FIRST RESPONDER TEAM TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A position tracking system for responders to an emergency, the position tracking system comprising:
- a unique electronic tag attached to each responder and comprising a transceiver, the unique electronic tag configured to receive information and transmit a unique identifier via the transceiver;
at least one moveable base station; and
a command post comprising the command post transceiver configured to send and receive information,wherein the at least one moveable base station comprises;
a first antenna configured to communicate with the transceiver of the unique electronic tag;
a second antenna configured to communicate with the command post transceiver;
a navigation unit for determining a current position of the at least one moveable base station;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to decode information received from the unique electronic tag; and
a processor configured to control the navigation unit and the RFID reader.
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Abstract
A position tracking system for responders to an emergency is presented. The position tracking system includes a unique electronic tag attached to each responder and comprising a transceiver, the unique electronic tag configured to receive information and transmit a unique identifier via the transceiver, at least one moveable base station, and a command post comprising the command post transceiver configured to send and receive information.
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19 Claims
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1. A position tracking system for responders to an emergency, the position tracking system comprising:
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a unique electronic tag attached to each responder and comprising a transceiver, the unique electronic tag configured to receive information and transmit a unique identifier via the transceiver; at least one moveable base station; and a command post comprising the command post transceiver configured to send and receive information, wherein the at least one moveable base station comprises; a first antenna configured to communicate with the transceiver of the unique electronic tag; a second antenna configured to communicate with the command post transceiver; a navigation unit for determining a current position of the at least one moveable base station; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to decode information received from the unique electronic tag; and a processor configured to control the navigation unit and the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining a position of a responder, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a moveable base station, a unique identifier from an electronic device attached to the responder in response to an identifier request message transmitted from the moveable base station; receiving, at a command post, a base station message from the moveable base station in response to a request for the base station message transmitted from the command post, the base station message; storing, at the command post, the received base station message in a base station message database; calculating, at the command post, the position of the responder using information from at least one stored based station message; and displaying the position of the responder on a map, wherein the base station message comprises; the unique identifier; an identifier of the moveable base station; a location of the moveable base station acquired form a navigation unit attached to the moveable base station; and round-trip air time data calculated by determining a difference from a first time of sending the identifier request message from the moveable base station and a second time of receiving the unique identifier at the moveable base station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A moveable base station for determining a position of a responder, the moveable base station comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to transmit an identifier request message to an electronic device attached to the responder and receiving a response to the identifier request message comprising a unique identifier from the electronic device; a navigation unit configured to acquire a position of the moveable base station; a decoding unit configured to decode the received response to the identifier request message and to extract the unique identifier; a message processor configured to calculate a round-trip air time by subtracting a first time when the identifier request message was transmitted and a second time when the response to the identifier request was received; and a second transceiver for receiving a base station message request from a command post and transmitting a base station message in response to the received base station message request, wherein the base station message comprises; the unique identifier; an identifier of the moveable base station; the acquired position of the moveable base station; and the calculated round-trip air time data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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