Patent ID: 6894612
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: G08B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for directing relief to individuals in a building requiring emergency assistance, the system comprising: a plurality of transponders, wherein each individual in the building carries a respective transponder, each transponder transmitting a wireless emergency signal in response to actuation by the individual carrying the transponder; a hard wired communication link running throughout the building; a plurality of transceivers located at known locations within the building, each transceiver connected with the communication link, each transceiver having a unique identification, each transceiver wirelessly receiving an emergency signal transmitted by a transponder located within the vicinity of the transceiver, each transceiver transmitting the received emergency signal along with the unique transceiver identification to the communication link; and a controller connected with the communication link for receiving emergency signals transmitted from the transceivers, the controller processing a received emergency signal to determine the location of the individual within the building requiring emergency assistance based on the unique identifications of the transceivers transmitting the emergency signal, wherein the controller directs relief to the determined location of the individual requiring emergency assistance.