System and method for reporting and tracking incidents

• US 10,341,836 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Timeless Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Timeless Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Rowe, John L., McNally, Wayd, Pineau, Brad D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hasan, Syed H
• Application Number:
  US14/425,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20150234837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,132 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for reporting incidents. Incident data indicative of the incident is received. At least one organization the incident is to be reported to is then determined from the incident data and the incident data is routed to the at least one organization.

Claims

1. A system for incident reporting, the system comprising:

a memory;

a processor; and

at least one first application stored in the memory and executable by the processor for;

providing a graphical user interface for use on a mobile device for reporting an undergoing incident, the mobile device connected to a network;

receiving from the mobile device, via the graphical user interface, a request for reporting the incident;

in response to receiving the request, activating a media capture device provided on the mobile device and causing the media capture device to record media related to the incident while the incident is occurring;

receiving incident data from the mobile device in real-time while the incident is occurring, the incident data comprising the recorded media,

determining from the incident data at least one organization the incident is to be reported to, and

transmitting the incident data to the at least one organization.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for causing the media capture device to record the media comprising at least one of a still image, a moving image, and a sound.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving, from the mobile device, identification data identifying at least one of a perpetrator of the incident, a victim of the incident, and a witness of the incident.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the memory has stored therein at least one call number for at least one crisis service and wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving, from the mobile device, call data indicative of a request to contact the at least one crisis service, retrieving from the memory the at least one call number, and causing the mobile device to initiate a call in accordance with the retrieved at least one call number.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving from the mobile device a request to contact a crisis service and for causing a second application to be launched on the mobile device in accordance with the request for providing access to the crisis service.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the memory has stored therein location data indicative of a geographic location associated with each one of a plurality of organizations and wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving the incident data from the mobile device, determining from the received incident data a position of the mobile device, retrieving the location data from the memory, comparing the position to the retrieved location data for determining one or more of the plurality of organizations within a predetermined distance of the mobile device, identifying the one or more of the plurality of organizations as the at least one organization, and transmitting the incident data to the geographic location associated with the identified one or more of the plurality of organizations.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory has stored therein location data indicative of a geographic location associated with each one of a plurality of organizations and wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving the incident data comprising an indication of a selected one of the plurality of organizations the incident relates to, the selected one of the plurality of organizations being the at least one organization, retrieving from the memory the geographic location associated with the selected one of the plurality of organizations, and transmitting the incident data to the retrieved geographic location.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for transmitting the incident data to the at least one organization comprising outputting the incident data to at least one administrator device provided at the at least one organization.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving from the at least one administrator device rejection data indicative of a rejection of the incident data outputted thereto, determining in response to the received rejection data an alternative organization the incident is to be reported to, and transmitting the incident data to the alternative organization.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory has stored therein past incident data indicative of at least one past incident for the at least one organization and wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for retrieving from the memory the past incident data and for generating at least one incident analysis in accordance with one of the retrieved past incident data and a correlation between the retrieved past incident data and the received incident data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving update data indicative of at least one modification to be made to the past incident data and modifying the past incident data in accordance with the update data.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory has stored therein schedule data indicative of a schedule of appointments for a crisis service provided at the at least one organization and wherein the at least one first application is executable by the processor for receiving appointment data indicative of a request for an appointment with the crisis service, retrieving the schedule data from the memory, determining from the retrieved schedule data whether the crisis service is available to satisfy the request, and, if the crisis service is available, updating the retrieved schedule data with the appointment data.

13. A computer-implemented method for reporting an incident, the method comprising executing on a processor program code for:

providing a graphical user interface for use on a mobile device for reporting an undergoing incident, the mobile device connected to a network;

receiving from the mobile device, via the graphical user interface, a request for reporting the incident;

in response to receiving the request, activating a media capture device provided on the mobile device and causing the media capture device to record media related to the incident while the incident is occurring;

receiving incident data from the mobile device in real-time while the incident is occurring, the incident data comprising the recorded media;

determining from the incident data at least one organization the incident is to be reported to; and

transmitting the incident data to the at least one organization.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the media capture device is caused to record the media comprising at least one of a still image, a moving image, and a sound.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving, from the mobile device, call data indicative of a request to contact at least one crisis service, retrieving at least one call number for the at least one crisis service from a memory having stored therein the at least one call number, and causing the mobile device to initiate a call in accordance with the retrieved at least one call number.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving, from the mobile device, a request to contact a crisis service and causing an application to be launched on the mobile device in accordance with the request for providing access to the crisis service.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving the incident data from the mobile device, determining from the received incident data a position of the mobile device, retrieving location data indicative of a geographic location associated with each one of a plurality of organizations from a memory having stored therein the location data, comparing the position to the retrieved location data for determining one or more of the plurality of organizations within a predetermined distance of the mobile device, identifying the one or more of the plurality of organizations as the at least one organization, and transmitting the incident data to the geographic location associated with the identified one or more of the plurality of organizations.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving the incident data comprising an indication of a selected one of a plurality of organizations the incident relates to, the selected one of the plurality of organizations being the at least one organization, retrieving a geographic location associated with the selected one of the plurality of organizations from a memory having stored therein location data indicative of the geographic location associated with each one of the plurality of organizations, and transmitting the incident data to the retrieved geographic location.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting the incident data to the at least one organization comprises outputting the incident data to at least one administrator device provided at the at least one organization.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising receiving from the at least one administrator device rejection data indicative of a rejection of the incident data outputted thereto, determining in response to the received rejection data an alternative organization the incident is to be reported to, and transmitting the incident data to the alternative organization.

21. The method of claim 13, further comprising retrieving past incident data indicative of at least one past incident for the at least one organization from a memory having stored therein the past incident data and generating at least one incident analysis in accordance with one of the retrieved past incident data and a correlation between the retrieved past incident data and the received incident data.

22. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving appointment data indicative of a request for an appointment with a crisis service provided at the at least one organization, retrieving a schedule data indicative of a schedule of appointments for the crisis service from the memory, determining from the retrieved schedule data whether the crisis service is available to satisfy the request, and, if the crisis service is available, updating the retrieved schedule data with the appointment data.

23. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor for reporting an incident, the program code executable for:

providing a graphical user interface for use on a mobile device for reporting an undergoing incident, the mobile device connected to a network;

receiving from the mobile device, via the graphical user interface, a request for reporting the incident;

in response to receiving the request, activating a media capture device provided on the mobile device and causing the media capture device to record media related to the incident while the incident is occurring;

receiving incident data from the mobile device in real-time while the incident is occurring, the incident data comprising the recorded media;

determining from the incident data at least one organization the incident is to be reported to; and

transmitting the incident data to the at least one organization.