公开(公告)号：US20090147940A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12153747

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Ritchett ,  Brian Vezza

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Ritchett ,  Brian Vezza

IPC分类号： H04M3/42

CPC分类号： H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M2203/2072

摘要： A method of processing a communication request destined for an intended recipient, comprising: determining an interrupt worthiness of the communication request; determining an interruptability of the intended recipient; determining at least one delivery feature based on the interrupt worthiness of the communication request and the interruptability of the intended recipient; and causing delivery of the communication request over a communication system in accordance with the at least one delivery feature. Also, a method for monitoring workflows in an institutional environment, comprising: obtaining an indication that a workflow being executed by a particular user has been interrupted by a communication request; determining expected workflow resumption activity associated with the interrupted workflow; monitoring actual workflow resumption activity being executed by a user having resumed the interrupted workflow; carrying out a comparison between the expected and actual workflow activity; and conditionally notifying the user having resumed the interrupted workflow, based on the comparison.

摘要翻译： 一种处理预定接收者的通信请求的方法，包括：确定所述通信请求的中断值; 确定预期接收者的中断能力; 基于所述通信请求的中断值和所述预期接收者的中断能力确定至少一个递送特征; 以及根据所述至少一个传送特征，通过通信系统传送所述通信请求。 另外，一种用于监视制度环境中的工作流的方法，包括：获得由特定用户正在执行的工作流已被通信请求中断的指示; 确定与中断的工作流程相关联的预期工作流恢复活动; 监视由恢复中断的工作流程的用户执行的实际工作流恢复活动; 进行预期和实际工作流活动之间的比较; 并且基于所述比较有条件地通知所述用户已恢复所述中断的工作流程。

公开(公告)号：US08589176B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US12153747

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Ritchett ,  Brian Vezza

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Ritchett ,  Brian Vezza

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M2203/2072

摘要： A method of processing a communication request destined for an intended recipient, comprising: determining an interrupt worthiness of the communication request; determining an interruptability of the intended recipient; determining at least one delivery feature based on the interrupt worthiness of the communication request and the interruptability of the intended recipient; and causing delivery of the communication request over a communication system in accordance with the at least one delivery feature. Also, a method for monitoring workflows in an institutional environment, comprising: obtaining an indication that a workflow being executed by a particular user has been interrupted by a communication request; determining expected workflow resumption activity associated with the interrupted workflow; monitoring actual workflow resumption activity being executed by a user having resumed the interrupted workflow; carrying out a comparison between the expected and actual workflow activity; and conditionally notifying the user having resumed the interrupted workflow, based on the comparison.

公开(公告)号：US08452275B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-28

申请号：US11641031

申请日：2006-12-19

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza ,  John Watkins

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza ,  John Watkins

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04W16/04 ,  H04W24/04

摘要： Network entity, method and computer-readable storage medium for use in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region. The network entity comprises an input configured to receive position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site, and a processing entity configured to determine on a basis of the position information regarding occurrence of the event and policy information regarding the network, whether the event warrants coverage region reconfiguration and, if so, to generate a message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one cell site. An output is configured to release the message towards the at least one cell site, whereby application of the adjustment to the coverage region of the at least one cell site enables an increase in traffic to be accommodated in a vicinity of the event site.

摘要翻译： 网络实体，方法和计算机可读存储介质，用于包括小区站点的布置的网络中，每个小区站点被配置为向相应覆盖区域内的用户提供无线服务。 网络实体包括被配置为接收关于在事件站点处的事件的发生的位置信息的输入，以及被配置为基于关于事件的发生的位置信息和关于网络的策略信息确定事件的处理实体 保证覆盖区重新配置，并且如果是，则生成指示对至少一个小区站点的覆盖区域的调整的消息。 输出被配置为向所述至少一个小区站点释放消息，由此将所述调整应用于所述至少一个小区站点的覆盖区域能够增加要容纳在所述事件站点附近的业务量。

公开(公告)号：US07999741B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12213675

申请日：2008-06-23

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Laurence Beaulieu ,  Brian Vezza

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Laurence Beaulieu ,  Brian Vezza

IPC分类号： G01S1/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/02055 ,  A61B5/002 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B5/1113 ,  A61B5/411 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/747 ,  A61B2505/01 ,  A61B2560/0242 ,  A61B2560/0431 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G08B21/0453 ,  G16H10/65 ,  G16H40/20

摘要： Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene, such as an accident site, a natural or human-made disaster site, or any other first response site. One system is for locating a plurality of portable modules at an incident scene. The system comprises a plurality of receivers transportable to the incident scene. The system also comprises a processing entity configured to: determine a location of a first one of the portable modules based on first data derived from a wireless signal transmitted by the first one of the portable modules and received by at least three receivers of the plurality of receivers; and determine a location of a second one of the portable modules based on the location of the first one of the portable modules and second data derived from a wireless signal transmitted by the second one of the portable modules and received by the first one of the portable modules. For example, the system enables precision location of first responders, patients and equipment at the incident scene.

摘要翻译： 在诸如事故现场，自然或人造灾害现场或任何其他第一响应场所的事件现场促进第一响应任务的系统和方法。 一个系统用于在事件现场定位多个便携式模块。 该系统包括可移动到入射场景的多个接收器。 该系统还包括处理实体，该处理实体被配置为：基于从由便携式模块中的第一个发送的无线信号导出的第一数据来确定第一个便携式模块的位置，并由多个 接收器 并且基于所述便携式模块中的第一个便携式模块的位置和由所述便携式模块中的所述第二便携式模块发送的并由所述便携式模块中的第一个接收的无线信号导出的第二数据来确定所述便携式模块中的第二个便携式模块的位置 模块。 例如，该系统能够在事件现场对第一响应者，患者和设备进行精确定位。

公开(公告)号：US20090140043A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-04

申请号：US12155899

申请日：2008-06-11

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza

IPC分类号： G06K7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q50/22 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G16H40/20 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04W4/02

摘要： A portable memory module, which comprises an interface allowing the module to be connected to and disconnected from an electronic device by a user of the module such that the electronic device is in close physical proximity to the module when connected thereto; memory storing an identifier of the module; an emitter; and a processing entity configured to encode the identifier of the module into a signal that is transmitted via the emitter as a wireless beacon. The memory contains information that allows the module to be identified by an entity connected to the electronic device. The wireless beacon is configured to enable a location of the module to be determined by a detection sub-system. When the module is connected to the electronic device and the identity of the module is transmitted to a network entity via the electronic device, the location of the module can be used by the network entity to establish the location of the electronic device.

摘要翻译： 一种便携式存储器模块，其包括允许所述模块与所述模块的用户连接到电子设备并从所述模块断开的接口，使得所述电子设备在连接到所述模块时与所述模块紧密地物理接近; 存储模块的标识符的存储器; 发射器 以及处理实体，被配置为将所述模块的标识符编码为经由所述发射机作为无线信标发送的信号。 存储器包含允许由连接到电子设备的实体识别模块的信息。 无线信标被配置为使得能够由检测子系统确定模块的位置。 当模块连接到电子设备并且通过电子设备将模块的身份发送到网络实体时，网络实体可以使用模块的位置来建立电子设备的位置。

公开(公告)号：US09280758B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-08

申请号：US11612692

申请日：2006-12-19

申请人： Thomas Chmara ,  Guy M. Duxbury ,  Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza

发明人： Thomas Chmara ,  Guy M. Duxbury ,  Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/08072

摘要： A method and system is provided that may be used to dynamically modify membership of a collaboration group participating in a collaboration session using dynamic situational information associated with collaboration session and/or collaboration group member candidates. The dynamic situational information may include collaboration session information, environmental information and context information. A change in collaboration session purpose may trigger a modification of group membership in accordance with a concomitant change in group membership criteria. A change of situational information associated with any group member candidate may trigger the modification of group membership, to add or delete the candidate from the group. The method and apparatus of the present invention may advantageously be embodied in a service that is used by existing communication and collaboration systems to enhance workflow efficiency by exploiting system knowledge to improve the use of resources, reduce the incidence of errors and eliminate redundancy.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，其可以用于使用与协作会话和/或协作组成员候选者相关联的动态情境信息来动态修改参与协作会话的协作组的成员资格。 动态情境信息可以包括协作会话信息，环境信息和上下文信息。 协作会话目的的改变可以根据组成员资格标准的伴随变化触发组成员资格的修改。 与任何组成员候选人相关联的情境信息的改变可以触发组成员的修改，从组中添加或删除候选者。 本发明的方法和装置可以有利地体现在现有通信和协作系统使用的服务中，以通过利用系统知识来改进资源的使用，减少错误的发生率和消除冗余来提高工作流效率。

公开(公告)号：US08073554B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US11613313

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Brian Vezza ,  Kent Felske ,  Alan Graves ,  John Watkins ,  Guy Duxbury ,  Tom Chmara ,  Jeff Fitchett

发明人： Brian Vezza ,  Kent Felske ,  Alan Graves ,  John Watkins ,  Guy Duxbury ,  Tom Chmara ,  Jeff Fitchett

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： H02J1/00 ,  G01D21/00 ,  H04L67/125 ,  Y10T307/406

摘要： The present invention relates to a system and method for providing power management to sensing nodes in a sensor network. A system may include a plurality of sensing nodes, each sensing node connected through a power management device to an external power source, such as a powered node of another network, for managing power from the external power source to the sensing node. Beneficially, a plurality of power management devices allow for a sensor network of fixed or mobile wireless sensing nodes or sensor gateways to make use of power from an external source such as an another network e.g. an existing emergency lighting system or other similar powered building system. Thus for example, a sensor or group of sensing nodes and their associated power management devices may be integral with or co-located in proximity to powered nodes of these other networks. An intelligent power management device connected to at least one of the sensing nodes may provide for power policy management to sensing nodes based on monitoring power conditions such as available power, power level status, and information obtained from the sensing nodes indicative of network conditions, detecting a change therein, and regulating power to the sensing node depending on the change.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于提供电力管理以感测传感器网络中的节点的系统和方法。 系统可以包括多个感测节点，每个感测节点通过电力管理设备连接到外部电源，例如另一网络的供电节点，用于管理从外部电源到感测节点的电力。 有利的是，多个电力管理装置允许固定或移动无线传感节点或传感器网关的传感器网络利用来自诸如另一个网络的外部源的功率。 现有的应急照明系统或其他类似的动力建筑系统。 因此，例如，传感器或一组感测节点及其相关联的电力管理设备可以与这些其他网络的动力节点接近或与其相邻。 连接到所述感测节点中的至少一个的智能电力管理装置可以基于监视功率条件（例如可用功率，功率电平状态以及从指示网络状况的感测节点获得的信息）来检测节点来提供电力策略管理，检测 其中的变化，并且根据变化调节对感测节点的功率。

公开(公告)号：US08050939B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12003206

申请日：2007-12-20

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza ,  Thomas Chmara ,  John Watkins ,  Jeffrey Fitchett

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza ,  Thomas Chmara ,  John Watkins ,  Jeffrey Fitchett

IPC分类号： G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： G06Q50/22 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G16H40/20

摘要： A system for more optimally providing a service, such as a communications service, in an institutional setting by use of smart context-aware approaches. The system comprises an environmental context processing engine configured to transform sensed data indicative of activity relevant to provision of said service into data indicative of an environmental context in which said activity is deemed to have occurred; a situational context processing engine configured to transform the data indicative of the environmental context into data indicative of a situational context in which said activity is deemed to have occurred; and a decision making engine configured to apply data indicative of an institutional context to the data indicative of the situational context in order to determine an action to be taken in accordance with provision of said service.

摘要翻译： 一种通过使用智能上下文感知方法在制度环境中更好地提供诸如通信服务的服务的系统。 该系统包括环境上下文处理引擎，其被配置为将表示与提供所述服务相关的活动的感测数据转换成指示所述活动被认为已经发生的环境背景的数据; 配置为将指示环境背景的数据转换成指示所述活动被认为已经发生的情境背景的数据的情景情景处理引擎; 以及决策引擎，其被配置为将表示机构背景的数据应用于指示所述情境上下文的数据，以便根据所述服务的提供来确定要采取的行动。

公开(公告)号：US20080169927A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-17

申请号：US12003206

申请日：2007-12-20

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza ,  Thomas Chmara ,  John Watkins ,  Jeffrey Fitchett

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Brian Vezza ,  Thomas Chmara ,  John Watkins ,  Jeffrey Fitchett

IPC分类号： G08B13/14 ,  G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G06Q50/22 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G16H40/20

摘要： A system for more optimally providing a service, such as a communications service, in an institutional setting by use of smart context-aware approaches. The system comprises an environmental context processing engine configured to transform sensed data indicative of activity relevant to provision of said service into data indicative of an environmental context in which said activity is deemed to have occurred; a situational context processing engine configured to transform the data indicative of the environmental context into data indicative of a situational context in which said activity is deemed to have occurred; and a decision making engine configured to apply data indicative of an institutional context to the data indicative of the situational context in order to determine an action to be taken in accordance with provision of said service.

摘要翻译： 一种通过使用智能上下文感知方法在制度环境中更好地提供诸如通信服务的服务的系统。 该系统包括环境上下文处理引擎，其被配置为将表示与提供所述服务相关的活动的感测数据转换成指示所述活动被认为已经发生的环境背景的数据; 配置为将指示环境背景的数据转换成指示所述活动被认为已经发生的情境背景的数据的情景情景处理引擎; 以及决策引擎，其被配置为将表示机构背景的数据应用于指示所述情境上下文的数据，以便根据所述服务的提供来确定要采取的行动。

公开(公告)号：US20080144528A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11641031

申请日：2006-12-19

申请人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza ,  John Watkins

发明人： Alan Graves ,  Jeffrey Fitchett ,  Brian Vezza ,  John Watkins

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04Q7/00 ,  H04M11/04

CPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04W16/04 ,  H04W24/04

摘要： Network entity, method and computer-readable storage medium for use in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region. The network entity comprises an input configured to receive position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site, and a processing entity configured to determine on a basis of the position information regarding occurrence of the event and policy information regarding the network, whether the event warrants coverage region reconfiguration and, if so, to generate a message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one cell site. An output is configured to release the message towards the at least one cell site, whereby application of the adjustment to the coverage region of the at least one cell site enables an increase in traffic to be accommodated in a vicinity of the event site.

摘要翻译： 网络实体，方法和计算机可读存储介质，用于包括小区站点的布置的网络中，每个小区站点被配置为向相应覆盖区域内的用户提供无线服务。 网络实体包括被配置为接收关于在事件站点处的事件的发生的位置信息的输入，以及被配置为基于关于事件的发生的位置信息和关于网络的策略信息确定事件的处理实体 保证覆盖区重新配置，并且如果是，则生成指示对至少一个小区站点的覆盖区域的调整的消息。 输出被配置为向所述至少一个小区站点释放消息，由此将所述调整应用于所述至少一个小区站点的覆盖区域能够增加要容纳在所述事件站点附近的业务量。