Granted Patent B2

US 12,309,739 · App. 17/384,331 · Granted May 20, 2025

Inventor: Michiel Petrus Lotter (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: Nextivity, Inc.

H04W64/003H04W4/33H04W4/38H04W84/18

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A system for communicating between a building and a first responder, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being in a fixed position in the building and configured to sense sound within an environment of the building, and to transmit a sense signal representing the sensed sound, each of the plurality of sensors having a sensor processor to filter the sensed sound to determine a particular sound from the fixed position; one or more repeaters, configured to receive the sense signals from the sensors and to transmit repeated sense signals representing the sensed sound; a processor, configured to receive the repeated sense signals and determine that a predetermined amount of time has passed since the sense signal was generated, and to transmit an output signal based at least in part on one or more of the repeated sense signals and at least in part on the predetermined amount of time; and one or more output devices configured to receive the output signal and to communicate information associated with the sensed sound and fixed position based on the output signal.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is integrated into a housing with one or more of the repeaters.

3. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is integrated into a housing with one or more of the output devices.

4. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the repeaters is integrated into a housing with one or more of the output devices.

5. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is fixed at a location within the building.

6. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is movable within the building.

7. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is configured for being attached to the first responder.

8. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sensors is configured to sense an environmental aspect or condition.

9. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one or more of the output devices are configured to communicate the information to the first responder.

10. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the at least one repeater is further configured to receive the output signal from the processor and to transmit a repeated output signal.

11. The system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein at least one of the output devices is configured to receive the repeated output signal and to communicate information based on the repeated output signal.

12. The system in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the at least one output device is configured to communicate the information to at least one of the first responder and another first responder.

13. The system in accordance with claim 11 , wherein one or more of the output devices are configured to communicate the information to an incident response command personnel individual.

14. A method of communicating between a building and a first responder, the method comprising:

with a plurality of sensors each being at a fixed location within the building, sensing sound within an environment of the building;

with a sensor processor, filtering the sensed sound to determine a particular sound from the fixed location;

with the sensors, transmitting a sense signal representing the sensed sound;

with one or more repeaters, receiving the sense signal;

with the one or more repeaters, transmitting a repeated sense signal representing the sensed sound;

with a processor, receiving the repeated sense signal and determining that a predetermined amount of time has passed since the sense signal is generated;

with the processor, transmitting an output signal based at least in part on the repeated sense signal and the predetermined amount of time;

with one or more output devices, receiving the output signal; and

with the one or more output devices, communicating information based on the received output signal.

15. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the sensors is integrated into a housing with one or more of the repeaters.

16. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the sensors is integrated into a housing with one or more of the output devices.

17. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the repeaters is integrated into a housing with one or more of the output devices.

18. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the sensors is fixed at a location within the building.

19. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the sensors is movable within the building.

20. The method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein one or more of the sensors is attached to the first responder.

21. The method in accordance with claim 14 , further comprising, with the sensors, sensing an environmental aspect or condition of the building.

22. The method in accordance with claim 14 , further comprising, with the sensors, sensing an aspect or condition of the first responder.

23. The method in accordance with claim 14 , further comprising, with one or more of the output devices communicating the information to at least one of the first responder and another first responder.

24. The method in accordance with claim 14 , further comprising, with one or more of the output devices communicating the information to an incident response command.

25. The method in accordance with claim 14 , further comprising:

with at least one of the repeaters, receiving the output signal from the processor; and

with at least one of the repeaters, transmitting a repeated output signal.

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