System and method for providing information to an operator of an emergency response vehicle
First Claim
1. An information system for providing information to an operator of an emergency response vehicle, comprising:
- an input system for establishing a destination location of the emergency response vehicle;
a positioning system for establishing a current position of the emergency response vehicle;
a routing system on board the emergency response vehicle in two-way communication with at least one traffic control system via a two-way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the emergency response vehicle, the routing system for automatically determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position, sending the planned route to the at least one traffic control system using the two-way communications network and for receiving information relating to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route, establishing a new current position, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified, and automatically determining, an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position if the planned route needs to be modified and sending the modified route plan to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network.
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Abstract
An information system and method provides information to an operator of an emergency response vehicle. A destination location and a current position of the motor vehicle are established. A planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position is established and communicated to at least one traffic control system, an alternate route is established as a function of a factor which may delay travel over the planned route, the destination location, and the new current position and a modified route plan is communicated to at least one traffic control system. The traffic control received positional data on the vehicle and controls the traffic control devices under its management to expedite the transit of the emergency vehicle.
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32 Claims
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1. An information system for providing information to an operator of an emergency response vehicle, comprising:
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an input system for establishing a destination location of the emergency response vehicle; a positioning system for establishing a current position of the emergency response vehicle; a routing system on board the emergency response vehicle in two-way communication with at least one traffic control system via a two-way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the emergency response vehicle, the routing system for automatically determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position, sending the planned route to the at least one traffic control system using the two-way communications network and for receiving information relating to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route, establishing a new current position, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified, and automatically determining, an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position if the planned route needs to be modified and sending the modified route plan to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer based method for providing information to an operator of a emergency response vehicle, comprising:
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establishing a destination location of the emergency response vehicle; establishing a current position of the emergency response vehicle; automatically determining a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position, without operator input; sending the planned route to at least one traffic control system over a two way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the emergency response vehicle; receiving information from the at least one traffic control system related to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route; and
,establishing a new current position and automatically determining an alternate route as a function of the received information, the destination location, and the new current position, without operator input, and sending the alternate route plan to the at least one traffic control system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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