Patent ID: 7053772

Claim:
A system for coordinating the activity of a plurality of humans in an enclosed facility, comprising: a plurality of humans each having a communicator device for communicating information about said activity, said humans being without a response plan for action in said enclosed facility; a central automated controller having reasoning capability based on a predetermined set of criteria for said enclosed facility; said controller being able to communicate messages to and from each communicator device of each of said humans without requiring decision input from said plurality of humans; said controller being able to process input from each of said communicator devices and process said input in accordance with programmed decision making capability to accomplish predetermined objectives and provide output to at least some of said humans through said communicator devices to assess a situation without requiring decision inputs from said plurality of humans and direct steps in response thereto based on a priority determined by said predetermined objectives and the messages from at least some of said communicator device; and said controller being adapted to continue receiving inputs, coordinating decisions based on a predetermined model and task assessment reasoning to determine the best way to accomplish the predetermined objectives within said enclosed facility.