EVENT-BASED RESPONDER DISPATCH

• US 20170086192A1
• Filed: 09/21/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Inventors: Bohlander, Michael J., Fortna, Raymond T., Huang, Anthony G., Jolma, Jeffrey P., Weiss, Julianne C., Deluca, Aerianna K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,642,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/814 comprising emergency warnings arrangements specially adapted for emergency or urgency in broadcast systems H04H20/59; arrangements for providing alarms, notifications, alerts to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 : Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 : User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 : Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/35 : for the management of goods or merchandise
• 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 68/005 : Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

Dispatch-aiding communications between computing devices of a responder and a dispatch unit include a computing device of the responder determining that an event occurred, automatically sending an indication of the event to a computing device of the dispatch unit, receiving a request for information from the computing device of the dispatch unit, obtaining the information requested by the computing device of the dispatch unit, and sending the information requested by the computing device of the dispatch unit to the computing device of the dispatch unit. The computing device of the dispatch unit sends the request for information to the computing device of the responder in response to receiving the indication of the event.

Claims

1. A method of automated communication between a computing device of a responder and a computing device of a dispatch unit, the method performed by the computing device of the responder, the method comprising:

determining that an event has occurred, the event is associated with the responder;

in response to determining that the event occurred, automatically sending an indication of the event to the computing device of the dispatch unit;

receiving, from the computing device of the dispatch unit, a request for information, the computing device of the dispatch unit is configured to send the request for information in response to receiving the indication of the event;

obtaining the requested information; and

sending the requested information to the computing device of the dispatch unit.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein

the requested information includes live video;

and

sending the requested information includes streaming the live video from the computing device of the responder to the computing device of the dispatch unit.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein obtaining the requested information includes

enabling a camera associated with the responder;

and

receiving the live video from the enabled camera.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding metadata to the requested information prior to sending the requested information.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the metadata includes one or more of a dispatch record number, an identifier of a responder agency, a location, or a category of the requested information.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to enable or disable at least one responder device associated with the responder;

determining that the request to enable or disable the at least one responder device was sent by an authorized sender; and

enabling or disabling the at least one responder device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least one responder device includes at least one of a camera, a microphone, a weapon, a light bar, and a safety device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the event includes one or more of a heart rate of the responder exceeding a threshold, a safety device being disabled, a gunshot sound being detected, the responder being determined to be nonresponsive, the responder pressing a panic button, the responder entering information into the computing device of the responder, or the computing device of the responder arriving at a particular location or event.

9-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A computing device for communicating between a responder and a dispatch unit, the computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by the processor, cause the computing device to;

determine that an event has occurred, the event is associated with the responder;

automatically send an indication of the event to a dispatch computing device in response to determining that the event has occurred;

receive, from the dispatch computing device, a request for information, the dispatch computing device is configured to send the request for information in response to receiving the indication of the event;

obtain the information requested; and

send the information requested.

21. The computing device of claim 20 wherein to determine that the event has occurred, the processor executes instructions to assess at least one of a source and a value of a signal from a responder device to determine whether an event has occurred.

22. The computing device of claim 20 wherein to obtain the information, the processor executes instructions to obtain the information from at least one of a responder device and a component of the computing device.

23. The computing device of claim 20 wherein to obtain the information, the processor executes instructions to:

enable at least one of a responder device and a component of the computing device to capture the information; and

receive the captured information.

24. A method performed by a computing device carried by a responder for communicating with a dispatch unit, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from at least one of a responder device and a component of the computing device;

determining whether the signal indicates that an event has occurred;

in response to determining that the event has occurred, transmitting a message indicating that the event has occurred;

in response to transmitting the message, receiving a first request for information from a computing device of the dispatch unit;

obtaining the information identified in the first request; and

transmitting the information.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein determining comprises assessing at least one of a source and a value of the signal to determine whether the signal indicates that an emergency event has occurred.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein obtaining comprises receiving the information from at least one of the responder device and the component of the computing device.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein obtaining comprises:

enabling at least one of the responder device and the component of the computing device to capture the information; and

receiving the captured information.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein:

the at least one responder device and the component of the computing device comprises a camera; and

the information comprises streaming video.

29. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

receiving a second request to enable or disable the at least one of the responder device and the component of the computing device;

determining that the second request was sent by an authorized sender; and

in accordance with determining, enabling or disabling the at least one of the responder device and the component of the computing device.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the at least one responder device includes at least one of a camera, a microphone, a weapon, a light bar, or a safety device.