Patent ID: 10791447

Abstract:
Hierarchically verifying tactical equipment (122, 124, 126, 128) associated with a group of communication devices (121, 131) including a lead device (111). One example includes validating radio-beacon-associated tactical equipment (122, 124, 126, 128) of each of a plurality of portable communication devices (121, 131) against a set of tactical equipment requirements (302) for each respective one of the plurality of portable communication devices (121, 131), validating an acquired set of available tactical equipment for the plurality of portable communication devices (121, 131) against a set of group tactical equipment requirements (304), responsive to determining that at least one of the plurality of portable communication devices (121, 131) fails to meet its respective set of tactical equipment requirements (302), determining that the plurality of portable communication devices fails to meet the set of group tactical equipment requirements (304), or both, and generating an alert message (703). The alert message may be transmitted to and displayed at the lead device (111).