CITIZENS' EMERGENCY NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A citizens'"'"' emergency network system that includes a plurality of wireless nodes operatively configured to communicate emergency messages, the system comprising:
- at least one communication device;
at least one communication gateway configured to communicate with said communication device, the communication gateway configured to relay messages from the communication device to one or more intended recipients;
a network of communication nodes communicatively networked with the communication gateway, wherein at least a portion of the network of communication nodes is configured to operate in a first power state when Internet connectivity is established, and in a second power state when Internet connectivity is not established, wherein the network of communication nodes is configured to receive one or more messages from at least one communication gateway and to transmit one or more messages through the network to one or more intended recipients, wherein a communication node configured to the first power state will operate in server mode, and a communication node configured to the second state will operate in client mode.
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Abstract
A system and method to provide an emergency communication network including a first responder device and at least one recipient by using a local agency communication node configured to relay communications using, in part, a VoIP interface to retransmit a communication received at a local agency as a ham communication received by at least one ham radio communication node which may be sent to and received by one or more recipients though a VoIP interface over the Internet.
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15 Claims
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1. A citizens'"'"' emergency network system that includes a plurality of wireless nodes operatively configured to communicate emergency messages, the system comprising:
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at least one communication device; at least one communication gateway configured to communicate with said communication device, the communication gateway configured to relay messages from the communication device to one or more intended recipients; a network of communication nodes communicatively networked with the communication gateway, wherein at least a portion of the network of communication nodes is configured to operate in a first power state when Internet connectivity is established, and in a second power state when Internet connectivity is not established, wherein the network of communication nodes is configured to receive one or more messages from at least one communication gateway and to transmit one or more messages through the network to one or more intended recipients, wherein a communication node configured to the first power state will operate in server mode, and a communication node configured to the second state will operate in client mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An emergency network comprising:
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a first responder communication device capable of sending at least one message; a first node operating in client mode having a first transceiver adapted to communicate with the first responder device, an antenna coupled to said first transceiver, a computer having a VoIP interface coupled to the first transceiver, a second ham transceiver coupled to the computer, a second antenna coupled to said second ham transceiver; a second node operating in server mode having a third transceiver, an antenna coupled to the third transceiver, a computer having a VoIP interface with Internet connectivity coupled to the third transceiver;
wherein said VoIP interface permits at least one message sent by said first responder device to be sent by Internet to one or more recipients. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of communication during a mass casualty event, comprising:
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providing; a first responder communication device capable of sending at least one message; a first node operating in client mode having a first transceiver adapted to communicate with the first responder device, an antenna coupled to said first transceiver, a computer having a VoIP interface coupled to the first transceiver, a second ham transceiver coupled to the computer, a second antenna coupled to said second ham transceiver; a second node operating in server mode having a third transceiver, an antenna coupled to the third transceiver, a computer having a VoIP interface with Internet connectivity coupled to the third transceiver;
wherein said VoIP interface permits at least one message sent by said first responder device to be sent by Internet to one or more recipients.powering up a plurality of nodes, including at least the first node and second node; determining Internet connectivity through issuing a ping in the form of an Internet Control Message Protocol packet from the input/output method available on the processor to one or more reliable destination Internet addresses, wherein at least the first node does not have Internet connectivity and at least the second node has Internet connectivity; entering server mode where Internet connectivity is established, and entering client mode where Internet connectivity is not established; receiving a first radio communication through a first antenna said first node; retransmitting said first communication through said first node as a second communication, wherein said second communication is a ham frequency through said second antenna; receiving the second communication through at least a second node operating in server mode having Internet connectivity; retransmitting said second communication over the Internet using TCP/IP using VoIP audio streaming as a third communication; receipt of the third communication through the Internet by at least one recipient with Internet access.
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