Evacuation assistance locator
OwnerMichael S. McDonaldinventor
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Abstract
An evacuation assistance locator, which includes a processor communicative with a memory device contained with a housing, is detachably mounted to a fixed structure, such as an office building, for receiving location information from non-ambulatory individuals to assist emergency personnel in quickly finding the non-ambulatory individuals location in the event of an emergency. The housing also includes a display screen and an input keypad so that the non-ambulatory individual can input their location and departure time information and so that only authorized emergency personnel can retrieve the location information by using a secret access code. A plurality of evacuation assistance locations can be linked to a central office for access by the appropriate personnel.
Claims16
An evacuation assistance locator for assisting emergency personnel in finding non-ambulatory individuals, comprising:
- means for electronically inputting location information of non-ambulatory individuals;
- memory for electronically storing the location information;
- and
- means for electronically retrieving the location information by only authorized emergency personnel.
A process for providing location information using a computer wherein the location information is submitted by non-ambulatory individuals and only retrievable by authorized emergency personnel, the process comprising the steps of:
- displaying instructions for use by non-ambulatory individuals on a display screen of a computer;
- inputting location information and expected departure time of non-ambulatory individuals;
- storing the location information in memory carried by said computer;
- and
- retrieving exclusively the location information from said memory by emergency personnel using predetermined access criteria.
A process for providing location information within a structure exclusively to emergency personnel, the process comprising the steps of:
- detachably mounting a computer having memory, at a predetermined location of a structure;
- providing instructions for use of said computer;
- receiving location information from an individual entering the structure;
- storing the location information in said memory;
- and
- entering predetermined access criteria into said computer to retrieve the location information of the individuals who have entered the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.