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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kelsey Anne O'brien, Austin, TX (US);
Meredith Beveridge, Morrison, CO (US);
Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Matthew Ryan Santacroce, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Kelly Q. Baker, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donnette L. Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);
Justin Dax Haslam, San Antonio, TX (US);
Timothy Frank Davison, San Antonio, TX (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system of providing guidance and information to an end-user during an emergency situation. A network of beacon devices is arranged throughout different rooms of a physical structure, such as a house. When an emergency situation such as a fire is detected, for example via data collected from one or more smart sensors installed in the house, a navigation server can activate the beacon device network. Each beacon device will begin to provide navigation cues such as audio content and/or light display that guide the end-user to the nearest designated exit.