TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to emergency transport systems and methods
and more particularly to a real-time operated, IoT enabled, and hospital network connected emergency patient transport system.

BACKGROUND

With the current healthcare situation, many sick patients encounter difficulty
when attempting to access a doctor or hospital. Some of these difficulties include restrictions on the number or type of health maintenance organization (HMO) visits, limitations of visits to certain preselected physicians, scheduling difficulties, transportation and parking challenges, slow or non-existent insurance reimbursement, and the like. Aged, infirm, or other homebound patients are faced with the particularly difficult challenge of transporting themselves to a physician's office to receive medical attention. Even for ambulatory patients, the current setup can be frustrating to the patient, due to the need to schedule an appointment far in advance.
[0003] In the rural or remote areas, patients having emergency health conditions often
die due to lack of resources and due to no or low availability of ambulance services.
Although, there are a number of ambulance facilities available, but they are not sufficient.
Also, not every patient or his family knows where they can find appropriate treatment well in
time. The urban people are well educated and aware about the specialists in a hospital, but
even that doesn't guarantee that the doctor would be available at the time of emergency, as
the doctor might be busy with another patient, might be in a surgery or even on a leave.
[0004] The problem for people in rural or remote areas is even bigger because- they
don't know about the specialization of doctors and which hospitals have them, and it takes time to reach the required hospital given its hard to locate the exact destination, with no or very few location enabled device, and there is always a miscommunication due to lack of awareness.
[0005] Such a scenario may lead to critical state of the patient, and may even cause
life endangerment.

[0006] There is therefore a need in the art to provide emergency medical transport and
response services, such that a person requiring a specific medical assistance may be transported to a hospital where he can be attended without delay.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment
herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a real-time emergency
transport systems and methods.
[0009] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a system that connects
a patient or a person requiring medical assistance to an emergency vehicle.
[00010] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide system that connects
the emergency vehicle with a hospital or medical agency.
[00011] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a system that helps
navigation of the emergency vehicle towards the patient in real time.
[00012] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide system where the
emergency vehicle queries the hospital regarding availability of the medical assistance.
[00013] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a system where a
hospital notifies the emergency vehicle regarding assistance or non-assistance related to the
health related issue of the patient.
[00014] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a system to provide real
time notifications to the emergency vehicle and the patient or his family members regarding
availability or non availability of medical assistance, and information regarding alternatives
in case of non availability of medical assistance.
[00015] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to provide a emergency
transport system that is cost effective and easy to implement.
SUMMARY
[00016] The present disclosure relates to emergency transport systems and more
particularly to a real-time operated, IoT enabled, and hospital network connected emergency
patient transport system.
[00017] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a real-time emergency transport
system (100) that includes a plurality of household devices (104) associated with a plurality
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of households (102) in a locality, the devices (104) being configured with a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch (104b); a plurality of emergency vehicle devices (108), communicably coupled with the household devices (104) over a network (114), associated with a plurality of emergency vehicles (106) stationed proximal to the locality, the devices (108) being configured with a third command switch (108a); and a plurality of hospital devices (112), communicably coupled with the emergency vehicle devices (108) over the network (114), associated with a plurality of hospitals (110) having connectivity with the locality, the devices (112) being configured with response switches (112a-1, 112a-2), wherein, activation of the first command switch (104a) and the second command switch (104b) respectively communicates a health related issue and location of a person in the household (102) with the emergency vehicle devices (108), and activation of the third command switch (108a) queries the hospital devices (112) regarding assistance to the health related issue, and activation of the response switches (112a-1, 112a-2) confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
[00018] In an aspect, the system (100) is an Internet of Things (IoT) based system.
[00019] In an aspect, the health related issue is selected from a list of health issues
available with the household devices (104).
[00020] In an aspect, the list of health issues is represented on a user interface of the
household device (104).
[00021] In an aspect, the health related issue and the queries are communicated as text
messages.
[00022] In an aspect, the household device (104) include a health issue module (202)
for accessing the list of health issues, and a location module (204) for sharing the location of
the person requiring medical assistance with the emergency vehicle device (108).
[00023] In an aspect, location of the person requiring medical assistance, and a
notification module (208) that queries the hospital devices (112) regarding assistance to the health related issue.
[00024] In an aspect, wherein the hospital devices (112) includes a query module (210)
that query an internal database of the hospital (110), and a notification module (212) that
confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
[00025] In another aspect, a real-time emergency transport method (300) includes
operating a household device (104) associated with a household (102) in a locality, by activating a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch (104b) configured
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the device (104); receiving by an emergency vehicle device (108), communicably coupled with the household device (104) over a network (114), a health related issue and location of a person in the household (102); querying a hospital device (112) by the emergency vehicle device (108) upon activation of a third command switch (108a) configured with the emergency vehicle device (108); and notifying by the hospital device (112) to the emergency vehicle device (108) upon activation of the response switches (112a-1, 112a-2) to confirm an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00026] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same
reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by
following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar
components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is
applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label
irrespective of the second reference label.
[00027] FIG. 1 illustrates an environment where a real-time emergency transport
system 100, hereinafter referred to as system 100, is implemented in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00028] Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram depicting the real-time emergency transport
system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00029] Fig. 3 illustrates a real-time emergency transport method 300 in accordance
with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00030] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure
depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly
communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit
the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all
modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present
disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[00031] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to
provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be
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apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[00032] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be
described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
[00033] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more
machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with
appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus
for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more
computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems
containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with
various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be
accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[00034] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or
“might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[00035] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the
meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[00036] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary embodiments are provided only for illustrative purposes and so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. The invention disclosed may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to
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encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure). Also, the terminology and phraseology used is for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered limiting. Thus, the present invention is to be accorded the widest scope encompassing numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents consistent with the principles and features disclosed. For purpose of clarity, details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
[00037] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art
that the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named element.
[00038] Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program
product, which may include a machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a process. The term “machine-readable storage medium” or “computer-readable storage medium” includes, but is not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware).A machine-readable medium may include
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a non-transitory medium in which data may be stored and that does not include carrier waves and/or transitory electronic signals propagating wirelessly or over wired connections. Examples of a non-transitory medium may include, but are not limited to, a magnetic disk or tape, optical storage media such as compact disk (CD) or digital versatile disk (DVD), flash memory, memory or memory devices. A computer-program product may include code and/or machine-executable instructions that may represent a procedure, a function, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, a software package, a class, or any combination of instructions, data structures, or program statements. A code segment may be coupled to another code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or receiving information, data, arguments, parameters, or memory contents. Information, arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted via any suitable means including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc.
[00039] Furthermore, embodiments may be implemented by hardware, software,
firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, firmware, middleware or microcode, the program code or code segments to perform the necessary tasks (e.g., a computer-program product) may be stored in a machine-readable medium. A processor(s) may perform the necessary tasks.
[00040] Systems depicted in some of the figures may be provided in various
configurations. In some embodiments, the systems may be configured as a distributed system where one or more components of the system are distributed across one or more networks in a cloud computing system.
[00041] Each of the appended claims defines a separate invention, which for
infringement purposes is recognized as including equivalents to the various elements or limitations specified in the claims. Depending on the context, all references below to the "invention" may in some cases refer to certain specific embodiments only. In other cases it will be recognized that references to the "invention" will refer to subject matter recited in one or more, but not necessarily all, of the claims.
[00042] All methods described herein may be performed in any suitable order unless
otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification
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should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[00043] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used in a
claim is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
[00044] The present disclosure relates to emergency transport systems and more
particularly to a real-time operated, IoT enabled, and hospital network connected emergency patient transport system.
[00045] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a real-time emergency transport
system (100) that includes a plurality of household devices (104) associated with a plurality of households (102) in a locality, the devices (104) being configured with a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch (104b); a plurality of emergency vehicle devices (108), communicably coupled with the household devices (104) over a network (114), associated with a plurality of emergency vehicles (106) stationed proximal to the locality, the devices (108) being configured with a third command switch (108a); and a plurality of hospital devices (112), communicably coupled with the emergency vehicle devices (108) over the network (114), associated with a plurality of hospitals (110) having connectivity with the locality, the devices (112) being configured with response switches (112a-1, 112a-2), wherein, activation of the first command switch (104a) and the second command switch (104b) respectively communicates a health related issue and location of a person in the household (102) with the emergency vehicle devices (108), and activation of the third command switch (108a) queries the hospital devices (112) regarding assistance to the health related issue, and activation of the response switches (112a-1, 112a-2) confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
[00046] In an aspect, the system (100) is an Internet of Things (IoT) based system.
[00047] In an aspect, the health related issue is selected from a list of health issues
available with the household devices (104).
[00048] In an aspect, the list of health issues is represented on a user interface of the
household device (104).
[00049] In an aspect, the health related issue and the queries are communicated as text
messages.
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[00050] In an aspect, the household device (104) include a health issue module (202)
for accessing the list of health issues, and a location module (204) for sharing the location of
the person requiring medical assistance with the emergency vehicle device (108).
[00051] In an aspect, location of the person requiring medical assistance, and a
notification module (208) that queries the hospital devices (112) regarding assistance to the
health related issue.
[00052] In an aspect, wherein the hospital devices (112) includes a query module (210)
that query an internal database of the hospital (110), and a notification module (212) that
confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
[00053] In another aspect, a real-time emergency transport method (300) includes
operating a household device (104) associated with a household (102) in a locality, by
activating a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch (104b) configured
the device (104); receiving by an emergency vehicle device (108), communicably coupled
with the household device (104) over a network (114), a health related issue and location of a
person in the household (102); querying a hospital device (112) by the emergency vehicle
device (108) upon activation of a third command switch (108a) configured with the
emergency vehicle device (108); and notifying by the hospital device (112) to the emergency
vehicle device (108) upon activation of the response switches (112a-1, 112a-2) to confirm an
assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
[00054] FIG. 1 illustrates an environment where a real-time emergency transport
system 100, hereinafter referred to as system 100, is implemented in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00055] In an embodiment, the system 100 includes a plurality of household devices
104 associated with a plurality of households 102 in a locality. In an example, the devices
104 may be mobile user equipments that includes a processor that is operatively coupled with
a memory, the memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by
the processor can enable a person or his family members living in the household 102 to
operate the device 104.
[00056] In an embodiment, the household device 104 is configured with a first
command switch 104a and a second command switch 104b. In an example, activation of the
first command switch 104a and the second command switch 104b respectively communicates
a health related issue and location of the person in the household 102, the person being in
need of medical assistance. In an alternative embodiment, a single switch may perform
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operation that communicates a health related issue and location of the person in the household 102. In an example, the health related issue is selected from a list of health issues available with the household devices 104. The list, for example, may include a heart related issue, pregnancy related issue, snake bite, accident, asthma or breathe related issue, or the like. In an example, the list of health issues may be represented on a user interface of the household device 104.
[00057] In an embodiment, the system 100 further includes a plurality of emergency
vehicle devices 108, communicably coupled with the household devices 104 over a network 114, associated with a plurality of emergency vehicles 106 stationed proximal to the locality. In an example, the emergency vehicles 106 may be ambulances. Further in an example, the emergency vehicle devices 108 may be configured with a third command switch 108a. In an example, the devices 108 may be mobile user equipments that includes a processor that is operatively coupled with a memory, the memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by the processor can enable a driver of the emergency vehicle 106 to operate the device 108.
[00058] In an embodiment, the emergency vehicle devices 108 receives the health
related issue and the location of the person requiring medical assistance. Based upon the
received location, the driver of the emergency vehicle 106 heads towards the person requiring
medical assistance. En-route, the driver activates the third command switch 108a.
[00059] In an embodiment, the system 100 further includes a plurality of hospital
devices 112, communicably coupled with the emergency vehicle devices 108 over the network 114, associated with a plurality of hospitals 110 having connectivity with the locality. In an example, the devices 110 may be mobile user equipments that includes a processor that is operatively coupled with a memory, the memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by the processor can enable a medical or nursing staff associated the hospital 110 to operate the device 112.
[00060] As mentioned earlier, activation of the third command switch (108a) queries
the hospital devices 112 regarding assistance to the health related issue. In an example, the query may be a text message. Further, medical or nursing staff associated the hospital 110 checks whether the hospital 110 would be able to provide necessary medical assistance to the person, as queried by the emergency vehicle device 108. For example, the medical or nursing staff will check that necessary doctor or specialist is available, or necessary equipment is available for providing required treatment to the person in need. Based upon the checking, the
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medical or nursing staff operates the hospital devices 112, that are being configured with response switches 112a-1, 112a-2, wherein activation of the response switches 112a-1, 112a-2 confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices 108. For example, the response switch 112a-1 will be activated in case the assistance may be provided, and the emergency vehicle 106 can approach the hospital 108 and the patient will be admitted, and the response switch 112a-2 may be activated in case of non-assistance, and the emergency vehicle 106 may approach a different hospital 106. In an example, the confirmation to assistance may be reflected as a green light being activated on a display associated with the emergency vehicle device 108, and the confirmation to non-assistance may be reflected as a red light being activated on a display associated with emergency vehicle device 108. The red and green lights may be activated through LED’s provided with emergency vehicle device 108. Alternatively, the confirmation to assistance or non-assistance may be received by the emergency vehicle device 108 by way of any audio, visual, or tactile signal know to a person skilled in the art.
[00061] Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram depicting the real-time emergency transport
system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00062] As shown, the household device 104, the emergency vehicle device 108, and
the hospital devices 112 are communicably coupled to each other over the network 114. In an example, the household device 104 may include a health issue module 202 for accessing the list of health issues, and a location module 204 for sharing the location of the person requiring medical assistance with the emergency vehicle device 108.
[00063] Further, the emergency vehicle device 108 may include a navigation module
206 for navigating to the location of the person requiring medical assistance, and a
notification module 208 that queries the hospital devices 112 regarding assistance to the
health related issue. Further, the hospital devices 112 may include a query module 210 that
may query an internal database of the hospital 110 to check whether necessary doctor or
specialist is available, or necessary equipment is available for providing required treatment to
the person in need. The hospital device 112 may also include a notification module 212 that
confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices 108.
[00064] Fig. 3 illustrates a real-time emergency transport method 300 in accordance
with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00065] In an embodiment, in case of an emergency health situation in a household
102, at step 302, the patient or the person requiring medical attention or his/her family
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members may operate the household device 104 and operate the first command switch 104a and a second command switch 104b. At step 304, the emergency vehicle device 108 receives the health related issue and the location of the person requiring medical attention. At step 306, the emergency vehicle 106 heads towards the person based upon the location navigation. At step 308, en-route, the driver activates the third command switch 108a and queries the hospital devices 112 regarding assistance to the health related issue.
[00066] At step 310, medical or nursing staff associated the hospital 110 checks
whether the hospital 110 would be able to provide necessary medical assistance to the person, as queried by the emergency vehicle device 108. At step 312, the medical or nursing staffs operates the hospital devices 112 that are being configured with response switches 112a-1, 112a-2, wherein activation of the response switches 112a-1, 112a-2 confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices 108. At step 314, the response switch 112a-1 will be activated in case the assistance may be provided, and the emergency vehicle 106 can approach the hospital 108 and the patient will be admitted. At step 316, the response switch 112a-2 may be activated in case of non-assistance, and the emergency vehicle 106 may approach a different hospital 106.
[00067] Although the proposed system has been elaborated as above to include all the
main parts, it is completely possible that actual implementations may include only a part of
the proposed modules/engines or a combination of those or a division of those in various
combinations across multiple devices that can be operatively coupled with each other,
including in the cloud. Further the modules/engines can be configured in any sequence to
achieve objectives elaborated. Also, it can be appreciated that proposed system can be
configured in a computing device or across a plurality of computing devices operatively
connected with each other, wherein the computing devices can be any of a computer, a
laptop, a smart phone, an Internet enabled mobile device and the like. All such modifications
and embodiments are completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
[00068] In an implementation, the proposed system (100), discussed above, can be
embedded with/incorporated with one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In a typical network architecture of the present disclosure can include a plurality of network devices such as transmitter, receivers, and/or transceivers that may include one or more IoT devices. An IOT device consisting of a Gateway (any Wi-Fi SOC) coupled with household device 104, emergency vehicle device 108, and hospital device 112. Each such device has a LED display and QR code (or NFC, RFID) associated with it.
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[00069] As used herein, the IoT devices can be a device that includes sensing and/or
control functionality as well as a WiFi™ transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth™ transceiver radio or interface, a Zigbee™ transceiver radio or interface, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver radio or interface, a Wi-Fi-Direct transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth™ Low Energy (BLE) transceiver radio or interface, and/or any other wireless network transceiver radio or interface that allows the IoT device to communicate with a wide area network and with one or more other devices. In some embodiments, an IoT device does not include a cellular network transceiver radio or interface, and thus may not be configured to directly communicate with a cellular network. In some embodiments, an IoT device may include a cellular transceiver radio, and may be configured to communicate with a cellular network using the cellular network transceiver radio.
[00070] A user may communicate with the network devices using an access device that
may include any human-to-machine interface with network connection capability that allows access to a network. For example, the access device may include a stand-alone interface (e.g., a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a home computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computing device, a wearable device such as a smart watch, a wall panel, a keypad, or the like), an interface that is built into an appliance or other device e.g., a television, a refrigerator, a security system, a game console, a browser, or the like), a speech or gesture interface (e.g., a Kinect™ sensor, a Wiimote™, or the like), an IoT device interface (e.g., an Internet enabled device such as a wall switch, a control interface, or other suitable interface), or the like. In some embodiments, the access device may include a cellular or other broadband network transceiver radio or interface, and may be configured to communicate with a cellular or other broadband network using the cellular or broadband network transceiver radio. In some embodiments, the access device may not include a cellular network transceiver radio or interface.
[00071] User may interact with the network devices using an application, a web
browser, a proprietary program, or any other program executed and operated by the access device. In some embodiments, the access device may communicate directly with the network devices (e.g., communication signal). For example, the access device may communicate directly with network devices using Zigbee™ signals, Bluetooth™ signals, WiFi™ signals, infrared (IR) signals, UWB signals, WiFi-Direct signals, BLE signals, sound frequency signals, or the like. In some embodiments, the access device may communicate with the network devices via the gateways and/or a cloud network.
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[00072] Local area network may include a wireless network, a wired network, or a
combination of a wired and wireless network. A wireless network may include any wireless interface or combination of wireless interfaces (e.g., Zigbee™, Bluetooth™, WiFi™, IR, UWB, WiFi-Direct, BLE, cellular, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), WiMax™, or the like). A wired network may include any wired interface (e.g., fiber, Ethernet, powerline, Ethernet over coaxial cable, digital signal line (DSL), or the like). The wired and/or wireless networks may be implemented using various routers, access points, bridges, gateways, or the like, to connect devices in the local area network. For example, the local area network may include gateway and gateway. Gateway can provide communication capabilities to network devices and/or access device via radio signals in order to provide communication, location, and/or other services to the devices. The gateway is directly connected to the external network and may provide other gateways and devices in the local area network with access to the external network. The gateway may be designated as a primary gateway.
[00073] The network access provided by gateway may be of any type of network
familiar to those skilled in the art that can support data communications using any of a variety of commercially-available protocols. For example, gateways may provide wireless communication capabilities for the local area network 100 using particular communications protocols, such as WiFi™ (e.g., IEEE 802.11 family standards, or other wireless communication technologies, or any combination thereof). Using the communications protocol(s), the gateways may provide radio frequencies on which wireless enabled devices in the local area network can communicate. A gateway may also be referred to as a base station, an access point, Node B, Evolved Node B (eNodeB), access point base station, a Femtocell, home base station, home Node B, home eNodeB, or the like.
[00074] Gateways may include a router, a modem, a range extending device, and/or
any other device that provides network access among one or more computing devices and/or external networks. For example, gateway may include a router or access point or a range extending device. Examples of range extending devices may include a wireless range extender, a wireless repeater, or the like.
[00075] A router gateway may include access point and router functionality, and may
further include an Ethernet switch and/or a modem. For example, a router gateway may receive and forward data packets among different networks. When a data packet is received, the router gateway may read identification information (e.g., a media access control (MAC) address) in the packet to determine the intended destination for the packet. The router
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gateway may then access information in a routing table or routing policy, and may direct the packet to the next network or device in the transmission path of the packet. The data packet may be forwarded from one gateway to another through the computer networks until the packet is received at the intended destination.
[00076] As in a typical network architecture of the present disclosure can include a
plurality of network devices such as transmitter, receivers, and/or transceivers that may
include one or more Internet of Things (IOT) devices. As used herein, an IOT devices can be
a device that includes sensing and/or control functionality as well as a Wi-Fi transceiver
radio or interface, a Bluetooth transceiver radio or interface, a Zigbee transceiver radio or
interface, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver radio or interface, a Wi-Fi Direct
transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transceiver radio or interface,
and/or any other wireless network transceiver radio or interface that allows the IOT device to
communicate with a wide area network and with one or more other devices. In some
embodiments, an IOT device may include a cellular transceiver radio, and may be configured
to communicate with a cellular network using the cellular network transceiver radio.
[00077] Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented entirely
hardware, entirely software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or
combining software and hardware implementation that may all generally be referred to herein
as a “circuit,” “module,” “component,” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present
disclosure may take the form of a computer program product comprising one or more
computer readable media having computer readable program code embodied thereon.
[00078] Thus, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the
diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named.
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[00079] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled
to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.
[00080] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications
besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C …. and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
[00081] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and
further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable people having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[00082] The present disclosure provides a real-time emergency transport systems and
methods.
[00083] The present disclosure provides a system that connects a patient or a person
requiring medical assistance to an emergency vehicle.
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[00084] The present disclosure provides a system that connects the emergency vehicle
with a hospital or medical agency.
[00085] The present disclosure provides a system that helps navigation of the
emergency vehicle towards the patient in real time.
[00086] The present disclosure provides a system where the emergency vehicle queries
the hospital regarding availability of the medical assistance.
[00087] The present disclosure provides a system where a hospital notifies the
emergency vehicle regarding assistance or non-assistance related to the health related issue of
the patient.
[00088] The present disclosure provides a system to provide real time notifications to
the emergency vehicle and the patient or his family members regarding availability or non
availability of medical assistance, and information regarding alternatives in case of non
availability of medical assistance.
[00089] The present disclosure provides a emergency transport system that is cost
effective and easy to implement.

WE CLAIMS

1. A real-time emergency transport system (100) comprising:
a plurality of household devices (104) associated with a plurality of households (102) in a locality, the devices (104) being configured with a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch (104b);
a plurality of emergency vehicle devices (108), communicably coupled with the household devices (104) over a network (114), associated with a plurality of emergency vehicles (106) stationed proximal to the locality, the devices (108) being configured with a third command switch (108a); and
a plurality of hospital devices (112), communicably coupled with the emergency vehicle devices (108) over the network (114), associated with a plurality of hospitals (110) having connectivity with the locality, the devices (112) being configured with response switches (112a-l, 112a-2),
wherein, activation of the first command switch (104a) and the second command switch (104b) respectively communicates a health related issue and location of a person in the household (102) with the emergency vehicle devices (108), and activation of the third command switch (108a) queries the hospital devices (112) regarding assistance to the health related issue, and activation of the response switches (112a-l, 112a-2) confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108).
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 is an Internet of Things (IoT) based system.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the health related issue is selected from
a list of health issues available with the household devices (104).
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the list of health issues is represented
on a user interface of the household device (104).
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the health related issue and the queries
are communicated as text messages.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the household device (104) include a
health issue module (202) for accessing the list of health issues, and a location module
(204) for sharing the location of the person requiring medical assistance with the
emergency vehicle device (108).
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emergency vehicle device (108)
includes a navigation module (206) for navigating to the location of the person requiring
medical assistance, and a notifying module (208) that queries the hospital devices (112)
regarding assistance to the health related issue.
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hospital devices (112) includes a
query module (210) that query an internal database of the hospital (110), and a
notification module (212) that confirms an assistance or non-assistance to the emergency
vehicle devices (108).
9. A real-time emergency transport method (300) comprising:
operating a household device (104) associated with a household (102) in a
locality, by activating a first command switch (104a) and a second command switch
(104b) configured the device (104);
receiving by an emergency vehicle device (108), communicably coupled with the
household device (104) over a network (114), a health related issue and location of a
person in the household (102);
querying a hospital device (112) by the emergency vehicle device (108) upon
activation of a third command switch (108a) configured with the emergency vehicle
device (108); and
notifying by the hospital device (112) to the emergency vehicle device (108) upon
activation of the response switches (112a-1, 112a-2) to confirm an assistance or nonassistance to the emergency vehicle devices (108)