US 11,030,867 B1 · System and method for the assignment of passengers to available lifeboat

Abstract

A system and method for accessing a lifeboat including identifying and accounting for individuals needing access to a lifeboat having one or more CPUs, one or more databases, a plurality mobile PDA, dependent on receiving an initiating signal, and thereafter receiving from receiver a lockout condition, that utilizes a register for decrementing the available space in a lifeboat dependent on a received lockout condition, at least on of the CPUs having a program for accounting for passengers, who require access to a available space on a lifeboat, mustering and re-routing the passengers to muster stations based an algorithm that calculates available space, and assigning passengers to a lifeboat, dependent on an algorithm that assigns passengers to available space on a lifeboat, so passengers will be safely and expediently assigned to fillable space on a serviceable lifeboat.

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Dependent claims

A system for distributing passengers to one or more lifeboats during an emergency at sea comprising:

A. one or more CPUs, one or more databases, a plurality of mobile PDA, for communicating with the system, which includes an initiating system for signaling an emergency, a controller for receiving notification of an emergency and sending a lifeboat lockout condition to a receiver, to decrement a count in a register accounting for available space in a lifeboat dependent on the lifeboat lockout condition;
B. at least one of the CPUs having a program for (a) accounting for passengers, who require access to the available space on the lifeboat, (b) mustering, and (c) re-routing the passengers to muster stations, based on available space;
C. and, assigning passengers to a lifeboat, dependent on an algorithm initiated by receipt of the decrement in a count in the register accounting for available space in the lifeboat dependent on the lifeboat lockout condition, in order to assign passengers to available space on a lifeboat, so that in the case of an emergency, when one or more lifeboats are in a lockout condition, whereby passengers will be safely and expediently assigned to fillable space on a lifeboat.

A computerized method for providing passenger access to a lifeboat, comprising:

(A) identifying and accounting for individuals needing access to a lifeboat utilizing one or more CPUs, one or more databases, a plurality mobile PDA;
(B) receiving a lifeboat lockout condition;
(C) decrementing the available space in a lifeboat dependent on the lifeboat lockout condition, (D) mustering and re-routing one or more passengers to muster stations based on available space, and (E) assigning them to a lifeboat, dependent on:
(a) obtaining a count of all passengers based on their current muster location;
(b) ordering muster and lifeboat pairing of a pre-determined sequence;
(c) merging data from steps a and b, based on muster location, into a single, sequenced list;
(c) then for each muster location, in a sequence order, filling each paired lifeboat, until the muster location is one of an empty lifeboat or the lifeboat is full;
(d) decrementing the total count of passengers from each muster location, based on the filled capacity of each available lifeboat;
(e) testing for any muster locations with passenger overages greater than zero;
(f) searching for remaining space in any shared lifeboat;
(g) adding information to route such that passengers can remain in their current muster location, while continuing to fill available lifeboats or any muster locations that remain in an overages condition;
(h) searching neighboring muster locations for remaining lifeboat capacity:
(1) assigning a search radius of one, and searching pairs with a sequence variance on either side of a current pair's sequence;
(2) increasing the search radius by one, and, (3) repeating steps (h) (1) and (h) (2), until no pairs exist;
(j) when lifeboat capacity is found, (1) adding information to the route, to order passengers to muster locations, serviced by an available lifeboat;
(k) repeating step (e) for any survival crafts marked as standby;
(m) if any muster locations exist with overages, then (n) notifying of a critical situation.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computer at a central location causes the computer to carry out a method for providing passenger access to a lifeboat, comprising:

(A) identifying and accounting for individuals needing access to a lifeboat utilizing one or more CPUs, one or more databases, a plurality mobile PDA;
(B) receiving a lifeboat lockout condition;
(C) decrementing the available space in a lifeboat dependent on the lifeboat lockout condition, (D) mustering and re-routing one or more passengers to muster stations based on available space, and (E) assigning them to a lifeboat, dependent on:
(a) obtaining a count of all passengers based on their current muster location;
(b) ordering muster and lifeboat pairing of a pre-determined sequence;
(c) merging data from steps a and b, based on muster location, into a single, sequenced list;
(c) then for each muster location, in a sequence order, filling each paired lifeboat, until the muster location is one of an empty lifeboat or the lifeboat is full;
(d) decrementing the total count of passengers from each muster location, based on the filled capacity of each available lifeboat;
(e) testing for any muster locations with passenger overages greater than zero;
(f) searching for remaining space in any shared lifeboat;
(g) adding information to route such that passengers can remain in their current muster location, while continuing to fill available lifeboats or any muster locations that remain in an overages condition;
(h) searching neighboring muster locations for remaining lifeboat capacity:
(1) assigning a search radius of one, and searching pairs with a sequence variance on either side of a current pair's sequence;
(2) increasing the search radius by one, and, (3) repeating steps (h) (1) and (h) (2), until no pairs exist;
(j) when lifeboat capacity is found, adding information to the route, to order passengers to muster locations, serviced by an available lifeboat;
(k) repeating step (e) for any survival crafts marked as standby;
(m) if any muster locations exist with overages, then (n) notifying of a critical situation.

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