Electronic emergency response management system with automated rule-based alert notifications and response deployment
First Claim
1. A computerized method for identifying matches between emergency response units and a response event comprising:
- identifying a group of emergency response units (ERU), each said emergency response unit having particular physical attributes;
installing an ERU beacon on each said ERU, said ERU beacon emitting a unique identifiable ERU signal;
maintaining a database identifying each ERU, their corresponding physical attributes, and a location based on said unique identifiable ERU signal;
loading into said database a set of rules associated with each said ERU;
accessing said database to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of response event needing physical attributes provided by said group of ERUs;
applying said unique identifiable ERU signals to said set of rules; and
generating at least one alert based upon matching of said unique identifiable ERU signal with at least one of said rules.
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Abstract
A computerized method and related system (10) for identifying matches between emergency response units (ERU) and stationary response units (SRU) includes identifying a group of emergency response units, wherein each emergency and stationary response unit has particular physical attributes. A beacon (20, 36) is installed on each emergency response unit in the group and emits a unique identifiable signal. A database (DB) is maintained for identifying each stationary and emergency response unit, their corresponding physical attributes; and a location based on the unique identifiable signal. The database can then be accessed via a call center (12) to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of calamity needing physical attributes provided by the group of emergency response units. The database may also monitor critical assets (CA) such as hazardous material to ensure that they are not diverted, and if so what response units need to respond. The database further includes a set of predetermined rules for generating alert notices to owners of critical assets and vulnerable targets. The rules also identify the manner in which response units are to be alerted.
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46 Claims
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1. A computerized method for identifying matches between emergency response units and a response event comprising:
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identifying a group of emergency response units (ERU), each said emergency response unit having particular physical attributes;
installing an ERU beacon on each said ERU, said ERU beacon emitting a unique identifiable ERU signal;
maintaining a database identifying each ERU, their corresponding physical attributes, and a location based on said unique identifiable ERU signal;
loading into said database a set of rules associated with each said ERU;
accessing said database to determine area response capabilities for a particular type of response event needing physical attributes provided by said group of ERUs;
applying said unique identifiable ERU signals to said set of rules; and
generating at least one alert based upon matching of said unique identifiable ERU signal with at least one of said rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for identifying emergency response capabilities in a geographical area, comprising:
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a database component operative to maintain an ERU database identifying emergency response units, their physical attributes and their physical location;
a communications component for observing physical locations of said emergency response units a rules component operative with said database component; and
a processor programmed to;
periodically update said ERU database component with data supplied by said communications component;
process queries to determine response capabilities of the emergency response units in the geographical area; and
generate alerts based upon input received by said rules component for distribution by said communications component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. A system for predicting potential threats, comprising:
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a database component operative to maintain a CA database identifying critical assets, their physical attributes and their physical location;
a communications component for observing physical characteristics of said critical assets;
a rules component operative with said database component; and
a processor programmed to;
periodically update said CA database component with data supplied by said communications component; and
perform automated process queries of said rules component to determine whether any one of said critical assets has a physical characteristic outside of a predetermined norm. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computerized method for generating alert notifications, comprising:
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maintaining a database identifying at least one asset and a set of predetermined rules associated with said at least one asset;
receiving and applying input to said set of predetermined rules; and
sending an alert notification to an agency if warranted by implementation of said set of predetermined rules. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for generating alerts comprising:
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a database component operative to maintain an asset database identifying assets, their physical attributes and their physical location;
a communications component;
a rules component operative with said database; and
a processor programmed to;
monitor inputs received from sources via said communications component or otherwise applicable to said assets;
generate alert notices via said communications component when said monitored inputs are applied to said rules component and deemed to qualify as an event. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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