Occupancy Indicator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016110833-A1
Application number	US-201414515624-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 16, 2014
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A count of the occupants of a building is generated at a date and time. As occupants enter the building, a database logs each occupant's entry. The database further logs the current location of each occupant within the building. If an emergency should ever occur, the database reveals an accurate count and listing of the current occupants and their individual locations within the building.

First claim

1 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving a request for a count of occupants of a building at a date and time; querying a database for the date and time, the database logging dates and times the occupants enter the building; generating the count of the occupants entered as of the date and time; and sending the count of the occupants in response to the request.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the count of the occupants to a network address associated with a wireless transmitter.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly broadcasting the count of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise generating a listing of the occupants as of the date and time.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the listing of the occupants to a network address associated with a wireless transmitter.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly broadcasting the listing of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a location within the building for each one of the occupants at the date and time.

8 . A method, comprising:
receiving, at a server, a request for a count of occupants of a building at a date and time; querying a database for the date and time, the database logging dates and times the occupants enter the building; generating, by the server, the count of the occupants entered as of the date and time; and sending, from the server, the count of the occupants in response to the request.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising sending the count of the occupants to a network address associated with a wireless transmitter.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising wirelessly broadcasting the count of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising generating a listing of the occupants as of the date and time.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising sending the listing of the occupants to a network address associated with a wireless transmitter.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising wirelessly broadcasting the listing of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising retrieving from the database a location within the building for each one of the occupants at the date and time.

15 . A memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a request for a count of occupants of a building at a date and time; querying a database for the date and time, the database logging dates and times the occupants enter the building; generating the count of the occupants entered as of the date and time; and sending the count of the occupants in response to the request.

16 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the count of the occupants to a network address associated with a wireless transmitter.

17 . The memory of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly broadcasting the count of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

18 . The memory of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise generating a listing of the occupants as of the date and time.

19 . The memory of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly broadcasting the listing of the occupants as informational content in an emergency beacon.

20 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a location within the building for each one of the occupants at the date and time.

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Fix Jeremy
• Goehring George
• Meredith Sheldon Kent

Classifications

• G06Q50/265 Primary

  Personal security, identity or safety · CPC title

• G06Q50/16

  Real estate · CPC title

• G08B7/066

  guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip · CPC title

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• G08B25/10

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title