Method and system for data aggregation for real-time emergency resource management
First Claim
1. A system for providing resource information to a user, the resource information comprising availability of resources in at least one facility in at least one region, the system comprising:
- a. at least one database, the at least one database storing the resource information for at least one facility;
b. an access control module for controlling access to the resource information stored in the database;
c. at least one client for viewing the resource information;
d. a resource interface module for collecting resource information from the at least one facility in the at least one region; and
e. a data aggregation module for aggregating the collected resource information based on one or more attributes associated with the resource information, wherein the data aggregation module is operable to access the information on the at least one database.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and a method for providing information about resource availability, especially during an emergency such as a natural disaster. The system stores resource information about multiple facilities, across cities, counties, states and even countries. Such information can be provided to designated users based on specified access levels for the user and the resource information. Further, the system is able to exchange the resource availability information with external systems and databases. The resource information is also automatically updated to reflect the most current information. The system is useful in directing resources to participate in an emergency. Further the system aggregates resource information based on one or more attributes, such as region, hospital, city, state, etcetera, that is associated with the resource information.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for providing resource information to a user, the resource information comprising availability of resources in at least one facility in at least one region, the system comprising:
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a. at least one database, the at least one database storing the resource information for at least one facility;
b. an access control module for controlling access to the resource information stored in the database;
c. at least one client for viewing the resource information;
d. a resource interface module for collecting resource information from the at least one facility in the at least one region; and
e. a data aggregation module for aggregating the collected resource information based on one or more attributes associated with the resource information, wherein the data aggregation module is operable to access the information on the at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing resource information to at least one user, the resource information comprising availability of resources associated with one or more facilities in one or more regions, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting resource availability information from at least two facilities, the resource availability information further comprising a region associated with the facility;
b. storing the resource information in a database along with a timestamp identifying a date and time at which the information was collected;
c. aggregating resource availability information by summing resource availability based on the region associated with each of the facilities;
d. providing the aggregated resource information to the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for providing resource information to a user, the resource information comprising availability of resources in at least one facility in at least one region, the system comprising:
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a. at least one database, the at least one database storing the resource information for at least one facility;
b. an access control module for controlling access to the resource information stored in the database;
c. at least one client for viewing the resource information;
d. a first resource interface module for collecting resource information from the at least one facility in the at least one region, wherein the resource interface is a web service that connects to at least one HAVE compatible resource information data store over a network to collect resource information about the at least one facility;
e. a second resource interface module for collecting resource information from the at least one facility in the at least one region, wherein the resource interface is a web portal that allows at least one second user to manually input resource information for the at least one facility in the at least one region;
f. a data aggregation module for aggregating the collected resource information based on one or more attributes associated with the resource information, wherein the data aggregation module is operable to access the information on the at least one database; and
g. a data exchange module for providing the aggregated resource information to a central repository, thereby providing gathering, aggregating, storing, and exchanging information to support regional or federal guidelines including HAVE guidelines and HAvBED specifications.
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