Wireless Transceiver for Firefighter Safety
First Claim
1. A firefighter tracking system used in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire, the system comprising:
- a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by a respective firefighter;
an accelerometer within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags;
a motion processor within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags coupled to the accelerometer, the motion processor processes information from the accelerometer, detects an immobilized state of the respective firefighter and wirelessly transmits information including a notification of the detected immobilized state;
a gateway carried by the fire truck that receives the transmitted information from each of the plurality of portable wireless transceivers; and
a status processor coupled to the gateway within the fire truck programmed to determine and display a status of at least some of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the at least some of the firefighters.
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Abstract
A firefighter tracking system is provided for use in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire. The system a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by a respective firefighter, an accelerometer within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags, a motion processor within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags coupled to the accelerometer, the motion processor processes information from the accelerometer, detects an immobilized state of the respective firefighter and wirelessly transmits information including a notification of the detected immobilized state, a gateway carried by the fire truck that receives the transmitted information from each of the plurality of portable wireless transceivers and a status processor coupled to the gateway within the fire truck programmed to determine and display a status of at least some of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the at least some of the firefighters.
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1. A firefighter tracking system used in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire, the system comprising:
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a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by a respective firefighter; an accelerometer within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags; a motion processor within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags coupled to the accelerometer, the motion processor processes information from the accelerometer, detects an immobilized state of the respective firefighter and wirelessly transmits information including a notification of the detected immobilized state; a gateway carried by the fire truck that receives the transmitted information from each of the plurality of portable wireless transceivers; and a status processor coupled to the gateway within the fire truck programmed to determine and display a status of at least some of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the at least some of the firefighters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A firefighter tracking system used in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire, the system comprising:
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a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by and that detect movement including immobilization of a respective firefighter and that transmit information including a notification associated with the detected movement of the firefighter; a gateway carried by the fire truck that receives the transmitted information from each of the plurality of portable wireless transceivers; and a status processor coupled to the gateway within the fire truck programmed to determine and display a status of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the firefighters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 20)
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16. A firefighter tracking system used in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire, the system comprising:
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a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by and that detect movement including immobilization of a respective firefighter and that transmit information including a notification associated with the detected movement of the firefighter; and a status processor within the fire truck programmed to receive the transmitted information and to determine and display a status of at least some of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the at least some of the firefighters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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