US 12,470,906 B2
Personnel tracking and emergency notification system
Yazan Barqawi, Sewell, NJ (US); Terrance Ruf, Sewell, NJ (US); and Tomas Giraldo, Clearwater, FL (US)
Assigned to ProSafe IP LLC, Sewell, NJ (US)
Filed by ProSafe IP LLC, Sewell, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/772,142.
Application 18/772,142 is a continuation of application No. 18/128,318, filed on Mar. 30, 2023, granted, now 12,047,857.
Application 18/128,318 is a continuation of application No. 17/533,159, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,632,663.
Application 17/533,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/241,116, filed on Apr. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,212,659, issued on Dec. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/017,687, filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0373205 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/90 (2018.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/90 (2018.02) [G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04B 2001/3861 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety network comprising:
a location indicator configured to identify a unique location in a facility;
a portable first electronic device configured to passively read the location indicator and to transmit a first electronic signal associated with the location indicator, wherein the signal includes information relating to a room and a floor in a multi-floor building;
a second electronic device configured to receive the first electronic signal and to record information related to the first electronic signal to a database; and
a portable third electronic device configured to transmit a second electronic signal to the second device upon being actively activated, wherein, after the second electronic signal is received by the second electronic device, the second electronic device is configured to automatically transmit a third electronic signal to a fourth electronic device and to automatically transmit a fourth electronic signal to a first responder, wherein the portable first electronic device comprises a wrist band configured to transmit location information to the second electronic device and to electronically unlock a lock.