Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Joseph Namm

Melanie King

David R Mills

Jorge L Garcia

Clara Sanchez

Donald R Griffis

Jeet K Pawani

John J Nauful

Darran Michael Handshaw

Daniel J McDonald

Scott H Richards

Craig F Siddoway

Lee Michael Proctor

Jeff D Smith

Goktug Duman

Yunhai Yang

Grzegorz Gustof

Pawel Wilkosz

Mark Antilla

Bert Van Der Zaag

Karl F Mueller

Graeme Johnson

Lukasz Osuch

Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Salvador P Magana

Mark A Krizik

Maryam Eneim

Peter H Mills

John E Buchalo

Emily Namm

Jimmy Zong

Michael N Weidner

George R Cain, Jr

Nicholas G Cafaro

Systems and methods for detecting and tracking conversations of interest in crowded areas. The system includes a plurality of body worn portable public safety communication devices, each including a plurality of microphones and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to generate, using the plurality of microphones, a plurality of beams and scan in parallel, using the plurality of beams, a plurality of simultaneous audio conversations. The electronic processor is configured to identify and isolate a plurality of conversations of interest from among the audio conversations based on predetermined characteristics indicative of a potential threat. The electronic processor is configured to determine that at least two of the plurality of conversations of interest are potentially linked to a single potential threat, compile them for playback or transcription, and generate an alert indicating the availability of the linked conversations of interest.

Automated detection and tracking of conversations of interest in crowded areas

The present specification provides systems, devices and methods for controlling an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) at a public safety incident. An example method contemplates placing a UAV in a shadow mode that follows a firefighter's movements throughout the PSI while monitoring voice activity while the UAV performs tasks such as sending images from a camera to a central server. Potential voice commands are extracted from the voice activity and associated with tasks being performed by the UAV. A machine learning dataset is built from those associations such that at future incidents the UAV can operate in a freelance mode based on detected voice commands or other contextual factors.

System, device and method for controlling an uncrewed aerial vehicle at public safety incidents

Methods and systems for processing audio information captured by an interactive virtual assistant (IVA). An example method includes: converting sound received by a microphone into electrical signals; generating voiceprints corresponding to voices represented in the electrical signals; distinguishing signals representing background speech and signals representing voice commands directed at the IVA; and based on various signals representing background speech and voice commands, labeling each of the voiceprints with a tag selected from the group consisting of an IVA interactor occupant tag, an IVA non-interactor occupant tag, and a non-occupant tag. The method also includes transmitting, in response to a trigger event, a message with at least one of an estimated number of occupants in a geofenced area corresponding to the IVA and an alert reporting an indication of unlawful activity thereat.

Processing audio information captured by interactive virtual assistant

Techniques for detecting and tracking a status of an object relevant to an incident are provided. A virtual partner associated with a first responder detects at least one object that is relevant to an incident to which the responder is responding. The virtual partner requests that a smart building controller track a status of the at least one object. It is determined that the at least one object is currently needed. An indication is received from the smart building controller when the at least one object is currently needed, indicating the status of the at least one object.

System and method for detecting and tracking a status of an object relevant to an incident

A portable communication device, method, and system enable temporary access to private user information by a venue communication system. The temporary access to the private information is based on a registration that includes user selectable privacy thresholds and predetermined venue conditions. The temporary access by the venue communication system can be adjusted and limited by the portable communication device. The usage of the private data by the venue communication system may be limited to anonymous analytics and/or extended to non-anonymous analytics and notifications based on user input to the communication device.

Data privacy management based on conditional thresholds

A method and apparatus for operating a device when a user does not answer a call is provided herein. During operation a wake word for the device is identified as a user's call sign (a combination of identifying letters, letters and numbers, or words assigned to an officer for use in communication (as in the address of a message sent by radio). The call sign does not comprise a sender or receiver's actual name. When a device detects the wake word as an over-the-air transmission, the device will determine if a user answered the call. If not, sensor data will be provided to the caller and a digital assistant will periodically remind the user of the unanswered call.

Device operation when a user does not answer a call

A method and talkgroup server for extending a battery life in a subscriber unit is provided. A time sync at a triple TSBK boundary is maintained, the triple TSBK boundary being associated with a talkgroup. The triple TSBK window is calculated based on the time sync and configuration data. A talkgroup call request is granted for the talkgroup using a talkgroup call grant. A first transmission of the talkgroup call grant is targeted in the triple TSBK window associated with the talkgroup.

Method and talkgroup server for extending the battery life in a subscriber unit

A body-wearable garment having a hood activated speaker is provided. The body-wearable garment comprises a hood. The body-wearable garment further comprises a speaker integrated within the hood. The speaker is activated in response to receiving a signal from a sensor indicating that the hood is in a deployed state.

Body-wearable garment having a hood activated speaker

A method and system of managing audio signals within a communication system is provided. An audio signal is received on two or more independent audio paths within an operating environment, such as a vehicular operating environment (). A controller identifies an audio source ID associated with the audio signal. The audio source ID may be a talkgroup ID, an individual ID, or a channel ID associated with the audio signal. The received audio signal from the independent audio paths is mixed and played out at a spatially separated unique location within the vehicle from other audio signals based on the sound source ID, each sound source ID having a unique location within the vehicle.

Method and apparatus for managing audio signals in a communication system

A portable communication device () automatically determines user hydration levels while the device is being transmitted. The portable communication device comprises a humidity sensor () located by a microphone and touch sensors () located on a push-to-talk (PTT) button (). Data is gathered during PTT switch activation (). No additional steps are required by the user. Alerts () are provided when predetermined dehydration thresholds are approached.

Method and apparatus for monitoring hydration using a portable communication device

A system, method, and apparatus for external accessory knob using a motion tracking device are disclosed. A portable electronic device may include a housing including a processor coupled to a memory and a motion tracking device. The external accessory knob may be mounted to the housing and may comprise a position holding mechanism. The motion tracking device may be operable to detect perturbation in at least one feedback parameter perturbed by movement of the external accessory knob. The movement may overcome opposition by the position holding mechanism. The processor may receive and compare the perturbed feedback parameter to a motion profile defined by data stored in the memory to identify a characteristic of the movement of the external accessory knob by matching the perturbed feedback parameter with at least one portion of the stored data defining the motion profile associated with known perturbations.

System, method, and apparatus for external accessory knob control using motion tracking detection

A device, system and method for causing a notification device to provide an indication of a searched area is provided. A device comprises: controller; and a communication unit configured to communicate with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to track: a path of a user; and one or more of a reach of the user and hand location of the user. The controller receives, from the one or more sensors, via the communication unit, sensor data indicative of the path and one or more of the reach and the hand location of the user at a location. The controller identifies, from the sensor data, an area searched by the user at the location. The controller causes a notification device to provide an indication of the area searched by the user.

Device, system and method for causing a notification device to provide an indication of a searched area

A method and apparatus for scanning amongst two-way radios is disclosed. The method includes applying a scan probability index (SPI) to each member of a scan list, the SPI indicating a likelihood of channel activity. The SPI is dynamically updated by a variety of processes. Members are loaded from the scan list, and the SPI of the loaded member is compared to a threshold. Members are skipped or checked for activity based on the SPI passing or failing the threshold. Members having a sufficient SPI will proceed to have detected channel activity decoded. The method and apparatus may utilize both normal scan members and vote scan member frequencies.

Method and apparatus for scanning amongst two-way radios

A wearable safety apparatus includes a housing, a plurality of directional thermal imaging sensors mounted on the housing and facing outwardly away from the housing in a corresponding plurality of different directions towards thermal zones of a heat source. Each sensor detects infrared radiation (IR) intensity and generates an output indicative of a temperature of the detected IR intensity in a respective thermal zone faced by a respective sensor. An interface is mounted on the housing and has a display positioned to be viewable by a user, e.g., a firefighter. A controller processes the outputs generated by the sensors, and displays at a plurality of spaced-apart positions on the display a plurality of positional thermal indicators when the temperature in the respective thermal zone is elevated. The position of each positional thermal indicator corresponds to the thermal zone faced by the respective sensor.

Wearable safety apparatus for, and method of, displaying heat source characteristics and/or hazards

A method and apparatus for blocking unwanted canine interactions during a canine deployment at a public-safety incident scene is provided herein. During operation all radios associated with a public-safety incident scene will be provided a notification of canine deployment. The radios will then generate a tone to deter or repel any approaching canine.

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Joseph Namm