Distributed Event Warning Network for Remote Asset Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems fail to provide real-time, cost-effective warning notifications to numerous remotely located human assets, leaving them exposed to threats and lacking sufficient response time due to the vast number of end systems and equipment costs.
Innovation Solution
A network information system combining hardware components and software to distribute real-time event warnings to dispersed individual entities through situational awareness workstations, network bridges, and user warning devices, using GPS, wireless communications, and secure encryption, enabling automatic prediction and notification of future events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional command and control systems are used to warn remote human assets, then warning messages can be generated, but the vast number of end systems and equipment costs prevent real-time notification to numerous dispersed individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the warning notification function into two parts: a centralized event generation system that creates warnings, and a distributed wireless message broadcast system that propagates them. This segmentation allows the complex task of notifying numerous dispersed individuals to be divided between a centralized authority and simple distributed receivers, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces wireless message broadcast as an intermediary mechanism between the command and control system and remote human assets. This intermediary layer enables efficient one-to-many communication without requiring direct connections to each individual asset, thereby reducing system complexity while ensuring reliable warning delivery
2Speed
If manual warning message generation is used, then some warning capability is provided, but response time is insufficient for threats requiring immediate action
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic event generation capability that performs preliminary actions by detecting threats and generating warning messages without human intervention. This preliminary automation ensures that warnings are generated immediately when threats are detected, eliminating manual processing delays and enabling faster response times
3Quantity of substance
If numerous end systems are equipped for warning notification, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but cost becomes prohibitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the warning notification function into existing wireless communication infrastructure and mobile devices that remote assets already possess. By combining the warning message broadcast with existing wireless messaging capabilities, the system achieves comprehensive coverage without requiring separate dedicated warning devices for each asset, thereby reducing overall system cost
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid, secure, and cost-effective distribution of event warnings to individual entities, enhancing survivability by allowing timely responses to threats and natural disasters, while maintaining system robustness and minimizing false positives.
Implementation Method 1
a ground positioning system (GPS) means capable of calculating the location of the user warning device
Implementation Method 2
a wireless communications means; network bridges providing a communications interface between individual user warning and positioning devices and the situational awareness workstation and threat warning gateway
Data Source
AI summary
An information system, method, and computer program product is provided for the distributed warning of existing or developing significant events and/or threats to users carrying a user warning and positioning device, while reporting the location of all user's carrying the user warning and positioning devices of the system to existing command and control systems. The present invention's future event warning capabilities permit those same users to be warned of impending events in enough time for the users to take positive actions in response to these events and/or address those events. The system of the present invention includes a pager-like user warning and positioning device, worn by or carried by the individual user, or mounted in a vehicle or vessel, having a geographical positioning means therein, which periodically transmits the geographical location of the individual user, vehicle or vessel, and listens for warning/notification event messages transmitted by a network bridge or situational awareness workstation (central processing means). When an event/threat warning is received by the user warning and positioning device, the pager-like user warning and positioning alerts the user via indicia relative to the event/situation, including audible spoken warnings and instructions on how to react, and may retransmit the event/threat warning to other user warning and positioning devices in the network, provided the threat has not occurred and the event/threat warning has not been previously relayed.