SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE OVER AN INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK
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1. A system for communicating emergency messages, the system comprising:
- a device incorporating at least one emergency message transceiver having a first identification code and configured to generate an emergency message, and a cellular transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular communication network, anda transceiver network, the transceiver network further comprising;
a plurality of network transceivers, each network transceiver having a unique identification code and configured to communicate the emergency message with other network transceivers over a predetermined path selected from a plurality of possible paths, wherein each network transceiver is configured to communicate the emergency message to other network transceivers if it is in the predetermined path for the message;
at least one transceiver unit configured to communicate the emergency message with at least one of the network transceivers; and
at least one site controller coupled to the transceiver unit, the site controller configured to communicate the emergency message between the transceiver unit and an intermediary communication system such that the emergency message is communicated with an emergency message management controller coupled to the intermediary communication system.
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Abstract
An emergency message system provides a system and method for generating and transmitting emergency messages. In one embodiment, the emergency message system employs a transceiver network with a plurality transceivers coupled to monitoring devices residing at a plurality of customer premises. Control room operators receive an emergency message from an identifiable transceiver. The transceiver, identified by an identification code, indicates a location and the nature of the emergency condition so that the control operators may request appropriate emergency assistance.
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1. A system for communicating emergency messages, the system comprising:
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a device incorporating at least one emergency message transceiver having a first identification code and configured to generate an emergency message, and a cellular transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular communication network, and a transceiver network, the transceiver network further comprising; a plurality of network transceivers, each network transceiver having a unique identification code and configured to communicate the emergency message with other network transceivers over a predetermined path selected from a plurality of possible paths, wherein each network transceiver is configured to communicate the emergency message to other network transceivers if it is in the predetermined path for the message; at least one transceiver unit configured to communicate the emergency message with at least one of the network transceivers; and at least one site controller coupled to the transceiver unit, the site controller configured to communicate the emergency message between the transceiver unit and an intermediary communication system such that the emergency message is communicated with an emergency message management controller coupled to the intermediary communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for transmitting emergency messages, comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to detect an emergency message from a second transceiver and configured to transmit the emergency message to a third transceiver designated by a predetermined network path, an identification code uniquely associated with the first transceiver such that a location of the second transceiver is approximated by determining the location of the first transceiver, the location of the first transceiver determined by associating the identification code with information residing in a database that includes at least the location of the first transceiver; and a cellular transceiver co-located with the second transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular communication network; a site controller configured to communicate the emergency message between any one of the first, second, or third transceivers and an intermediary communication system, the site controller configured to generate a confirmation message indicating that the emergency message was received and transmit the confirmation message to the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for communicating emergency messages, the system comprising:
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a monitoring device having a first transceiver and a cellular transceiver, the monitoring device configured to monitor a predetermined parameter and generate an emergency message if the value of the parameter exceeds a predetermined level or range; a plurality of network transceivers, each network transceiver having a unique identification code and configured to communicate the emergency message with other network transceivers over a predetermined path selected from a plurality of possible paths; a site controller in communication with the monitoring device via at least one network transceiver, the site controller configured to communicate the emergency message from the monitoring device to an intermediary communication system, the site controller comprising logic configured to redefine the predetermined path when failure of a network transceiver along the predetermined path is detected and transmitting path information for the redefined path to transceivers along the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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