Training system for reporting 911 emergencies

• US 5,554,031 A
• Filed: 04/20/1995
• Issued: 09/10/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Retica Systems, Inc. (Advent International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Retica Systems, Inc. (Advent International Corporation)
• Inventors: Moir, Floyd W., Cressotti, Karl, Moir, Graydon E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Richman, Glenn E.
• Application Number:
  US08/425,459
• Time in Patent Office: 509 Days
• Field of Search: 434/111, 434/236-238, 434/219, 434/226
• US Class Current: 434/111
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131

Abstract

In a preferred embodiment, a method of training a child for reporting an emergency on a telephone system of the type having an emergency access code, the method including: providing controllable memory apparatus in which at least one training scenario is recorded; providing a first telephone coupled to the controllable memory apparatus; providing a controller coupled to the controllable memory apparatus to cue selected portions of the recorded training scenario to transmit the same to the earpiece of the first telephone; having a child dial the emergency access code on the first telephone; and cuing successive selected portions of the recorded training scenario to elicit answers from the child, over the first telephone, to questions asked in the selected portions, such answers being of the type required by an emergency dispatcher to at least ascertain the location of the emergency.

Claims

1. A method of training a child for reporting an emergency on a telephone system of the type having an emergency access code, said method comprising:

(a) providing controllable memory means in which at least one training scenario is recorded;

(b) providing a first telephone coupled to said controllable memory means;

(c) providing a controller coupled to said controllable memory means to cue selected portions of said recorded training scenario to transmit the same to the earpiece of said first telephone;

(d) having a child dial said emergency access code on said first telephone;

(e) having instructor cue successive said selected portion of said recorded training scenario to elicit an answer from said child, over said first telephone, to a question asked in said selected portion, such answer being of the type required by an emergency dispatcher; and

(f) having said instructor repeat step (e) at least one more time to elicit another answer from said child to a different question.

2. A method, as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

providing display means to display said code as said code is dialed.

3. A method, as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

providing means to permit others to hear said selected portions and said answers.

4. A method, as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

providing, as an easily transportable kit in a carrying case, all elements required for practicing said method.

5. An apparatus for training a child for reporting an emergency on a telephone system of the type having an emergency access code, said apparatus comprising:

(a) controllable memory means in which at least one training scenario is recorded;

(b) a first telephone coupled to said memory means;

(c) a controller coupled to said memory means to cue selected portions of said recorded training scenario to transmit the same to the earpiece of said first telephone after the dialing of said code by said child on said first telephone; and

(d) said controller being adapted to be used by an instructor to cue a successive said selected portion of said recorded training scenario to elicit an answer from said child, over said first telephone, to a question asked in said selected portion, and said controller being adapted to be used by said instructor to cue at least one more selected and different portion of said recording after said answer is received to elicit a different answer from said child.

6. An apparatus, as defined in claim 5, further comprising:

display means coupled to said controllable memory means to display said code as said code is dialed.

7. An apparatus, as defined in claim 5, further comprising:

means coupled to said controllable memory means to permit others to hear said selected portions and said answers.

8. An apparatus, as defined in claim 5, wherein:

all elements of said apparatus are provided as an easily transportable kit in a carrying case.