Emergency response data transmission system

• US 7,280,038 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2004
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Robinson
• Original Assignee: John Robinson
• Inventors: Robinson, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass; Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAU, HOI CHING
• Application Number:
  US10/820,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20060059139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 340/632, 340/531, 340/506, 702/2, 702/22, 703/11, 703/12, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 340/506
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A system and method using low-bandwidth to deliver key data from preexisting emergency response data programs to remote computer facilities using a variety of communications capabilities is provided. Key displays are re-created with enhanced information content and for distribution to a broad user audience via the Internet. Displays are updated every few seconds to remain synchronized with the on-site emergency response data program computer'"'"'s current status.

Claims

1. An emergency response data coordination and communication system comprising:

a software agent inserted in an emergency responder computer terminal having an emergency response data program, the software agent having means to query the emergency response data program to determine the state of predefined data elements generated and stored by the emergency response data program and means for creating a transmission file of the data elements;

a wireless transmitter inserted in the computer terminal adapted to receive and transmit the transmission file;

a wireless gateway receiving the transmitted file;

a GIS application server operably connected to the wireless gateway and having means to extract the data elements, means to convert geographic data to a Geographic Information System format, the geographic data including plume geometry, means to convert a first set of text information to be displayed directly on the final screen to HTML format, means for inserting a second set of text information into database systems to retrieve associated data to be displayed on the screen and means for creating the resulting display; and

an automated weather station having means for wind speed and direction sensing connected to the computer terminal, said transmitter also transmitting wind speed and direction, said GIS application server including means for adjusting plume geometry dependent on said wind speed and direction.

2. An emergency response data coordination and communication system as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

a GPS receiver attached to the computer terminal, said transmitter also transmitting position information from the GPS receiver.

3. An emergency response data coordination and communication system as defined in claim 2 wherein the geographic data includes data from the GPS receiver.