Systems and methods for providing environmental data to first responders
AssigneeNextivity, Inc.
InventorMichiel Petrus Lotter
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing situational awareness of a building to first responders are described. The system includes a server that receives and stores building information, such as a floor plan and other information. The system further includes one or more environmental sensors that sense environmental conditions within the building and uploads that information to the server. A building identification affixed to the building allows a first responder to access the building information and situational awareness information at any time, such as during a situation or an incident, such as an emergency.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a server antenna disposed within a building and configured to transceive communication data with one or more separate server antennas;
- one or more building environmental sensors positioned proximate the server antenna and arranged to detect one or more parameters of a building environment proximate the server antenna and within the building,
- at least one donor antenna;
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- a control unit having a processor;
- the control unit electrically coupled to the server antenna and the one or more environmental sensors, the control unit arranged to transceive the communication data with the server antenna and to receive environmental data from the one or more environmental sensors, and the control unit arranged to transceive data with the at least one donor antenna,
- wherein the control unit is positioned separate from the server and the at least one donor antennas.
A system comprising:
- a machine-readable identifier associated with a building, the machine-readable identifier encoding information that describes one or more environments of the building;
- a repeater connected within the building to relay communication data between one or more base stations and a handset via a communications channel, the repeater comprising a controller, donor antennas and server antennas, wherein the controller is positioned separate from the donor and server antennas, the repeater configured to receive data from the one or more base stations in a network and relay at least a portion of the received data to the handset through the server antennas positioned within the building;
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- one or more environmental sensors associated with the server antennas and being configured for sensing one or more parameters of an environment within the building, the one or more sensors further being configured for transmitting sensor data to the repeater, wherein the repeater is configured to transmit the sensor data to a mobile electronic device outside the building via the donor antennas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.