Systems and methods for retrieving specific and adjacent structure network maps in real time

Abstract

Systems and methods for retrieving RF coverage data for a geographic location and using the RF coverage data for the geographic area to alert a user device are provided. In some embodiments, such systems and methods can include receiving a notification of an emergency event at an emergency dispatch location associated with the geographic location, and pushing the RF coverage data for the geographic location to a first user device or directing the first user device to retrieve the RF coverage data for the geographic location. In some embodiments, such systems and method can include detecting when an ambient location of a second user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the second user device to a portion of the geographic area associated with the RF coverage data that is below a predetermined threshold and, responsive thereto, transmitting an alert to the second user device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a notification of an emergency event at a geographic location;   retrieving RF coverage data for the geographic location;   detecting when an ambient location of a user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area associated with the RF coverage data that is below a predetermined threshold; and   when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is below the predetermined threshold, transmitting a first alert to the user device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the geographic location includes a target building, and wherein the RF coverage data is related to the target building and adjacent buildings thereto. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 detecting when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area unassociated with the RF coverage data; and 
 when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location unassociated with the first RF coverage data, transmitting a second alert to the user device, the second alert being a different type than the first alert. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 detecting when the ambient location of the user device indicates reentry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area associated with the RF coverage data that is above the predetermined threshold; and   when the ambient location of the user device indicates reentry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is above the predetermined threshold, transmitting a second alert to the user device, the second alert being a different type than the first alert.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first alert visually or physically informs a user of the user device that the user device is proximate to and/or possibly or likely entering the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is below the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first alert is haptic and broadcast from a haptic component of the user device. 
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 receiving a notification of an emergency event at a first emergency dispatch location associated with an identified geographic location;   determining whether RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on a first database device located at the first emergency dispatch location;   when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on the first database device, pushing the first RF coverage data for the identified geographic location to a user device; and   when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location fails to be cached on the first database device, directing the user device to retrieve the first RF coverage data for the identified geographic location from a second database device remotely located from the first emergency dispatch location.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising:
 prior to receiving the notification, retrieving a batch of the RF coverage data from the second database device, the batch of the RF coverage data relating to (1) geographic locations within a first coverage area of the first emergency dispatch location, (2) geographic locations within second coverage areas of other emergency dispatch locations adjacent to the first coverage area, and (3) geographic locations adjacent to a boundary of the first coverage area; and 
 storing and caching the RF coverage data on the first database device. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising:
 receiving user input defining the boundary of the first coverage area. 
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising:
 determining that the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on the first database device when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is included in the batch of the RF coverage data. 
 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a programmable processor; and   a user device,   wherein the programmable processor receives a notification of an emergency event at a geographic location, retrieves RF coverage data for the geographic location, detects when an ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area associated with the RF coverage data that is below a predetermined threshold, and when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is below the predetermined threshold, transmits a first alert to the user device.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the geographic location includes a target building, and wherein the RF coverage data is related to the target building and adjacent buildings thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the programmable processor detects when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area unassociated with the RF coverage data, and when the ambient location of the user device indicates proximity to and/or possible or likely entry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location unassociated with the first RF coverage data, transmits a second alert to the user device, and wherein the second alert is a different type than the first alert. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the programmable processor detects when the ambient location of the user device indicates reentry of the user device to a portion of the geographic area associated with the RF coverage data that is above the predetermined threshold; and when the ambient location of the user device indicates reentry of the user device to the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is above the predetermined threshold, transmits a second alert to the user device, and wherein the second alert is a different type than the first alert. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the first alert visually or physically informs a user of the user device that the user device is proximate to and/or possibly or likely entering the portion of the first geographic location associated with the first RF coverage data that is below the predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the first alert is haptic and broadcast from a haptic component of the user device. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 a programmable processor of a dispatch server device, the dispatch server being located at a first emergency dispatch location associated with an identified geographic location;   a first database device of the dispatch server device and   a user device,   wherein the programmable processor receives a notification of an emergency event, determines whether RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on the first database device, when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on the first database device, pushes the first RF coverage data for the identified geographic location to the user device, and when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location fails to be cached on the first database device, directs the user device to retrieve the first RF coverage data for the identified geographic location from a second database device remotely located from the first emergency dispatch location.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein, prior to receiving the notification, the programmable processor retrieves a batch of the RF coverage data from the second database device, wherein the batch of the RF coverage data relates to (1) geographic locations within a first coverage area of the first emergency dispatch location, (2) geographic locations within second coverage areas of other emergency dispatch locations adjacent to the first coverage area, and (3) geographic locations adjacent to a boundary of the first coverage area, and wherein the programmable processor stores and caches the RF coverage data on the first database device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  wherein the programmable processor receives user input defining the boundary of the first coverage area. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18  wherein the programmable processor determines that the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is cached on the first database device when the RF coverage data for the identified geographic location is included in the batch of the RF coverage data.