Public service answering point with automatic triage capability
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1. A public safety answering point comprising:
- phone call receiving circuitry, a central processing unit connected to said circuitry, operator consoles connected to the central processing unit, with the central processing unit executing a stored program to select the highest priority calls for presentation to the operator console, where the priority score is calculated from the length of the time the caller has been in the queue,and one other factor besides the amount of time in the queue, so as to automatically triage incoming emergency phone calls so that the most critical ones are answered first.
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Abstract
A public service answering point (PSAP) system is taught that will perform a triage on incoming calls both fully automatically and with caller interaction. The system will progressively shave out duplicate and redundant calls and give high priority to calls that may represent a violent crime or life-threatening medical emergency in progress.
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1. A public safety answering point comprising:
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phone call receiving circuitry, a central processing unit connected to said circuitry, operator consoles connected to the central processing unit, with the central processing unit executing a stored program to select the highest priority calls for presentation to the operator console, where the priority score is calculated from the length of the time the caller has been in the queue,and one other factor besides the amount of time in the queue, so as to automatically triage incoming emergency phone calls so that the most critical ones are answered first. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method for processing emergency calls comprising the steps of:
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connecting to a call, assigning a priority score to the call, and answering the call with the highest priority score where the priority score is calculated from the length of the time the caller has been in the queue,and at least one other factor besides the amount of time in the queue, so as to automatically triage incoming emergency phone calls so that the most critical ones are answered first.
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