Graphical user interface for emergency apparatus and method for operating same
First Claim
1. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
- portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and
a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and said GUI configured to communicate with said radio device to display a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel,wherein the GUI displays, in the node map, multiple nodes and lines interconnecting the nodes, the nodes representing corresponding portable devices, the lines representing corresponding communications links between the portable devices.
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Abstract
A communications system for emergency services personnel can include portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each may have at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network and the portable devices are configured to communicate with one another. The system may also include a portable gateway apparatus. The portable gateway apparatus may have a portable computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a PCMCIA or smaller card that itself includes at least a first radio. The first radio is configured to communicate over the first network to obtain status information from the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. The GUI is configured to communicate with the PCMCIA card to display a node map indicating communication links between the portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel.
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33 Claims
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1. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
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portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and said GUI configured to communicate with said radio device to display a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, wherein the GUI displays, in the node map, multiple nodes and lines interconnecting the nodes, the nodes representing corresponding portable devices, the lines representing corresponding communications links between the portable devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
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portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and wherein said portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel have a second transceiver configured to communicate over a second network, wherein the first and second networks are independent of one another, and said portable device further configured to time stamp and store in a log file, at least one of event information relating to said portable device; and
the emergency services personnel carrying said portable device;and further wherein said radio device also has a second radio thereon configured to communicate over said second network to download the log file stored in said portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel via a link using the second radio and to store the log file in said computer. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
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portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and wherein said GUI displays a signal strength of a communication link between first and second of said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communications system for emergency services personnel, the system comprising:
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portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site, the portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another; and a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, and said GUI configured to communicate with said radio device to display a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, wherein said GUI is configured to provide a user with a selection of building drawings to provide in the GUI, and to permit a user to drag and drop icons representing personnel representations in said node map into user-selected positions in a selected said building drawing.
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18. A method for displaying status of a plurality of emergency services personnel carrying portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another, said method comprising:
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utilizing a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel; displaying, on a GUI, a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel; and displaying, in the node map on the GUI, multiple nodes and lines interconnecting the nodes, the nodes representing corresponding portable devices, the lines representing corresponding communications links between the portable devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for displaying status of a plurality of emergency services personnel carrying portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another, said method comprising:
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utilizing a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, wherein said portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel have a second transceiver configured to communicate over a second network, wherein the first and second networks are independent of one another, and said method further comprising time stamping event information relating to at least one of the portable device; and
the emergency services personnel carrying the portable device, and storing the time-stamped event information in a log file in the portable device;and further wherein said radio device also has a second radio thereon configured to communicate over said second network; and
said method further comprising downloading the log files stored in the portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel via a radio frequency link using the second radio and storing the log file in the computer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for displaying status of a plurality of emergency services personnel carrying portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another, said method comprising:
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utilizing a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel; and displaying on said GUI a signal strength of a communication link between first and second of said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel.
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33. A method for displaying status of a plurality of emergency services personnel carrying portable devices each having at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network, wherein the portable devices communicate with one another, said method comprising:
utilizing a portable gateway apparatus comprising a computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) and a radio device having at least a first radio thereon configured to communicate over said first network to obtain status information from said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, to display, on the GUI a node map indicating communication links between said portable devices carried by the emergency services personnel, further comprising using the GUI to provide a user with a selection of building drawings, and displaying dragged and dropped icons representing personnel representations in the node map in user-selected positions in a selected building drawing.
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