METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH INSTRUMENTED TOOLS UTILIZED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- at least one sensor integrated with an emergency response tool for use by an emergency responder in order to sense at least one parameter with respect to an emergency response environment;
a wireless communication medium for wirelessly transferring data associated with said at least one parameter to a radio communication device, wherein said data is converted to an audible signal for said emergency responder utilizing said emergency response tool; and
a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of said data from said radio communications device to a base station as a radio signal to thereby provide useful information to an emergency response team without increasing a workload with respect to said emergency responder.
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Abstract
An instrumented emergency response tool system and method for wirelessly communicating emergency response condition and location information to a team of emergency responders. An emergency response tool utilized by an emergency responder can be integrated with one or more sensors to detect at least one parameter with respect to an emergency response situation or hazardous environment. The data associated with the sensing parameter can be transferred to an emergency responder radio communication device via a wireless communication medium such as, for example, Bluetooth communication technology. A signal representative of the transferred data from the radio communication device can be transmitted to a base station as radio signals. The radio communication device can be integrated with emergency responder gear to enable location and health monitoring and to provide useful information to the team of emergency responders.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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at least one sensor integrated with an emergency response tool for use by an emergency responder in order to sense at least one parameter with respect to an emergency response environment; a wireless communication medium for wirelessly transferring data associated with said at least one parameter to a radio communication device, wherein said data is converted to an audible signal for said emergency responder utilizing said emergency response tool; and a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of said data from said radio communications device to a base station as a radio signal to thereby provide useful information to an emergency response team without increasing a workload with respect to said emergency responder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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10. A system, comprising:
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at least one sensor integrated with an emergency response tool for use by an emergency responder in order to sense at least one parameter with respect to an emergency response environment; a wireless communication medium for wirelessly transferring data associated with said at least one parameter to a radio communication device, wherein said data is converted to an audible signal for said emergency responder utilizing said emergency response tool; a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of said data from said radio communication device to a base station as a radio signal to thereby provide useful information to an emergency response team without increasing a workload with respect to said emergency responder; and emergency responder gear integrated with said radio communication device to permit location and health monitoring and additionally provide said useful information to said emergency responder.
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11. A method, comprising:
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integrating at least one sensor with respect to an emergency response tool for use by an emergency responder in order to sense at least one parameter with respect to an emergency response environment; wirelessly transferring data associated with said at least one parameter to a radio communication device via a wireless communication medium; converting said data to an audible signal for said emergency responder utilizing said emergency response tool; and transmitting a signal representative of said data from said radio communication device to a base station as a radio signal to thereby provide useful information to an emergency response team without increasing a workload with respect to said emergency responder.
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