US 2013/0157611 A1 · MOBILE CELLULAR NODE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RESCUE

Abstract

A multimodal mobile cellular node for use by emergency workers and law-enforcement personnel is disclosed. When installed on a hook-and-ladder truck, the node is used to locate and communicate with persons trapped in a high-rise building by fire. When carried by an aircraft, the node provides a cone of coverage, enabling cellular communication and interoperability between handsets using different types CMRS signals in the event some part of the local cellular infrastructure fails. The node also produces a CMRS beacon enabling the node to communicate with handsets individually using the ID numbers provided by their ID signals and to map the handsets' location and movements, to guide emergency relief efforts. These mobile nodes can also improve traffic safety by identifying drivers who are using cellphones while driving.

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Dependent claims

A mobile cellular node comprising:

a mobile Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) transceiver adapted to detect CMRS ID signals transmitted by idle CMRS handsets, said CMRS ID signals having any one of multiple signal types, said signal types having respective carrier frequencies and signal formats, said CMRS transceiver being adapted to extract ID signal data from said CMRS ID signals, said ID signal data being distinctive of the cellular handset that transmitted said ID signal;
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a protocol computer, said transceiver being connected to supply said ID signal data to said protocol computer, said protocol computer being adapted to store said ID signal data, said protocol computer being adapted to compare said ID signal data to ID signal data that was previously stored by said protocol computer so as to determine whether said cellular handset that transmitted said CMRS ID signal is the handset that transmitted another CMRS ID signal that included said ID signal data.

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Mobile cellular node method and apparatus for emergency relief and rescue

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Mobile cellular node method and apparatus for emergency relief and rescue

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