346 results about "Emergency response systems" patented technology

An emergency response system capable of directing building occupants to a safe location in real-time is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of sensors which detect and monitor an emergency condition, a central processing unit which evaluates the data, calculates accessible evacuation routes, and sends the result to output devices which provide directional information to occupants. By combining an analysis of the flow of evacuees with changes in building structural information and the evolution of an emergency condition the system combines situation-aware data with contextual information to thereby provide the best available evacuation route to evacuees. In this manner, some evacuees may be redirected to alternate evacuation routes during the evacuation process itself, thereby minimizing problems due to congestion, potential panic of the evacuees, and changes in the emergency condition while increasing the probability that evacuees will reach a safe location.

A threat sensing system is provided including, in some aspects, a plurality of threat sensing devices distributed throughout a school or facility, with each of the threat sensing devices comprising one or more acoustic sensors, one or more gas sensors, and a communication circuit or communication device configured to output sensor data to a system gateway. The system gateway is configured to receive and process the sensor data output from the threat sensing devices and determine whether the processed sensor data corresponds to one of a predetermined plurality of known threats (e.g., a gunshot) and, if so, to communicate the existence of the threat, the processed sensor information, and/or predetermined messaging information to one or more recipient devices (e.g., first responders, dispatchers).

The present invention relates to an emergency response system, method and apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system, method and apparatus for integrating emergency response functionality with a vehicle factory-installed emergency or hazard light device.

An emergency response system of a premises uses an egress agent or application installed on mobile communications devices of users to provide evacuation instructions that are specific to the location of the user. The egress agents determine the location of their device and may determine an evacuation route from premises plans stored in the device or by transmitting their location to a server and receiving evacuation instructions from the server. Tracking of the devices along the evacuation route provides continual updates as to the relevant safety of an evacuation route.

A personal emergency response system employs a structured terminology of body activities. Measurements of primary body activities using accelerometers, heart-bit monitors, etc. are converted to secondary and tertiary level body activities such as walk and fall, further sequenced and combined to determine a personal condition such as walk, stumble and fall, and to identify sequences of such conditions. The structured terminology enables a language supporting a functional description of body activities associated with physical and physiological measurements and enables a machine to understand physical activities.

A monitor enabled amplifier in the CATV segment of a wireless network includes a cellular interface communicating with a network control center to provide status information pertaining to the CATV network. A monitor enabled cable Mount cellular antenna with a twin mode cellular interface provide status and location correlation information to the network control center. The location correlation information supports an emergency response system and differential billing.

The invention relates to a mine environment probing and search and rescue emergency response system based on a wireless sensor network, which comprises various intelligent wireless sensor network nodes, a plurality of backbone routing nodes of an underground wireless network, an underground wireless sensor network gateway, a fiber optic modem, an attendance reader, an IP network switch, a network server, a database center and a monitoring center, and has environment monitoring function before occurrence of accidents, positioning and tracking function in mine operation, electronic attendance function on operating miners, dynamic network repair function after the occurrence of the accidents, wireless voice calling function between ground and underground, and video monitoring and search and rescue function. The system can improve mine safety production management level, promote mine information construction, reduce occurrence of coalmine accidents, quicken the search and rescue process in mine disasters and the like, provides important information platform and has great application value.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

The invention relates to an emergency rescuing system, which comprises an emergency response system, an emergency interlocking server and a rescuing terminal, wherein the emergency response system is connected with the emergency interlocking server and the rescuing terminal; the emergency response system comprises a response module and an emergency processing module; the emergency interlocking server comprises a positioning module, a geological position information module, a decision dispatch module and a database subsystem; and the rescuing terminal is used for receiving orders and for feeding an in-situ situation back to the emergency processing module. Due to the adoption of the emergency rescuing system, a position of an appeal terminal (emergency reporter) can be automatically received by the positioning module, and an emergency plan is provided to police through the emergency response system so as to assist the police to carry out the salvation treatment, so the rescuing efficiency can be improved.

The invention relates to a rainstorm flood disaster monitoring pre-warning and emergency response system and method. The system comprises a wire/wireless network, a pre-warning emergency center master station, a pre-warning monitoring sub-station, a pre-warning emergency command center, a pre-warning emergency command sub-center, a mobile pre-warning emergency command sub-center and a mobile interaction terminal, the pre-warning emergency center master station is communicated with the pre-warning monitoring sub-station, the pre-warning emergency command center, the pre-warning emergency command sub-center, the mobile pre-warning emergency command sub-center and the mobile interaction terminal through the wire/wireless network, two-way communication is conducted on the pre-warning center master station and various kinds of pre-warning emergency terminals through the wire or wireless network, various data are analyzed and stored, and various command requests are processed. The rainstorm flood disaster monitoring pre-warning and emergency response system and method can support multiple kinds of communication networks, can achieve multiple types of data interaction, can support various types of terminals, and is high in extensibility and mobility.

An emergency response system including a smoke detector and an evacuation guide. The emergency response system and evacuation guide are separate components removably attached to each other, and each has a shape that includes a long, narrow neck and a curved handle, which permits both the smoke detector and evacuation guide to be installed by hanging each from a door knob. The smoke detector includes, in addition to means for sensing smoke and means for emitting an alarm, a radio transmitter that generates and transmits an activation signal in the form of radio waves. The radio waves are detected by a radio receiver in the evacuation guide. Upon receipt of the activation signal, a digital recording and playback device delivers a message to occupants of the home or building. A flashlight contained within the evacuation guide also is illuminated.

A therapeutic device and method for use thereof for treatment of blood flow disorders is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first line emergency response system for treatment of acute thrombotic and/or vasospastic vascular obstructions via the noninvasive application of low frequency vibration with at least one, and preferably a plurality of randomly administered vibratory waveform characteristics (herein after “Randomic Vibration”) is detailed. The disclosed apparatus and methods are based on the intuition that transcutaneously imparted low frequency randomic vibration can provide enhanced clot disruption and mixing of clot disruptive agents to acutely thrombosed vessels, due to the addition of mechanical chaos via non-regular, multi-vectored convection currents. In a preferred embodiment, the disclosed apparatus and methods preferably utilize randomic vibration as an adjunct to systemically administered drug therapy, most preferably intravenously administered thrombolytic drug therapy.

An automatic emergency response system is operable to notify an emergency center of a defined event, such as a vehicle accident. The system facilitates location of the event, by using position determining means, such as GSP, to establish its at least approximate location. A control circuit includes code generating means to generate a coded signal incorporating the position location information. An alarm signal transmitter is operable on occurrence of the defined event to transmit an alarm signal incorporating the coded signal to a receiving station, which may be a satellite, which relays the message to the emergency center, including the positional information relating to the location of the transmitter. A relative low power homing signal transmitter simultaneously transmits a homing signal either continuously or at periodic intervals.

The invention discloses an intelligent monitoring system for elevator safe operation based on IOT (Internet of Things) technology. The intelligent monitoring system is mainly designed for government regulation departments, maintenance units, manufacturers, property management companies and the like, and provides the above with a set of intelligent, platform-based total management system which supports wireless access and remote access, so that safe operation, management, maintenance and detection of an elevator can be more effectively realized. While daily needs are met, monitoring on the elevator is more normalized, institutionalized and scientized, so that elevator accidents are further reduced, and speed and quality for solving problems after an accident occurs are improved; by utilizing information for driving, the informatization management level of the intelligent monitoring system is improved through advanced and applicable technology and exploitation and construction pattern innovation by comprehensively utilizing information science and technology as well as decision making and management methods, and an emergency response system of elevator safety is favorably established.

A system according to an aspect of the present invention switches between the activation/deactivation of the speaker and microphone in speakerphone mode to help ensure the quality of audio communications. The system includes a processor, a microphone, a speaker, and a data relay transceiver. The microphone, speaker, and data relay transceiver are each in communication with the processor. The system further includes a memory in communication with the processor which stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine a threshold based on an average amplitude of a signal provided to the speaker by the data relay transceiver; sample the amplitude of the signal; and disable the microphone and enable the speaker if the sampled amplitude is greater than the threshold.

A portable medical emergency device capable of being worn around the neck of a user. The device has a touch screen, a microphone, a speaker, camera, GPS component, a mechanical button, and various processors and internal components that allow the device to remain m a dormant, low power mode until a pre-determined event occurs, and then interact with the user as needed to provide health care services.