Dispatch of automated external defibrillators

• US 9,847,030 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2013
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Kadobayashi, Rieko, Miyasato, Tsutomu, Kuwahara, Noriaki, Ohira, Masataka, Mitsunaga, Noriaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Wesley
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shiue, Dong-Chang
• Application Number:
  US14/917,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20160217691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,497 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/51 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/13 the indicator being in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for an automated external defibrillator (AED) dispatch system. In various examples, the AED dispatch system may include a receiver, a vehicle determination unit, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive, from a first device, a request message that includes first location information that indicates a location of the first device, and also receive, from one or more of second devices, one or more report messages, each of which includes second location information that indicates a location of the corresponding one of the second devices. The vehicle determination unit may be configured to select a vehicle to be dispatched based at least in part on the first location information and the respective second location information. The transmitter may be configured to transmit an instruction message to the second device associated with the selected vehicle to be dispatched.

Claims

1. An automated external defibrillator (AED) dispatch system, comprising:

a receiver configured to;

receive a request message from a first device, wherein the request message includes first location information that indicates a location of the first device; and

receive one or more report messages from one or more second devices,

wherein each of the one or more report messages includes second location information that indicates a location of one of the one or more second devices,

wherein each of the one or more second devices is associated with a candidate vehicle from a plurality of candidate vehicles, and

wherein each of the plurality of candidate vehicles has an AED;

a vehicle determination unit, comprising;

a memory implemented in an integrated circuit; and

a processor implemented in an integrated circuit, the processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute an application, which through an AED dispatch algorithm performs;

select two or more candidate vehicles from the plurality of candidate vehicles to be dispatched based on;

the first location information and the second location information,

a subscription level of a patient, the patient associated with the first device, wherein the subscription level identifies a defibrillator dispatch service provided by the AED dispatch system, wherein the subscription level is associated with provision of the AED dispatch system at specific locations, wherein the provision of the AED dispatch system comprises provision of access to one or more users associated with the AED dispatch system, the access being provided based on one or more of an identity card, a magnetic access card, and a transponder, and

direction information associated with the plurality of candidate vehicles extracted from the received one or more report messages, wherein the direction information comprises whether the candidate vehicle is moving towards or moving away from the first device; and

a transmitter configured to;

transmit an instruction message to two or more second devices associated with the selected two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched, wherein the instruction message includes the first location information and instructions to dispatch the selected two or more candidate vehicles by the two or more second devices.

2. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein information associated with the plurality of candidate vehicles is stored in the memory.

3. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is further configured to:

periodically receive the one or more report messages from the one or more second devices; and

update information associated with the plurality of candidate vehicles.

4. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein an instruction message generator is executed by the processor to generate the instruction message for the selected two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched.

5. The AED dispatch system of claim 4, wherein the instruction message includes route information for the selected two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched and to reach the first device.

6. The AED dispatch system of claim 1,

wherein the first location information includes a location coordinate of the first device, and

wherein the second location information includes location coordinates of the plurality of candidate vehicles.

7. The AED dispatch system of claim 1,

wherein the first location information includes cell information associated with a cellular network accessed by the first device, and

wherein the second location information includes cell information associated with the cellular network accessed by the plurality of candidate vehicles.

8. The AED dispatch system of claim 1,

wherein the first location information includes information associated with a wireless network access point accessed by the first device, and

wherein the second location information includes information associated with a wireless network accessed by the plurality of candidate vehicles.

9. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute the application, which through the AED dispatch algorithm selects the two or more candidate vehicles from the plurality of candidate vehicles to be dispatched further based on whether the candidate vehicle is in progress to another medical emergency.

10. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein the request message comprises at least one of:

a request for emergency medical assistance to the patient at the location of the first device, patient identity, patient medical records, patient insurance information, physical description of the patient, and drug prescription information of the patient.

11. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the request message to the two or more second devices associated with the selected two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched.

12. The AED dispatch system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is further configured to:

transmit dispatch cancellation instructions, in response to one of the selected two or more candidate vehicles being reached on the first location, to remaining of the two or more second devices associated with remaining of the two or more candidate vehicles.

13. A method performed under control of an automated external defibrillator (AED) dispatch system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first device, a request message that includes first location information of the first device;

receiving, from one or more second devices, one or more report messages,

wherein each of the one or more report messages includes second location information associated with a location of one of the one or more second devices,

wherein each of the one or more second devices is associated with a candidate vehicle from a plurality of candidate vehicles, and

wherein each of the plurality of candidate vehicles has an AED;

determining two or more candidate vehicles from the plurality of candidate vehicles to be dispatched based on;

the first location information and the second location information,

a subscription level of a patient, the patient associated with the first device, wherein the subscription level identifies a defibrillator dispatch service provided by the AED dispatch system, wherein the subscription level is associated with provision of the AED dispatch system at specific locations, wherein the provision of the AED dispatch system comprises provision of access to one or more users associated with the AED dispatch system, the access being provided based on one or more of an identity card, a magnetic access card, and a transponder, and

direction information associated with the plurality of candidate vehicles extracted from the received one or more report messages, wherein the direction information comprises whether the candidate vehicle is moving towards or moving away from the first device; and

transmitting an instruction message to two or more second devices associated with the determined two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched, wherein the instruction message includes the first location information and instructions for dispatching the determined two or more candidate vehicles by the two or more second devices.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving information about traffic conditions between the first device and the plurality of candidate vehicles from one or more traffic watchers; and

using the information about the traffic conditions to determine the two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

generating the instruction message to include route information for the determined two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched.

16. The method of claim 13,

wherein the first location information includes a coordinate of the first device, and

wherein the second location information includes coordinates of the plurality of candidate vehicles.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the second device is a portable electronic device.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein determining the two or more candidate vehicles from the plurality of candidate vehicles comprises determining the two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched based on whether the candidate vehicle is in progress to another medical emergency.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the request message comprises receiving a request message that comprises at least one of:

a request for emergency medical assistance to the patient at the location of the first device, patient identity, patient medical records, patient insurance information, physical description of the patient, and drug prescription information of the patient.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprises transmitting the request message to the two or more second devices associated with the determined two or more candidate vehicles to be dispatched.

21. The method of claim 13, further comprises transmitting dispatch cancellation instructions, in response to one of the determined two or more candidate vehicles reaching the first location, to remaining of the two or more second devices associated with remaining of the two or more candidate vehicles.