Alerthub system with two touch badge

Abstract

An alert communication device, an alert activation device, and an alert management system are provided. The alert management system may include one or more alert communication devices communicatively coupled to one or more other alert communication devices and configured to provide one or more of a visual alert and an audio alert and one or more alert activation devices communicatively coupled to at least one alert communication device of the one or more alert communication devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An alert communication device comprising:
 a first transceiver configured to communicatively couple the alert communication device with one or more other alert communication devices via a first communication path;   a second transceiver configured to communicatively couple the alert communication device with the one or more other alert communication devices via a second communication path;   a third transceiver configured to communicatively couple the alert communication device with one or more alert activation devices via a third communication path; and   one or more of:
 a visual alert system, and 
 an audio alert system. 
   
     
     
         2 . The alert communication device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a camera system.   
     
     
         3 . The alert communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the alert communication device is configured to:
 receive an alert signal from a first alert activation device of the one or more alert activation devices; and   transmit the alert signal to the one or more other alert communication devices via the first communication path.   
     
     
         4 . The alert communication device of  claim 3 , wherein the alert communication device is configured to indicate at least a portion of an access path between a predefined first location and a location of the first alert activation device in response to receiving the alert signal from the first alert activation device. 
     
     
         5 . The alert communication device of  claim 3 , wherein the alert communication device is configured to:
 determine that the first communication path is inaccessible; and   transmit the alert signal to the one or more alert communication devices via the second communication path in response to determining that the first communication path is inaccessible.   
     
     
         6 . The alert communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the alert communication device is configured to establish a communication channel between two or more client devices via one or more of the first communication path and the second communication path. 
     
     
         7 . The alert communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the visual alert system includes a plurality of electronically-controlled lights configured to provide a plurality of visual alerts. 
     
     
         8 . The alert communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the third transceiver is a Bluetooth® Low Energy transceiver configured to determine the location of the one or more alert activation devices relative to the alert communication device. 
     
     
         9 . An alert activation device comprising:
 a transceiver configured to communicatively couple the alert activation device to at least one alert communication device; and   two or more activation buttons communicatively coupled to the transceiver;   wherein the alert activation device is configured to transmit an alert signal via the transceiver in response to a user engaging at least one of the two or more alert activation buttons, wherein a type of alert signal transmitted by the transceiver is based upon, at least in part, a plurality of alert activation button press configurations.   
     
     
         10 . The alert activation device of  claim 9 , wherein the alert activation device is a wearable alert activation device. 
     
     
         11 . The alert activation device of  claim 10 , wherein the alert activation device is configured to be affixed to an identification badge. 
     
     
         12 . The alert activation device of  claim 9 , wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a location of the alert activation device when transmitting the alert signal. 
     
     
         13 . The alert activation device of  claim 12 , wherein the transceiver is a Bluetooth® Low Energy transceiver. 
     
     
         14 . The alert activation device of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one alert communication device is configured to indicate at least a portion of an access path between a predefined first location and the location of the alert activation device when transmitting the alert signal. 
     
     
         15 . The alert activation device of  claim 12 , wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a general alert signal when a first button of the two or more buttons is engaged and is configured to transmit a medical alert signal when a second button of the two or more buttons is engaged. 
     
     
         16 . The alert activation device of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one alert communication device is configured to indicate at least a portion of an access path between a predefined first location and the location of the alert activation device when transmitting the medical alert signal. 
     
     
         17 . A alert management system comprising:
 one or more alert communication devices communicatively coupled to one or more other alert communication devices and configured to provide one or more of a visual alert and an audio alert; and   one or more alert activation devices communicatively coupled to at least one alert communication device of the one or more alert communication devices;   wherein the alert management system is configured to:
 receive, at the one or more alert communication devices, an alert signal from a first alert activation device of the one or more alert activation devices; and 
 indicate, via the one or more alert communication devices, an access path between a predefined first location and a location of the first alert activation device in response to receiving the alert signal from the first alert activation device. 
   
     
     
         18 . The alert management system of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 one or more alert gateways,   wherein the one or more alert communication devices are communicatively coupled to the one or more alert gateways.   
     
     
         19 . The alert management system of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more alert communication devices include a plurality of alert communication devices and are configured to communicatively couple the alert communication device with one or more other alert communication devices of the plurality of alert communication devices via a first communication path. 
     
     
         20 . The alert management system of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more alert communication devices are configured to communicatively couple the alert communication device with the one or more other alert communication devices of the plurality of alert communication devices via a second communication path.