Bio-surveillance system
First Claim
1. A method of detecting an event comprising the steps of:
- a) monitoring occurrences of at least one health symptom;
b) comparing the occurrences of the at least one health symptom to a trigger value; and
c) activating an alert when the occurrences of the at least one health symptom exceed the trigger value.
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Abstract
A bio-surveillance system monitors symptoms or groups of symptoms experienced by people in a geographical area. The system tracks symptoms reported by calls to an emergency service dispatcher. The bio-surveillance system monitors the symptoms and associates the geographical location with the symptoms. Various triggers are programmed and stored in the system to look for certain types of threats. Each trigger is set based on a statistical variation of the historical data relating to the symptoms within a predetermined time in a predefined geographical area. When the reported symptoms exceed one of the triggers, an alert is activated to provide an indication of a potential biological or chemical terrorist attack.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of detecting an event comprising the steps of:
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a) monitoring occurrences of at least one health symptom;
b) comparing the occurrences of the at least one health symptom to a trigger value; and
c) activating an alert when the occurrences of the at least one health symptom exceed the trigger value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for detecting a biological or chemical attack comprising:
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a first computer for monitoring occurrences of at least one health symptom, and comparing the occurrences of the at least one health symptom to a trigger value; and
an alert system indicating an alarm based upon the comparison of the occurrences of the at least one health symptom to the trigger value - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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