# US 2019/0174208 A1 · Systems and Methods for Integrating First Responder Technologies > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0174208 A1 - Document ID: US20190174208A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/209,636 - Filed: 2018-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security - Applicants: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security - Inventors: Norman Speicher; Donald McGarry; Brian Wilkins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174208A1 ## CPC - H04Q 9/00: Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G06F 1/26: Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) - G06F 13/20: for access to input/output bus - H04B 1/385: {Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets} - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04Q 2209/00: Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems - H04Q 2209/20: using a distributed architecture - H04Q 2209/40: using a wireless architecture - H04Q 2209/43: using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth® or Zigbee® - H04Q 2209/80: Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device - H04Q 2209/88: Providing power supply at the sub-station - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and method relating to Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) modular and scalable systems capable of easily integrating various components via open standards and interfaces. For example, a wearable on-body first responder system includes at least one sensor configured to identify sensor information, a controller configured to provide a first responder mobile support architecture and that is configured to interface with the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to collect and distribute the sensor information, and an input/output (I/O) device is configured to interface with the controller and present the sensor information to a user of the on-body first responder system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable on-body first responder system comprising: at least one sensor configured to identify sensor information; a controller configured to interface with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to collect and distribute the sensor information; an input/output (I/O) device configured to interface with the controller and present the sensor information to a user of the on-body first responder system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to analyze and aggregate sensor information to generate situational awareness data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to generate the situational awareness data based at least in part on received generated situational awareness data, sensor information, notifications, or environmental information from at least one remote system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the situational awareness data is generated at least in part based on sensor information or environmental data that is not within detection range of the at least one sensor associated with the controller. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to distribute its own sensor information or generated situational awareness data to at least one remote system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to serve as a remote system command center to receive and aggregate distributed sensor information or generated situational awareness data from at least one other controller, and to distribute situational awareness data or environmental data to the at least one other controller. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to establish a personal area network (PAN) to interface with the at least one sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, further comprising a communications module configured to communicate with external communications devices based according to at least one of the following standards: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), family of Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) standards, and National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Emergency Management Domain (EMD) Information Exchange Packages (IEPs). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the I/O device is configured to provide feedback to the user based on visual, haptic, audible, vestibular, or kinesthetic feedback in response to the sensor information or situational awareness data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a system power module to provide power to the system including at least one of the controller and its associated sensors, devices, and modules. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the system power module is configured to recharge a dedicated power source contained in the at least one sensor, the controller, or the I/O device of the wearable on-body first responder system, wherein the dedicated power source is configured to provide power to its corresponding equipment independent of the system power module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the system power module includes an inductive interface to provide power wirelessly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to analyze the sensor information based on identifying information indicating that a sensed source is at least one of: within a vicinity of the controller, within a specific distance to the controller, or located in a specific direction relative to the controller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a first controller of the wearable on-body first responder system is configured to distribute the analyzed sensor information to a second controller of a remote system directly, without transmitting to a central command remote system, to enable the second controller to identify a sensed source that is within direct sensing range of the first controller, but that is not within direct sensing range of the second controller. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to be registered with a catalog of configuration information relating to different types of equipment, to enable the controller to perform sensor discoverability of on-body sensors and off-body sensors. ### Claim 16 A method for receiving situational awareness data, comprising: reading, by a controller of a wearable on-body first responder system, sensor data from sensors within sensor range of the controller; transmitting the sensor data to a remote system; and receiving situational awareness data from the remote system, wherein the situational awareness data is based on the read sensor data and environmental data accessed by the remote system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the situational awareness data includes additional sensor data or environmental data that is out of range of the controller, and that has been obtained by one or more other controllers relayed to the controller. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the additional sensor data or environmental data is relayed directly from the one or more other controllers to the controller. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising reading, by the controller, remote sensor information directly from a remote sensor associated with a second controller, to extend the effective sensor range of the controller. ### Claim 20 A method comprising: reading, by a controller associated with a first user, sensor data from sensors within sensor range of the first controller; receiving, from a remote system at least one of i) out of range sensor data, ii) remote situational awareness data generated from out of range sensor data, or iii) a remote notification generated from out of range sensor data; and generating, by the first controller, a local notification indicative of an environmental situation based on information received from the remote system, independent of whether the environmental situation is sensed locally by the controller.