Method and apparatus for locating a fire hose
First Claim
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1. An apparatus for facilitating an individual'"'"'s exit from a structure, comprising:
- a fire hose;
a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags coupled to the fire hose; and
a portable interrogator worn by a user for interrogating the plurality of RFID tags and determining the location each RFID tag relative to others within the hose thereby leading the user to the fire hose and out of the structure by following the RFID tags along the hose.
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Abstract
One or more RFID tags (104) are integrated into a fire hose (102) to facilitate an individual'"'"'s exit from a structure. A portable interrogator (106) worn by the individual interrogates the closest RFID tag (104). Each RFID tag (104) has location information stored therein which gets decoded upon interrogation by the portable interrogator (106). The RFID location information assists the individual in locating the hose (102) and following the hose towards its source point (110) and out of the structure.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating an individual'"'"'s exit from a structure, comprising:
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a fire hose; a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags coupled to the fire hose; and a portable interrogator worn by a user for interrogating the plurality of RFID tags and determining the location each RFID tag relative to others within the hose thereby leading the user to the fire hose and out of the structure by following the RFID tags along the hose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A location identification system, comprising:
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a fire hose; a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags integrated within the fire hose, each of the plurality of RFID tags containing data identifying the RFID tag location within the fire hose and location of each RFID tag relative to each other; a portable communication device having a RFID interrogator integrated therein for decoding the data; and wherein upon interrogation by the RFID interrogator, at least one of the plurality of RFID tags transmitting the data to the communication device indicating the location of the fire hose and the RFID tag location within the hose relative to other RFID tags, the plurality of RFID tags leading to an exit of a structure. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of identifying location, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an interrogation signal from a portable communication device; receiving the interrogation signal at a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated within a fire hose; sending location information pertaining to the fire hose to the portable communication device from the RFID tag, the location information providing the location of the closest RFID tag relative to other RFID tags within the hose; and following the RFID tags to exit a structure.
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