Method of distributing information to emergency personnel
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1. A method for distributing information to emergency personnel of a selected geographic area comprising:
- providing a central storage server having data storage media and data communication device;
storing data corresponding to at least an identifying indicia and name of each of a plurality of persons in a database in the data storage media at the central storage server;
indexing said data in the database according to the name of said person; and
upon receiving a request including a specified name from emergency personnel in the selected geographic area, said central storage server accessing said database, retrieving the data based on the received name, and transmitting the data retrieved to said requesting emergency personnel through said data communication device for output thereof.
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Abstract
A method for collecting emergency information from users. The user transmits data including at least a name and identifying indicia to a central storage server which stores the emergency information and indexes the information by name. Alternatively, the information is stored on substation computers located at police stations, fire stations, hospitals, and other places where the emergency information may be useful. In an emergency, the emergency personnel retrieve the information using the substation computers for use during the emergency.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for distributing information to emergency personnel of a selected geographic area comprising:
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providing a central storage server having data storage media and data communication device;
storing data corresponding to at least an identifying indicia and name of each of a plurality of persons in a database in the data storage media at the central storage server;
indexing said data in the database according to the name of said person; and
upon receiving a request including a specified name from emergency personnel in the selected geographic area, said central storage server accessing said database, retrieving the data based on the received name, and transmitting the data retrieved to said requesting emergency personnel through said data communication device for output thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for distributing information to emergency personnel, comprising:
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providing a central storage server having data storage media and data communication device, the data storage media storing a database of street addresses, said street addresses divided into geographic areas;
providing a substation terminal serving one or more geogaphic areas, said substation terminal in communication with said central storage server via said data communication device;
transmitting data records corresponding to at least an identifying indicia, name, and street address of each of a plurality of persons to the central storage server;
the central storage server sorting said data records according to street address;
the central storage server transmitting data records corresponding to street addresses in a geographic area to a substation terminal serving said geographic area; and
upon receiving a request including a specified street address from emergency personnel in the selected geographic area, said substation terminal accessing said database, and retrieving the data record based on the received street address for output thereof. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for distributing information to emergency personnel of a selected geographic area comprising:
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providing a central storage server having data storage media and data communication device;
a user transmitting data corresponding to at least a photograph and a name of a person to said central storage server;
storing said data in a database in the data storage media at the central storage server;
indexing said data in the database according to the name of said person; and
upon receiving a request including a specified name of a person from emergency personnel in the selected geographic area, said central storage server accessing said database, retrieving the data based on the received name, and transmitting the data retrieved to said requesting emergency personnel through said data communication device for output thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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