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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2017
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Michael D. Pearce, Barrington, IL (US);
Philip E. May, Palatine, IL (US);
Trent J. Miller, West Chicago, IL (US);
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and device for dispatching data carrier devices is provided. The device comprises: a communication interface; and a controller. The controller is configured to: receive, using the communication interface, an incident report including a location of an associated incident; determine from the incident report: that the location has limited wireless coverage; and information that is to be transported to the location of the associated incident; identify a data carrier device that is capable of transporting the information to the location and is one or more of: presently storing at least a portion of the information; and capable of downloading any portion of the information that is not presently stored at the data carrier device; and transmit, using the communication interface, a dispatch command to the data carrier device to travel to the location; and an indication of the information to be transported to the location.