Provision of inferentially derived guidance to emergency response personnel
First Claim
1. A system to assist with managing an emergent event in a building, the system comprising:
- a plurality of fixed sensors, the plurality of fixed sensors comprising sensors fixed in positions around the building;
a plurality of portable sensors, wherein each one of the plurality of portable sensors is associated with a respective one of a plurality of emergency responders;
one or more tracking devices, wherein each one of the tracking devices is associated with a respective one of the plurality of emergency responders;
a processor, memory and inference engine adapted to;
determine an expected path of one or more of the plurality of emergency responders through a portion of the building;
receive information from one or more of the plurality of fixed sensors, one or more of the plurality of portable sensors, and one or more of the one or more tracking devices;
determine, based on the received information, that a deviation from the expected path through the portion of the building has occurred;
generate an inference based on the determination; and
based on the inference, generate a suggested path through the building for one or more of the plurality of emergency responders; and
a communications module in communication with the processor that displays one or more of a navigational aid and instructions associated with the suggested path to one or more devices associated with the one or more of the plurality of emergency responders.
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Abstract
An exemplary aspect relates an emergency response system and associated technologies. More specifically, an exemplary aspect relates to first responder and associated equipment access to one or more communications systems at, for example, an emergent event. Another exemplary aspect relates to an inference engine for first responders that assists with making inferences based on received information and/or more or more prior inference(s) and optionally automatically providing the inference and/or a recommendation(s) to one or more destinations, such as a communications device. Still another aspect relates to access point authentication and management for certain class(es) of personnel optionally based on location information.
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1. A system to assist with managing an emergent event in a building, the system comprising:
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a plurality of fixed sensors, the plurality of fixed sensors comprising sensors fixed in positions around the building; a plurality of portable sensors, wherein each one of the plurality of portable sensors is associated with a respective one of a plurality of emergency responders; one or more tracking devices, wherein each one of the tracking devices is associated with a respective one of the plurality of emergency responders; a processor, memory and inference engine adapted to; determine an expected path of one or more of the plurality of emergency responders through a portion of the building; receive information from one or more of the plurality of fixed sensors, one or more of the plurality of portable sensors, and one or more of the one or more tracking devices; determine, based on the received information, that a deviation from the expected path through the portion of the building has occurred; generate an inference based on the determination; and based on the inference, generate a suggested path through the building for one or more of the plurality of emergency responders; and a communications module in communication with the processor that displays one or more of a navigational aid and instructions associated with the suggested path to one or more devices associated with the one or more of the plurality of emergency responders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to assist with managing an emergent event in a building, the method comprising:
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receiving data from a plurality of fixed sensors, the plurality of fixed sensors comprising sensors fixed in positions around the building; receiving data from a plurality of portable sensors, wherein each one of the plurality of portable sensors is associated with a respective one of a plurality of emergency responders; receiving data from one or more tracking devices, wherein each one of the tracking devices is associated with a respective one of the plurality of emergency responders; determining an expected path of one or more of the plurality of emergency responders through a portion of the building; determining, based on the received data, if a deviation from the expected path through the portion of the building has occurred; generating an inference based on the determination; generating, based on the inference, a suggested path through the building for one or more of the plurality of emergency responders; and providing, via a communication interface, the suggested path to the one or more of the plurality of emergency responders, wherein one or more of a navigational aid and instructions associated with the suggested path is displayed to one or more devices associated with the one or more of the plurality of emergency responders. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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