System and method for Mayday, Rollcall and Personnel Accountability
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for fireground accountability comprising:
- maintaining an asset electronic identification/member association table on a computer-readable medium wherein the table contains asset electronic identification records for at least two types of assets and each member is associated with one or more asset electronic identifiers;
maintaining on the computer readable medium a role association table associating each member with at least a unit or an assignment;
monitoring asset communications transmitted on a communications channel for asset communications, said asset communications comprising an asset electronic identifier and an optional associated communication payload;
retrieving a member identity from the asset electronic identification/member association table based on an asset electronic identifier in a monitored asset communication;
retrieving a unit or an assignment from the role association table based on the member identity;
displaying the member identity and unit or assignment on a computer display.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for applying multi-layered identification techniques to associate live fireground Asset information (e.g., handheld radio messages, breathing apparatus status data) to identify incident personnel and provide graphical, prioritized Rollcall, personnel accountability, and emergency alert reporting to incident commanders and other personnel. In one aspect, the system may capture, display, and store routine and emergency alerting messages and data received at incidents from handheld radios and other Assets, associate that information with other data to specifically identify first responder personnel, and provide an automated and prioritized Rollcall and personnel accountability report based on received transmissions. The system has applicability for fire departments and fireground usage, as well as other first responders, military personnel operations, and other organizations needing to account for on-scene personnel.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for fireground accountability comprising:
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maintaining an asset electronic identification/member association table on a computer-readable medium wherein the table contains asset electronic identification records for at least two types of assets and each member is associated with one or more asset electronic identifiers; maintaining on the computer readable medium a role association table associating each member with at least a unit or an assignment; monitoring asset communications transmitted on a communications channel for asset communications, said asset communications comprising an asset electronic identifier and an optional associated communication payload; retrieving a member identity from the asset electronic identification/member association table based on an asset electronic identifier in a monitored asset communication; retrieving a unit or an assignment from the role association table based on the member identity; displaying the member identity and unit or assignment on a computer display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for fireground accountability comprising:
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a computer having digital storage for storing computer program instructions and data and a display; and an RF modem configured to receive and demodulate RF digital transmissions of assets and transmit the demodulated transmissions to the computer; wherein the computer program instructions are configured to instruct the processor to carry out steps of; maintaining an asset electronic identification/member association table in the digital storage wherein the table contains asset electronic identification records for at least two types of assets and each member is associated with one or more asset electronic identifiers; maintaining in the digital storage a role association table associating each member with at least a unit or an assignment; monitoring the demodulated transmissions for asset communications, said asset communications comprising an asset electronic identifier and an optional associated communication payload; retrieving a member identity from the asset electronic identification/member association table based on an asset electronic identifier in a monitored asset communication; retrieving a unit or an assignment from the role association table based on the member identity; displaying the member identity and unit or assignment on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer instructions for fireground accountability, said medium containing instructions for instructing a computer to:
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maintain an asset electronic identification/member association table on a computer-readable medium wherein the table contains asset electronic identification records for at least two types of assets and each member is associated with one or more asset electronic identifiers; maintain on a computer storage a role association table associating each member with at least a unit or an assignment; monitor asset communications transmitted on a communications channel for asset communications, said asset communications comprising an asset electronic identifier and an optional associated communication payload; retrieve a member identity from the asset electronic identification/member association table based on an asset electronic identifier in a monitored asset communication; retrieve a unit or an assignment from the role association table based on the member identity; display the member identity and unit or assignment on a computer display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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