US 8,526,934 B2 · Interoperability of first responder devices

Abstract

A system that facilitates inter-operable communications between first responder (FR) wireless communications devices at an emergency location. The system includes an on-site tactical communications plan that is configured into a communications control device. The communications control device is part of an emergency command vehicle. First responders utilize their associated FR devices to establish a wireless IP data session with the communications control device via a macro wireless network. Once the IP data session is established, the FR device is authenticated by the communications control device. The tactical plan is then transmitted to the FR device via the established wireless IP data sessions. Once the tactical plan is transmitted to the FR devices, each of the FR devices comprises identical radio configurations and channel assignments.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a memory to store instructions;
and
a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising:
managing plan data representing a tactical communication plan that defines an assignment of tactical channels corresponding to respective responder groups of devices, wherein the plan data comprises first instruction information that instructs a first wireless communication device to initiate assignment of the tactical channels to the first wireless communication device and second instruction information that instructs the first wireless communication device to display a set of selectable soft keys corresponding to respective channels of the tactical channels;
and
sending the tactical communication plan directed to the first wireless communication device.

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A method, comprising:

generating, by a system comprising a processor, a tactical communication plan that assigns tactical channels to a first wireless communication device, wherein the tactical channels correspond to respective groups of responder devices and the tactical communication plan comprises a configuration instruction configured to instruct the first wireless communication device to render a set of selectable soft keys corresponding to respective channels of the tactical channels on a display;
and
sending, by the system, the tactical communication plan to the first wireless communication device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interoperability of first responder devices

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