Patent ID: 7990279
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. An ingress/emergency egress monitoring system comprising: a first function carried out by a first functional unit, wherein said first functional unit produces two initial functionalities; a second function, wherein said second function depends on at least one of said two initial functionalities, and wherein said second function generates at least one product functionality; a third function wherein said third function comprises transferring the functionality of said third function from one or more fixed locations to said second function, and a fourth function, wherein said fourth function comprises transmitting the functionality of said fourth function from one or more mobile locations to said second function; wherein said two initial functionalities comprise collecting ingress information and transmitting said ingress information to a base computer wherein said base computer generates a current occupancy census and wherein said base computer transmits said current occupancy census to a second computer, and wherein under normal, non-emergency conditions said base computer continuously transmits to said second computer a normal operations signal; when said second computer fails to receive said normal operations signal from said base computer, said second computer initiates emergency operation functions; further, wherein under emergency operations functions, said third function transmits to said second function emergency egress information entered at said static readers located at one or more fixed locations wherein said second function generates and maintains a continuous emergency egress census of the facility; and wherein under emergency operation conditions, said fourth function transmits to said second function emergency egress information entered at readers at none or more mobile locations wherein said second function generates and maintains a continuous emergency egress census of said facility, and wherein said emergency egress census comprises said egress information entered at said static readers located at said one or more fixed locations and said emergency egress census also comprises information entered at said readers at said one or more mobile locations, and wherein said emergency egress census is variously displayed as the final functionality of the second function.