Patent ID: 8755839
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: A62B,G08B

Abstract:
1. A communications network for emergency personnel, comprising: first and second personal communication systems (PCS) to be carried by first and second emergency personnel, the first PCS and second PCS each including an onboard data gathering device and at least one wireless transceiver, the transceivers of the first PCS and second PCS being configured to communicate with one another over a broadcasting network, the onboard data gathering devices collecting PASS data from a PASS system carried by the emergency personnel, the transceiver of the first PCS broadcasting PCS transmission signals including the PASS data associated with the first emergency personnel over the broadcasting network; a display, carried by the second emergency personnel, the display presenting information based on the PCS transmission signal from the transceiver of the first PCS to assist the second emergency personnel in at least one of tracking and locating the first PCS; and an imaging camera, carried by the second emergency personnel, the imaging camera detecting images of an environment where the second emergency personnel is located, wherein the imaging camera is at least one of a video camera and a thermal imaging camera and wherein the imaging camera includes a transceiver that broadcasts the images for reception at least one of another PCS or a base station.