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First Claim
1. A system for dynamically mapping a site for presentation to a user, the system comprising:
- a. a computer network;
b. a plurality of location sensors that are configured to transmit location signals over the network;
c. a network module for receiving the location signals;
d. a location tracking system comprising;
i. a positioning engine for interpreting the location signals into location information and dynamically generating a graphical map of the site itself using the location information, wherein the site comprises a building and the graphical map of the site comprises a graphical map of the building, and dynamically generating the graphical map of the building to plot a location of tracked resources on the graphical map of the building; and
ii. a presentation engine for displaying the graphical map to the user; and
e. a user display.
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Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bi-directional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for dynamically mapping a site for presentation to a user, the system comprising:
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a. a computer network; b. a plurality of location sensors that are configured to transmit location signals over the network; c. a network module for receiving the location signals; d. a location tracking system comprising; i. a positioning engine for interpreting the location signals into location information and dynamically generating a graphical map of the site itself using the location information, wherein the site comprises a building and the graphical map of the site comprises a graphical map of the building, and dynamically generating the graphical map of the building to plot a location of tracked resources on the graphical map of the building; and ii. a presentation engine for displaying the graphical map to the user; and e. a user display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of presenting localized environmental information superimposed on a map of a site, to a user, the method comprising:
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a. receiving location signals from a plurality of location sensors and environmental signals from a plurality of environmental sensors; b. interpreting the location signals as location information and the environmental signals as environmental information; c. dynamically generating a graphical map of the site itself using the location information, wherein the site comprises a building and the graphical map of the site comprises a graphical map of the building; d. applying the location information and the environmental information to the graphical map of the building as localized environmental information; e. displaying and archiving the graphical map with the applied information; f. repeating a through e on an ongoing basis so as to dynamically update the localized environmental information; and g. determining an occurrence of an event when the environmental information indicates that an environmental parameter falls outside of a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36)
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26. A method of monitoring personnel movement and status at a site, wherein each personnel is associated with a tracked resource, the method comprising:
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a. receiving location signals from a plurality of location sensors, wherein at least one of the location sensors is associated with one or more tracked resource associated with a personnel; b. interpreting the location signals into location information; c. dynamically generating a graphical map of the site itself using the location information, wherein the site comprises a building and the graphical map of the site comprises a graphical map of the building; d. applying the location information to the graphical map of the building; e. displaying and archiving the graphical map superimposed with the one or more tracked resource; f. repeating a through e on an ongoing basis so as to continuously update the location of the tracked resource and the graphical map. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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