Object Tracking with emergency equipment
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1. A system for communicating information comprising:
- a network of emergency equipment stations including at least one emergency equipment station, the emergency equipment station comprising;
an emergency assistance device,a first sensor configured to detect an object within a vicinity of the emergency equipment station and to sense a movement of the object, wherein the object comprises an inanimate object,a signaling device,communication circuitry, anda second sensor configured to sense at least one selectable predetermined internal condition;
a system to determine a geographic location of the emergency equipment station including a number of location coordinates for the emergency equipment station;
processing circuitry configured to receive data from the first sensor and to determine when the object obstructs access to the emergency assistance device;
a central station remotely located from the emergency equipment station and configured to communicate with the communication circuitry of the emergency equipment station and the network of emergency equipment stations, the central station also configured to receive data from the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the central station is further configured to track movement of the object inside a building; and
at least one receiver and at least one transmitter, each remotely located from the central station, the receiver configured to receive information regarding a location of the object from at least one of the emergency equipment station and the central station, the receiver further configured to update the information based on sensed or received data, the transmitter configured to relay the updated information to at least one of the central station and another emergency equipment station.
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Abstract
A system including a network of emergency equipment stations is described. The network includes at least one emergency equipment station. The emergency equipment station includes an emergency assistance device, a first sensor configured to detect an object within a vicinity of the emergency equipment station and a second sensor configured to sense at least one selectable predetermined internal condition. The system may further include a central station that is remotely located from the emergency equipment station. The central station is configured to communicate with the emergency equipment station as well as the network and receive data from the first and the second sensors.
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1. A system for communicating information comprising:
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a network of emergency equipment stations including at least one emergency equipment station, the emergency equipment station comprising; an emergency assistance device, a first sensor configured to detect an object within a vicinity of the emergency equipment station and to sense a movement of the object, wherein the object comprises an inanimate object, a signaling device, communication circuitry, and a second sensor configured to sense at least one selectable predetermined internal condition; a system to determine a geographic location of the emergency equipment station including a number of location coordinates for the emergency equipment station; processing circuitry configured to receive data from the first sensor and to determine when the object obstructs access to the emergency assistance device; a central station remotely located from the emergency equipment station and configured to communicate with the communication circuitry of the emergency equipment station and the network of emergency equipment stations, the central station also configured to receive data from the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the central station is further configured to track movement of the object inside a building; and at least one receiver and at least one transmitter, each remotely located from the central station, the receiver configured to receive information regarding a location of the object from at least one of the emergency equipment station and the central station, the receiver further configured to update the information based on sensed or received data, the transmitter configured to relay the updated information to at least one of the central station and another emergency equipment station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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