Systems and methods for providing emergency resources

• US 9,607,501 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elerts Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elerts Corporation
• Inventors: English, Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US14/378,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,510 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• 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 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A personal security system for use with a personal communication device is disclosed that is capable of sending position information regarding the location of the device to a remote computer-aided dispatch system. The computer-aided dispatch system is coupled to a plurality of security resources within a defined geographic area, and includes a dynamic resource database that includes security resource location information regarding each of a plurality of security resources; and a processing unit for receiving triggering event location data from the personal communication device and for identifying, responsive to the triggering event location data, at least one security resource that is proximate the triggering event.

Claims

1. A personal security system for use with a personal communication device that sends position information regarding the location of the device to a remote computer-aided dispatch system, said computer-aided dispatch system being coupled to a plurality of security resources within a defined geographic area, and comprising:

a dynamic resource database that includes security resource location information regarding each of a plurality of security resources; and

processing means for receiving triggering event location data from the personal communication device and for identifying, responsive to the triggering event location data, at least one security resource that is proximate the triggering event.

2. The personal security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of resources includes blue light units at fixed locations.

3. The personal security system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the blue light units each include a feature such as a siren that may be selectively actuated by a security dispatch personnel.

4. The personal security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of resources includes video cameras at fixed locations.

5. The personal security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of resources includes security personnel at non-fixed locations, wherein the location data in the dynamic resource database is continuously updated.

6. The personal security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system includes a computer-aided dispatch system includes a display monitor that provides an image from the at least one security resource that includes a video camera.

7. The personal security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said computer-aided dispatch system monitors speed and direction of movement of the personal communication device, and records speed and direction data over a time period.

8. The personal security system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the triggering event location data is provided responsive to the speed and direction data.

9. A method of providing personal security, said method comprising the steps of

providing a computer-aided dispatch system that is coupled to a plurality of security resources within a defined geographic area;

providing a dynamic resource database that includes security resource location information regarding each of the plurality of security resources;

receiving triggering event location data from a personal communication device responsive to a triggering event; and

determining, responsive to the triggering event location data, at least one security resource that is proximate the triggering event.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said plurality of resources includes blue light units at fixed locations.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method includes the step of selectively actuating a security feature on a blue light unit.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said plurality of resources includes video cameras at fixed locations.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said plurality of resources includes security personnel at non-fixed locations, wherein the location data in the dynamic resource database is continuously updated.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said system includes the computer-aided dispatch system includes a display monitor that provides an image from the at least one security resource that includes a video camera.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said method further includes the step of monitoring speed and direction of movement of the personal communication device over a period of time, and recording speed and direction data.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the triggering event location data is provided responsive to the speed and direction data.

17. A personal security system for use with a personal communication device that sends position information regarding the location of the device as well as a digital image of an event to a remote computer-aided dispatch system, wherein said computer-aided dispatch system is coupled to a plurality of security resources within a defined geographic area, and comprises:

a dynamic resource database that includes security resource location information regarding each of a plurality of security resources;

a computer system for identifying, responsive to the triggering event location data received from the personal communication device, at least one security resource that is proximate the triggering event; and

a display for displaying the digital image at the computer aided dispatch system.

18. The personal security system as claimed in claim 17, wherein said plurality of security resources includes a plurality of cameras, and wherein an image from the at least one security resource that is proximate the triggering event at the computer aided dispatch system.

19. The personal security system as claimed in claim 18, wherein said plurality of security resources further includes a plurality of blue light units at fixed locations.

20. The personal security system as claimed in claim 18, wherein said security resource location information for each of the plurality of security resources includes latitude and longitude information for each of the cameras defining a field of view of each camera.