METHOD TO DETERMINE GAS INFORMATION AND LOCATION OF AN OPERATOR CARRYING WIRELESS GAS DETECTOR DURING GAS/MANDOWN/PANIC EVENTS ON COMMUNICATION FAILURE WITH MONITORING STATION
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Abstract
Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for establishing communication between an operator using a personal protection equipment (PPE) device and a central monitoring station, particularly in an emergency event. If the PPE device loses connection with a wireless network, and therefore with the central monitoring station, one or more method may be used to communicate information from the PPE device to the central monitoring station. One method may include sending a message to a predefined mobile number with location, operator, and alarm information. Another method may comprise establishing a Bluetooth connection with a secondary device, wherein the secondary device is connected to the wireless network, and sending data from the PPE device to the secondary device, wherein the secondary device forwards the data to the central monitoring station.
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35 Claims
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16. A method of establishing communication between a personal protection equipment (PPE) device and a central monitoring station comprising:
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sending, by the PPE device, raw data to a central monitoring station, wherein the PPE device and the central monitoring station communicate over a Wi-Fi network; receiving and saving, by the PPE device, a current area name for the PPE device determined by the central monitoring station; determining, by the PPE device, if the PPE device is in a Panic, Gas Alarms,or Man-down state; when the PPE device is in one of these states, determining, by the PPE device, if the PPE device has lost connection with the Wi-Fi network; when the connection with the Wi-Fi network has been lost, transmitting, by one of the PPE device and a secondary device, a Bluetooth beacon; receiving the Bluetooth beacon by the device not transmitting the Bluetooth beacon; establishing additional Bluetooth communication between the secondary device and the PPE device; determining, by the PPE device, if the secondary device is connected to the central monitoring station via the Wi-Fi network; when the secondary device is not connected to the central monitoring station, repeating the method from receiving the Bluetooth beacon by the device not transmitting the Bluetooth beacon until a secondary device is found that is connected to the central monitoring station; when the secondary device is connected to the central monitoring station, forwarding alarm details by the PPE device to the secondary device, wherein the alarm details are forwarded by the secondary device to the central monitoring station, thereby establishing communication between the PPE device and the central monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of establishing communication between a personal protection equipment (PPE) device and a central monitoring station comprising:
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sending data from one or more PPE device to a central monitoring station, wherein the PPE device and the central monitoring station communicate over a Wi-Fi network; determining if the PPE device has lost connection with the Wi-Fi network; when the connection with the Wi-Fi network has been lost, transmitting, by the PPE device, a Bluetooth beacon receiving, by a secondary device, the Bluetooth beacon from the PPE device; activating, by the secondary device, additional Bluetooth communication between the secondary device and the PPE device; determining, by the PPE device, if the secondary device is connected to the central monitoring station via the Wi-Fi network; when the secondary device is connected to the central monitoring station, forwarding data by the PPE device to the secondary device, wherein the data is forwarded by the secondary device to the central monitoring station, thereby establishing communication between the PPE device and the central monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A communication system comprising:
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at least one personal protection equipment (PPE) device configured to; send data from the at least one PPE device to a central monitoring station, wherein the PPE device and the central monitoring station communicate over a Wi-Fi network; determine if the PPE device has lost connection with the Wi-Fi network; and when the connection with the Wi-Fi network has been lost, transmit a Bluetooth beacon; and at least one secondary device configured to; send data from the at least one secondary device to the central monitoring station, wherein the secondary device and the central monitoring station communicate over the Wi-Fi network; receive the Bluetooth beacon transmitted y the PPE device; establish Bluetooth communication between the secondary device and the PPE device; receive data from the PPE device; and forward the received data from the PPE device to the central monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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