Disseminating information about security threats
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1. A method in a computing system for disseminating information regarding investigating a terrorism suspect, comprising:
- identifying a mobile device used by an addressee of a message containing instructions for investigating a terrorism suspect; and
transmitting the message to the identified mobile device.
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Abstract
A facility for disseminating homeland security information is described. The facility identifies a mobile device used by an addressee of a message containing homeland security information, and transmits this message to the identified mobile device.
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29 Claims
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1. A method in a computing system for disseminating information regarding investigating a terrorism suspect, comprising:
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identifying a mobile device used by an addressee of a message containing instructions for investigating a terrorism suspect; and
transmitting the message to the identified mobile device.
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8. A method in a computing system for disseminating information regarding a terrorism suspect, comprising:
for each of a plurality of users;
receiving information identifying the user;
based on the received information identifying the user, identifying among a plurality of user classes a user class to which the user belongs, wherein the plurality of user classes includes one or more user classes selected from the set of;
investigative agents, health professionals, members of the public, and members of the public with additional access privileges; and
displaying to the user instructions for investigating a terrorism suspect, the instructions tailored for users in the identified user class. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. (canceled)
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24. A method in a computing system for facilitating biometric identification of terrorism suspects, comprising:
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receiving indications that each of a plurality of individuals is a terrorism suspect; and
transmitting identifying information for each of the plurality of individuals to a receiver, such that the receiver of the identifying information may use the received identifying information to retrieve biometric profile information for each of the plurality of individuals using the received identifying information and compare the retrieved biometric profile information to biometric information received from a biometric scanner scanning a scanning subject to determine whether the scanning subject is among the plurality of individuals indicated to be a terrorism suspect. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. One or more data signals embodied in a carrier wave conveying a data structure, the data structure comprising identifying information for a plurality of individuals selected as detainee prospects,
such that a receiver of the data structure may use the identifying information to retrieve biometric profile information for each of the plurality of individuals using the received identifying information and compare the retrieved biometric profile information to biometric information received from a biometric scanner scanning a scanning subject to determine whether the scanning subject is among the plurality of individuals selected as detainee prospects.
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28. A method in a computing system for preventing potential terrorist acts by identifying terrorists, comprising:
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identifying a mobile device used by an addressee of a message containing homeland security information that includes (a) identifying information for one or more terrorism suspects, and (b) instructions for directly preventing a potential terrorist act by the identified terrorism suspects; and
transmitting the message to the identified mobile device.
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29. (canceled)
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