Computerized school safety system

• US 9,489,825 B1
• Filed: 05/11/2015
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Briana T. Mcclain, Clark, Bradley A., McDonnell, James F.
• Original Assignee: Briana T. Mcclain, Clark, Bradley A., McDonnell, James F.
• Inventors: McDonnell, James F., Clark, Bradley A., McClain, Briana T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Dhaval
• Application Number:
  US14/708,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335882A1
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.13, 340/286.07, 340/541, 340/539.11, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/456.3, 455/521
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/006 with transmission via telephone network

Abstract

A computerized school safety system is disclosed for providing information to an emergency responder about an alert at a school. The system includes a computerized processor including programming configured to monitor inputs from a mobile computerized device within the school, the inputs including location data for the mobile computerized device, combine the inputs with a floor plan for the school, and provide a tactical display to the emergency responder comprising the combined inputs and floor plan.

Claims

1. A computerized school safety system providing information to an emergency responder about an alert at a school, comprising:

a computerized processor including programming configured to;

monitor inputs from a plurality of mobile computerized devices within the school, the inputs comprising;

location data for the mobile computerized devices;

an indication of a safe condition from at least one of the mobile computerized devices; and

an indication of a not safe condition from at least one of the mobile computerized devices;

determine individual rooms on a floor plan for the school corresponding to each of the inputs;

combine the inputs with the floor plan for the school, the combining including designating the individual rooms on the floor plan as either safe or not safe based upon the inputs; and

provide a tactical display to the emergency responder comprising indications to the individual rooms on the floor plan as safe and not safe.

2. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the indication of the not safe condition comprises a request for assistance from a teacher.

3. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to:

monitor activation of a system alert; and

present a status update request to the mobile computerized devices based upon the monitored activation; and

wherein monitoring inputs from a mobile computerized device comprises monitoring a status update.

4. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring activation of the system alert comprises monitoring activation of a medical emergency alert.

5. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring activation of the system alert comprises monitoring activation of a fire drill emergency alert.

6. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring activation of the system alert comprises monitoring activation of an alert requesting in-school security assistance.

7. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring activation of the system alert comprises monitoring activation of an active shooter emergency alert.

8. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein presenting the status update request comprises displaying a first button requesting help and a second button affirming that the person is not in danger.

9. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein presenting the status update request comprises displaying a first button to a person requesting help, a second button affirming that the person is not in danger, a third button stating that danger is perceived nearby, and a fourth button stating that the person is not in a normal room.

10. The computerized school safety system of claim 3, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to monitor text entry in combination with the status update.

11. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the

computerized processor further includes programming configured to:

monitor a privacy setting activated upon the mobile computerized device; and

wherein the monitoring inputs is based upon the privacy setting.

12. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to:

request permission from the mobile computerized device to gather the inputs from the mobile computerized device; and

wherein the monitoring inputs is based upon a response to the request.

13. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein providing the tactical display further comprises providing the tactical display to a principal of the school.

14. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein providing the tactical display further comprises providing the tactical display to an emergency telephone response service.

15. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein providing the tactical display further comprises providing an image summarizing the tactical display to an emergency responder en route to the school.

16. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to permit the emergency responder to selectively lock and unlock a door within the school.

17. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to permit the emergency responder annotate the floor plan for display to another emergency responder.

18. The computerized school safety system of claim 1, wherein the computerized processor further includes programming configured to selectively display images transmitted from a remote camera device.

19. A computerized building safety system providing information to an emergency responder about an alert at a building, comprising:

a computerized processor including programming configured to;

monitor inputs from a plurality of mobile computerized devices within the building, the inputs comprising;

location data for the mobile computerized devices;

an indication of a safe condition from at least one of the mobile computerized devices; and

an indication of a not safe condition from at least one of the mobile computerized devices;

determine individual rooms on a floor plan for the building corresponding to each of the inputs;

combine the inputs with the floor plan for the building, the combining including designating the individual rooms on the floor plan as either safe or not safe based upon the inputs; and

provide a tactical display to the emergency responder comprising indications to the individual rooms on the floor plan as safe and not safe.