Emergency communication system for persons with hearing and speaking disabilities and against a large-scale disaster

Author

Sadahiko, Kano ; Hiroshi, Nakabayashi ; Taishi, Tsukamoto

Author_Institution

Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

26-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

120

Lastpage

123

Abstract

In all the countries in the world, emergency calls are made via verbal communication through fixed or mobile telephone networks. This paper describes a new emergency communication system which would enable persons with hearing and speaking disabilities to communicate their emergency situation via smart phones or traditional mobile phones via text and/or pictorial diagrams. This paper proposes also a flexible and quick communication channels setup using mesh and cognitive wireless routers for use in case of a large scale disaster such as the East Japan Great Earthquake on March 11, 2011.

Keywords

cognitive radio; disasters; emergency management; handicapped aids; mobile computing; mobile radio; smart phones; wireless mesh networks; cognitive wireless router; emergency calls; emergency communication system; fixed telephone network; hearing disability; large-scale disaster; mesh wireless router; mobile telephone network; pictorial diagram; smart phone; speaking disability; verbal communication; Fires; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Smart phones; User interfaces; Wireless LAN; Key words: Emergency call; Large scale disasters; Smart phones; Wireless routers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC), 2013 IEEE Region 10

Conference_Location

Sendai

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/R10-HTC.2013.6669027

Filename

6669027