METHODS FOR LOCATING INDIVIDUALS IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION USING AN AD-HOC NETWORK AND DEVICES THEREOF
First Claim
1. A first emergency locator apparatus configured to locate a target emergency locator apparatus associated with a target object, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to establish a standalone wireless local area network to send first context data associated with the first emergency locator apparatus to one or more other designated emergency locator apparatus;
a memory configured to store an emergency locator application, the emergency locator application containing executable instructions;
a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to execute the emergency locator application upon receiving an emergency signal from a target emergency locator apparatus, the processor configured to process at least a context data received over the network from a transmitting emergency locator apparatus to calculate a location of the target emergency locator apparatus with respect to the first emergency locator apparatus.
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Abstract
An emergency locator apparatus includes a transceiver configured to periodically send and receive communications with a plurality of other emergency locator apparatus including a target emergency locator apparatus using an ad-hoc wireless local area network. A processor is operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to determine location information of the target emergency locator apparatus utilizing at least context information associated with the communications received from at least a subset of the plurality of other emergency locator apparatus over the ad-hoc wireless local area network. A display is configured to display the location information determined by the processor.
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26 Claims
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1. A first emergency locator apparatus configured to locate a target emergency locator apparatus associated with a target object, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to establish a standalone wireless local area network to send first context data associated with the first emergency locator apparatus to one or more other designated emergency locator apparatus; a memory configured to store an emergency locator application, the emergency locator application containing executable instructions; a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to execute the emergency locator application upon receiving an emergency signal from a target emergency locator apparatus, the processor configured to process at least a context data received over the network from a transmitting emergency locator apparatus to calculate a location of the target emergency locator apparatus with respect to the first emergency locator apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for locating a target object using a plurality of emergency locator apparatus, the method comprising:
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communicating data between a plurality of designated emergency locator apparatus configured to access a standalone wireless local area network; receiving, at a first emergency locator apparatus, an emergency signal over the network from a target emergency locator apparatus associated with the target object; receiving context data from a transmitting emergency locator apparatus over the network; and processing at least the received context data to calculate a location of the target emergency locator apparatus with respect to the first emergency locator apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for locating a target object having a target emergency locator apparatus, the system comprising:
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a plurality of emergency locator apparatus, each emergency locator apparatus including a processor and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein each emergency locator apparatus wirelessly communicates with one another over the network; a target emergency locator apparatus including a transceiver configured to periodically send and receive communications with each of the plurality of emergency locator apparatus and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to determine that a user of the target emergency locator is in an emergency condition and send an emergency condition communication to each of the plurality of emergency locator apparatus, wherein each of the plurality of emergency locator apparatus further includes a processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive the emergency condition communication and determine location information of the target emergency locator apparatus, in response to the emergency condition communication, utilizing at least context information associated with the communications received from the target emergency locator apparatus and each other of the plurality of emergency locator apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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