MANAGING AND MONITORING EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTOR RESOURCES
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Abstract
A system includes one or more wireless islands, one or more incident management applications, and one or more message management and routing (MMR) systems. Each MMR systems is configured to act as an intermediary for communication between one of the wireless islands and one or more of the incident management applications. One of the wireless islands includes a radio network. The radio network includes a plurality of remote sensor nodes (RSNs), and a gateway controller. An RSN of the plurality of RSNs is worn by ESS personnel, the gateway controller is mounted to an ESS vehicle, and the RSN is configured to wirelessly communicate with the gateway controller.
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Citations
215 Claims
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1-73. -73. (canceled)
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74. A system, comprising:
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(a) a gateway corresponding to a location identification; and (b) a wireless communications device; (c) wherein the gateway is configured to (i) broadcast a beacon signal, including the location identification, upon expiration of a beacon timer of the gateway, and (ii) upon broadcasting the beacon signal, reset the beacon timer of the gateway based on a pre-selected maximum value; (d) wherein the wireless communications device is configured to, (i) in response to receipt of the beacon signal, attempt to register with the gateway, (ii) when registered with the gateway, utilize a beacon timer of the wireless communications device to control broadcasting of beacon signals, (iii) in response to receipt of another beacon signal which includes the location identification, reset the beacon timer of the wireless communications device based upon a randomly selected value, (iv) upon expiration of the beacon timer of the wireless communications device, broadcast a device beacon signal, which device beacon signal includes the location identification, and (v) upon broadcasting the device beacon signal, reset the beacon timer of the wireless communications device based on the pre-selected maximum value; (e) wherein the wireless communications device is further configured to, when registered with the gateway, (i) forward messages received from other wireless communications devices registered with the gateway to the gateway, and append an identification of the wireless communication device to the message; (ii) communicate a check-in message to the gateway, upon expiration of a check-in timer of the wireless communications device, (iii) upon communicating the check-in message, reset the check-in timer of the wireless communications device; (f) wherein the gateway is further configured to, in response to receipt of a message originated by one of the other wireless communications devices that was forwarded by the wireless communications device, communicate an acknowledgment message to the wireless communications device; and (g) wherein the wireless communications device is still further configured to, in response to receiving the acknowledgment message, (i) reset the check-in timer of the wireless communications device, and (ii) forward the acknowledgment message to the originating one of the other wireless communications devices. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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79-87. -87. (canceled)
- 88. A system comprising a plurality of wireless islands, a customer application, and a message management and routing (MMR) system, wherein the MMR system is configured to act as an intermediary for communication between one of the wireless islands and the customer application.
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92-93. -93. (canceled)
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98. (canceled)
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101-10. -10. (canceled)
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111. A method for detecting the presence of ESS resources, comprising:
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(a) attaching an RSN to an asset; (b) attaching a gateway controller to a mobile vehicle; (c) dispatching, to an incident, the mobile vehicle; (d) dispatching, to an incident, the asset; (e) forming, at the incident, a wireless network between the RSN and the gateway controller. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 214, 215)
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114-213. -213. (canceled)
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