Method and system for real-time emergency resource management
First Claim
1. 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 at least one user being associated with at least one region, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing the resource information for at least one first region along with a list of at least one second region that can access the resource information for the at least one first region,b. the at least one user sending a request for viewing resource information for the at least one first regionc. verifying that the at least one region that the user is associated with is in the list of at least one second region with access to the resource information of the at least one first region,d. providing the resource information of the at least one first region to the at least one user.
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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.
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28 Claims
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1. 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 at least one user being associated with at least one region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing the resource information for at least one first region along with a list of at least one second region that can access the resource information for the at least one first region, b. the at least one user sending a request for viewing resource information for the at least one first region c. verifying that the at least one region that the user is associated with is in the list of at least one second region with access to the resource information of the at least one first region, d. providing the resource information of the at least one first region to the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing resource information to a user during an emergency, the resource information comprising availability of resources in one or more facilities in one or more regions, the user being associated with at least one region and at least one emergency, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing the resource information for at least one region along with a list of users associated with at least one emergency that can access the resource information for the at least one region, b. the user sending a request for viewing resource information for the at least one region, c. verifying that the at least one emergency that the user is associated with is in the list of at least one emergencies with access to the resource information being requested, d. providing the resource information to the user.
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20. A method for providing resource information to a user, the resource information comprising availability of resources in one or more facilities in one or more regions, the user being associated with at least one region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. creating an alert, the alert corresponding to an emergency, b. associating at least one resource with the alert, c. the user sending a request for viewing available resources for the alert, d. verifying that the access rights of the user provide for viewing the resource information of the alert based on access rights specified for the resources being requested for the alert, and e. providing the resource information to the user.
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21. A method for providing resource information to at least one user, the resource information comprising availability of resources in one or more facilities in one or more regions, the at least one user being associated with at least one region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing the resource information for at least one first region along with a list of at least one second region that can access the resource information for the at least one first region, wherein the resource information includes data elements required by HAVE standards b. the at least one user sending a request for viewing resource information for the at least one first region, c. verifying that the at least one region that the user is associated with is in the list of at least one second region with access to the resource information of the at least one first region, and d. providing the resource information of the at least one first region to the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system for providing resource information to a user, the user associated with at least one facility in at least one region, 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 terminal for viewing the resource information, d. network for connecting the at least one database with the at least one terminal, e. at least one second database for storing a list of at least one region that can access resource information for the at least one facility. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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