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Emergency radio communications system incorporating integral public safety radio bridging capability

  • US 7,813,750 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2008
  • Issued: 10/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system especially adapted for facilitating emergency communications between communicants having respective radio systems, said system comprising:

  • a first computer processor located at an emergency call center location, said first computer processor including a first user interface and a first input means for inputting data in said first computer processor;

    a second computer processor located at an emergency responder location, said second computer processor including a second user interface and a second input means for inputting data in said second computer processor;

    a third computer processor located at a communication endpoint location such as a school, said third computer processor including a third user interface and a third input means for inputting data in said third computer processor;

    a communications server for managing communications between users located at said locations;

    a communications network interconnecting said communications server and said computer processors, said server and each said computer processor having respective IP addresses;

    a public radio system comprising a plurality of public safety radios, at least one public safety radio being associated with said emergency responder location;

    a local radio system comprising a plurality of local radios, at least one local radio being associated with said communication endpoint;

    a radio bridge device for facilitating direct radio communications between said public safety radio system and said local radio system, said radio bridge being installed at said communication endpoint and including hardware means for enabling connection between the radio systems, said bridge further including a processor that communicates with said server to receive activation and deactivation instructions sent from an authorized user, said instructions being sent as IP packets over the communications network; and

    computer software means associated with said server and said computer processors for selectively controlling and monitoring the system to include activating and deactivating said radio bridge and producing visual displays on said user interfaces allowing a user to manipulate the functions of the system in accordance with specified user privileges and wherein;

    said third computer processor includes a plurality of computer processors located at respective communication endpoints, such as school locations, each of said plurality of computer processors including corresponding user interfaces and corresponding input means for inputting data into said computer processors, and wherein said computer software means generates visual displays on the user interfaces, said visual displays including a school district activation screen showing (i) a listing of schools within the school district, (ii) a status of the radio bridge for each of the schools, (iii) a type of activation including at least one of a 911 activation, a security activation, or both a 911 and security activation, and (iv) a message window containing a message sent to selected schools within the district based upon the type of activation.

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