GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR EMERGENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
First Claim
1. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
- portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and
a portable gateway apparatus comprising a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a card having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and said GUI configured to communicate with said card to display a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel.
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Abstract
A communications system for emergency services personnel can include portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each may have at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network and the portable devices are configured to communicate with one another. The system may also include a portable gateway apparatus. The portable gateway apparatus may have a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a PCMCIA or smaller card that itself includes at least a first radio. The first radio is configured to communicate over the first network to obtain status information from the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. The GUI is configured to communicate with the PCMCIA card to display a node map indicating communication links between the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel.
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43 Claims
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1. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
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portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and a portable gateway apparatus comprising a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a card having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and said GUI configured to communicate with said card to display a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23)
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12. A method for displaying status of a plurality of emergency services personnel carrying portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another, said method comprising:
utilizing a portable gateway apparatus comprising a portable computer and a card having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, to display, on a GUI, a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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24. A graphical user interface of a communications system for emergency services personnel, the user interface comprising:
- a map portion for displaying a node map to a user, the node map visually presenting locations of portable devices carried by emergency services personnel and communication links between the portable devices while the emergency services personnel carry the portable devices at an emergency location.
- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for displaying a communications system for emergency services personnel, the method comprising:
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receiving status information from a plurality of portable devices carried by emergency services personnel at an emergency location; displaying a node map that visually presents locations of the portable devices at the emergency location; and displaying communication links between the portable devices while the emergency services personnel carry the portable devices at the emergency location. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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