireless device to an exit associated with the emergency alerting device based on the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method with a wireless device for directing a user to safety during an emergency situation, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless device, an emergency signal from an emergency alerting device; extracting, by the wireless device, directional information from the emergency signal; and directing, by the wireless device, a user to an exit associated with the emergency alerting device based on the directional information extracted from the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device for directing a user to safety during an emergency situation, the wireless device comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a user interface communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor; and an emergency alert manager communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor, and the user interface, wherein the emergency alert manager is adapted to; receive an emergency signal from an emergency alerting device; extracting directional information from the emergency signal; and directing, via the user interface, a user to an exit associated with the emergency alerting device based on the directional information extracted from the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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