EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE SYSTEM

• US 20170069196A1
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Jahangir Jacobs
• Original Assignee: Michael Jahangir Jacobs
• Inventors: Jacobs, Michael Jahangir
• Application Number:
  US15/341,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20170069196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/12 Manually actuated calamity alarm transmitting arrangements emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm, activators, e.g. details of alarm push buttons mounted on an infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations

Abstract

A security condition notification system (1, 1′, 1″) providing improved communication for emergency situations. The system (1, 1′, 1″) comprises a condition transmitter device (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″) and a condition indicator device (5, 5′). The condition transmitter device (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″) comprises a user interface (3, 3′), configured to enable a user to activate one of at least a first and a second security condition. The condition transmitter device (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″) further comprises a transmitter communication interface (4, 4′) connected with said user interface (3, 3′) and configured for transmitting a security notification signal corresponding to the activated security condition to said condition indicator device (5, 5′). The condition indicator device (5, 5′) is configured to receive said security notification signal and comprises an indicator module (7,7′), configured to display the security condition of said condition transmitter device (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″), activated by the user. Local hubs (95) facilitate communications in multi-room (41) environments (40). A central hub (99) using artificial intelligence software (115) is present in some embodiments. A wearable device (100) having a mechanical vibrator (105) can be used as both a condition transmitter (2) and a condition indicator (5).

Claims

1. A security condition notification and response system comprising a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of indicators, wherein:

each transmitter is in communicative relationship with at least one indicator;

each transmitter comprises;

a user interface, configured to enable a user to activate one of at least a first security condition and a second security condition; and

a transmitter communication interface coupled to said user interface and configured for transmitting a security notification signal corresponding to the activated security condition to at least one indicator; and

each indicator is configured for receiving security notification signals, and comprises a module configured to display the security condition received from a transmitter.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising an image acquisition device located in the vicinity of at least one transmitter and coupled to a database containing digitized attributes of persons of interest.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said image acquisition device is configured to be activated automatically when a user associated with said transmitter activates a security condition.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one transmitter is incorporated in a wearable device.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein said wearable device comprises a vibrator adapted to alert a wearer to a potential emergency situation.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein incoming messages are conveyed to the wearer by means of encoded pulses of vibrations of the vibrator.

7. The system of claim 4 wherein the wearable device comprises at least one of a WiFi communications module and a Bluetooth communications module.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one indicator comprises an audible alarm configured to be activated upon receipt of a security notification signal.

9. A method for improving security on a campus, said method comprising:

providing several pairs of devices comprising a transmitter and a corresponding receiver, each transmitter/receiver pair being associated with a specific room; and

providing a campus control unit;

wherein;

the campus control unit is configured to receive and display security alert signals issued by the transmitters.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein:

at least one transmitter receives signals from a video camera configured to capture real time images from within the room associated with said transmitter; and

each receiver associated with a camera-coupled transmitter is configured to display said real time images on a display situated outside said room.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said campus control unit:

is configured for simultaneously receiving security alert signals from a plurality of transmitters, wherein each security alert signal contains the current date and time, and further contains information identifying the specific transmitter associated with said security alert signal; and

controls signage configured to display security conditions at locations proximate to said transmitters.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein:

at least one transmitter is coupled to an image acquisition module configured to compare acquired images acquired in the vicinity of said transmitter against pre-recorded renditions of known attributes of persons of interest stored in a database associated with said campus control unit.

13. An emergency notification and response system comprising a plurality of transmitters, wherein:

each transmitter is in a separate room and is in communicative relationship with a local hub comprising;

a communications interface adapted to receive security condition signals from the transmitters;

coupled to the communications interface, a processor adapted to discern particularized information unique to each transmitter; and

coupled to the processor, a display for graphically showing the particularized information.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein:

at least one of the rooms contains a surveillance camera; and

the surveillance camera is activated upon activation of the transmitter located in the same room as the surveillance camera.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein:

the plurality of transmitters are located at a first campus;

at least one additional campus is equipped with similar transmitters; and

a central hub is in communicative relationship with each campus;

wherein;

signals sent from the transmitters are received at the central hub;

the central hub extracts security information from the signals using techniques of artificial intelligence; and

responsive to the extracted security information, the central hub produces a security report.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein:

at least one campus has a local hub and at least one campus does not have a local hub;

for each campus that has a local hub, the central hub receives signals from the local hub; and

for each campus that does not have a local hub, the central hub receives signals directly from each transmitter located on the campus.

17. The system of claim 13 further comprising a visible sign associated with at least one transmitter;

wherein the sign announces a security condition communicated by said transmitter.

18. A method for improving security on a campus, said method comprising a campus monitoring station:

receiving security condition signals from a plurality of transmitters, said security condition signals corresponding to security conditions activated by users of said transmitters; and

displaying the security conditions of each of said plurality of transmitters on a centralized display;

wherein;

each transmitter is adapted to convey security condition signals to at least one indicator; and

each indicator comprises a display configured to display the security condition of a transmitter associated with said indicator.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein at least one transmitter is incorporated within a wearable device;

and a wearer of the wearable device communicates with the monitoring station via at least one of WiFi and Bluetooth.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the wearable device comprises a set of LEDs corresponding to a security condition flagged by the wearer.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the wearable device comprises a vibrator, wherein the wearer receives incoming signals via the vibrator.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the incoming signals provide information regarding a current security condition on the campus.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein:

there are a plurality of campuses;

a central hub is in communicative relationship with each campus;

signals sent from the transmitters are received at the central hub; and

the central hub extracts security information from the signals using techniques of artificial intelligence.