Radio interoperability system
OwnerGordon Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
Various governmental agencies each utilize one of four currently available radio frequency bands to facilitate intra-agency communications. Each of the radio frequency bands includes a mutual-aid channel. In the practice of the present invention whenever a state of emergency involving a particular agency is determined, the agency is directed to tune its radio communication system to the mutual-aid channel within the radio frequency band utilized by the agency. The mutual-aid channels of all of the radio frequency bands are interconnected during the state of emergency thereby facilitating communication among all of the agencies that are affected by the emergency.
Claims1
A radio interoperability process comprising:
- identifying a plurality of radio frequency bands each including a mutual-aid channel;
- selecting a plurality of governmental agencies each having a radio communication system operating within one of the radio frequency bands comprising the plurality thereof;
- the selected governmental agencies all being located within a predetermined geographical area;
- determining a state of emergency;
- selecting at least two agencies from among the plurality thereof for cooperative response to the state of emergency;
- causing each selected agency to tune its radio communication system to the mutual-aid channel within the radio frequency band utilized by each selected agency's radio communication system;
- interconnecting the mutual-aid channels of all of the radio frequency bands comprising the plurality thereof for the duration of the state of emergency;
- determining the end of the state of emergency;
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- thereafter causing each selected agency return its radio communication system to its regular operational mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.