Advanced law enforcement and response technology
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1. An emergency response system for providing coordinated operation among sets of vehicular-based peripheral devices, the system comprising:
- a first device set for providing user interface with the emergency response system;
a first control unit being operably connected for operation of the first device set;
a second device set comprising at least one vehicle-based peripheral device; and
a second control unit being operably connected for operation of the second device set.
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Abstract
Improvements for an ALERT®-type vehicle-based control system are described. The improvements encompass the use of a multiple control unit architecture for more efficient processing of user interface functions and device commands. The improved architecture allows one control unit to manage the control functions for a first device set. The second, or subsequent, control unit offloads the management of device control functions from the first control unit. Devices and methods are also described for incorporating the control system into a vehicle data bus, such as the IDB.
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1. An emergency response system for providing coordinated operation among sets of vehicular-based peripheral devices, the system comprising:
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a first device set for providing user interface with the emergency response system; a first control unit being operably connected for operation of the first device set; a second device set comprising at least one vehicle-based peripheral device; and a second control unit being operably connected for operation of the second device set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for controlling a plurality of vehicular-based peripheral subsystems, comprising:
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a. a first control unit which receives a control command from a user and communicates said control command to a second control unit, said first control unit comprising a programmable digital computer; and b. a second control unit also comprising a programmable digital computer and being in communication with said first control unit which receives messages from said first control unit and, in response thereto, selectively controls the functions of at least one vehicular-based peripheral subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling peripheral devices via a touch screen interface, comprising:
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a) inputting a control command into the touch screen; b) transmitting the control command to a first control unit; c) parsing the control command; d) transmitting the parsed control command to a second control unit; e) transmitting the parsed control command to a peripheral device to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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