System for managing organizational emergencies and coordinating emergency responses
First Claim
1. An emergency response system, comprising:
- a first set of one or more computing devices programmed, via executable code instructions, to;
broadcast a first emergency alert to a second set of one or more recipient computing devices, responsive to instructions received from one or more of a third set of administrative or responder computing devices, the first emergency alert comprising information relating to an emergency and a response request, the response request permitting a user of each of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices to provide a binary positive or negative user status response;
receive binary positive or negative user status responses from the second set of recipient computing devices, and/or location information corresponding to each of the second set of recipient computing devices;
send a map showing known recipient computing device locations for the second set of recipient computing devices, coded by corresponding response status of positive, negative, or no response received, to the third set of administrative or responder computing devices;
broadcast a second emergency alert to each of a fourth set of one or more relationship computing devices, the second emergency alert comprising the information relating to the emergency and information pertaining to an associated user of one or more of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices including the associated user'"'"'s status response or lack thereof, location information, and/or contact information;
send follow-up communications and/or queries to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received;
utilize the received location information to identify positive status users of the second set of one or more recipient devices from which positive status responses were received who are located closest to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received and querying them as to the status and/or location of the users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received;
send and receive social media messages between the recipient computing devices and override the exchange of social media messages to broadcast the first emergency alert regardless of how the recipient computing devices are currently being utilized, and to restore normal sending and receiving of social media messages only when an indication is broadcast that the emergency is over;
receive chat messages from the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices and broadcast the chat messages to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices while the exchange of social media messages is overridden; and
link two or more users of the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices, such that the linked users have shared access to social media messages associated with given topics;
wherein sending and receiving social media messages comprises receiving messages from the recipient computing devices and broadcasting the messages to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices, and receiving responses from the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices to the messages and broadcasting the responses to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices.
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Abstract
An emergency response system includes remote computing devices programmed via executable code instructions to broadcast an emergency alert to recipients, responsive to instructions received from administrators or emergency responders, the emergency alert including a response request permitting recipients to provide a binary positive or negative user status response, receive the responses from the recipients along with location information, send a map showing known recipient locations coded by corresponding response status to the administrators/responders, provide chat functionality between users during an emergency alert, provide social media functions including message exchange between users, and override the social media functions during an emergency alert so that social media messages cannot be exchanged.
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18 Claims
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1. An emergency response system, comprising:
a first set of one or more computing devices programmed, via executable code instructions, to; broadcast a first emergency alert to a second set of one or more recipient computing devices, responsive to instructions received from one or more of a third set of administrative or responder computing devices, the first emergency alert comprising information relating to an emergency and a response request, the response request permitting a user of each of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices to provide a binary positive or negative user status response; receive binary positive or negative user status responses from the second set of recipient computing devices, and/or location information corresponding to each of the second set of recipient computing devices; send a map showing known recipient computing device locations for the second set of recipient computing devices, coded by corresponding response status of positive, negative, or no response received, to the third set of administrative or responder computing devices; broadcast a second emergency alert to each of a fourth set of one or more relationship computing devices, the second emergency alert comprising the information relating to the emergency and information pertaining to an associated user of one or more of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices including the associated user'"'"'s status response or lack thereof, location information, and/or contact information; send follow-up communications and/or queries to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received; utilize the received location information to identify positive status users of the second set of one or more recipient devices from which positive status responses were received who are located closest to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received and querying them as to the status and/or location of the users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received; send and receive social media messages between the recipient computing devices and override the exchange of social media messages to broadcast the first emergency alert regardless of how the recipient computing devices are currently being utilized, and to restore normal sending and receiving of social media messages only when an indication is broadcast that the emergency is over; receive chat messages from the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices and broadcast the chat messages to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices while the exchange of social media messages is overridden; and link two or more users of the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices, such that the linked users have shared access to social media messages associated with given topics; wherein sending and receiving social media messages comprises receiving messages from the recipient computing devices and broadcasting the messages to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices, and receiving responses from the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices to the messages and broadcasting the responses to the recipient computing devices, the administrator or responder computing devices, and/or the relationship computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Non-transitory computer storage comprising instructions for causing a first set of one or more computing devices to determine, triage, follow-up and assist organizational members in an emergency by:
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broadcasting a first emergency alert to a second set of one or more recipient computing devices, responsive to instructions received from one or more of a third set of administrative or responder computing devices, the first emergency alert comprising information relating to an emergency and a response request, the response request permitting a user of each of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices to provide a binary positive or negative user status response; receiving binary positive or negative user status responses from the second set of recipient computing devices, and/or location information corresponding to each of the second set of recipient computing devices; displaying a map showing known recipient computing device locations for the second set of recipient computing devices, coded by corresponding response status of positive, negative, or no response received, on the third set of administrative or responder computing devices; broadcasting a second emergency alert to each of a fourth set of one or more relationship computing devices, the second emergency alert comprising the information relating to the emergency and information pertaining to an associated user of one or more of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices including the associated user'"'"'s status response or lack thereof, location information, and/or contact information; sending follow-up communications and/or queries to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received; and utilizing the received location information to identify positive status users of the second set of one or more recipient devices from which positive status responses were received who are located closest to users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received and querying them as to the status and/or location of the users of the second set of one or more recipient computing devices from which no status response and/or negative status responses were received.
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