ENHANCED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20130310101A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: KLEIN, DAVID E., ALAZRAKI, SCOTT M., BROOKS, ERIC D., YOUNG, STEVEN E., MONKS, DEBORAH J., BLANCO, ALEJANDRO G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/521
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/203 for converged personal network application service interworking, e.g. OMA converged personal network services [CPNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

A communication system (100) provides collaboration between narrowband communication devices (102) and broadband communication devices (104) operating over different networks. The communication devices (102, 104) are linked to provide peer-to-peer communication that supports the dissemination of public safety information to a public safety personnel user utilizing the devices. Applications within the devices (102, 104) automatically control features amongst the plurality of devices for redundancy of critical information, removal of non-critical information and power management. Context information can also be examined and shared between amongst the devices.

Claims

1. A communication system, comprising:

a plurality of handheld and bodily worn communications devices comprising public safety communication devices and non public safety communication devices;

a public safety application programmed into each of the public safety communication devices and the non public safety communication devices, the public safety applications placing the public safety communication devices and the non public safety communication devices into a public safety mode of operation in which the non public safety communication devices provide extended public safety communication features to the public safety communication devices; and

a peer-to-peer link enabled between the public safety communication devices and the non public safety communication devices, wherein the peer-to-peer link provides automated dissemination and coordination of public safety information amongst the public safety and non public safety communication devices in accordance with the public safety applications.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the public safety applications control transmit functionality, receive functionality and relaying of public safety information in response to event triggers to each of the public safety communication device and the non public safety communication device in a collaborative manner.

3. The communication system of claim 2, wherein relaying of public safety information comprises determining user interface elements of one or more of the public safety communication devices and one or more of the non public safety communication devices for optimum relaying of the public safety information to a user of the one or more public safety communication devices and the one or more non public safety communication devices.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of communication devices further includes context information gathering devices that gather context information and relay the context information to the public safety communication devices and the non public safety communication devices accordance with the public safety applications.

5. A method of disseminating public safety information, the method comprising:

pairing a public safety communication device with a non public safety communication device over a shared information link, wherein the public safety and non public safety communication devices have a same user;

receiving public safety information over a public safety network;

automatically sharing the public safety information with the non public safety communication device in accordance with a public safety application; and

collaborating an exchange of the public safety information between the public safety communication device and the non public safety communication device for presentation to the user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein collaborating comprises determining user interface elements of the public safety communication device and the non public safety communication device for optimum relaying of the public safety information to the user.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

gathering context information from a public safety environment surrounding the paired public safety communication device and non public safety communication device; and

relaying the gathered context information in accordance with the public safety application and determined user interface elements.