DISASTER RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING A SITUATION STATUS AND LOCATION OF SUBSCRIBERS AND FOR INITIATING PRECONFIGURED RESPONSE PLANS
First Claim
1. A method for reporting a status indicator using a mobile communication device during a disaster comprising:
- entering a situation status indicator in a mobile communication device;
communicating the status indicator to a disaster response system;
the disaster response system automatically determining a location of the mobile communication device; and
the disaster response system making the status indicator and the location available to a plurality of concerned parties.
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Abstract
The present solution includes a method for reporting a status indicator using a mobile device during a disaster. In the method, a status indicator can be entered into a mobile communication device. The status indicator can he communicated to a disaster response system. The disaster response system can also automatically determine a location of the mobile communication device. The disaster response system can make the status indicator and the location available to concerned parties. The location and status indicators can be continuously updated for a duration of a disaster allowing the concerned parties to receive current information about subscribers. In one embodiment, a set of previously established actions associated with user developed disaster response plan can be initiated by the disaster response system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reporting a status indicator using a mobile communication device during a disaster comprising:
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entering a situation status indicator in a mobile communication device; communicating the status indicator to a disaster response system; the disaster response system automatically determining a location of the mobile communication device; and the disaster response system making the status indicator and the location available to a plurality of concerned parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for conveying situation status indicators of subscribers to concerned parties during a disaster comprising:
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detecting an occurrence of a disaster affecting a region; determining a set of mobile telephony devices associated with the region, each mobile telephony device being associated with a subscriber; determining a location for each of the mobile telephony devices; attempting to obtain a situation status indicator from each of the mobile telephone devices; storing results of the attempting step and the determined locations in a data store that relates the results and the locations to a corresponding one of the mobile telephony devices; and providing stored information to concerned parties, wherein each concerned party receives the stored results and the determined location for at least one corresponding subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A disaster response system for reporting situational status indicators of subscribers to concerned parties comprising:
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a plurality of mobile communication devices having an interface through which a user is able to enter a situation status indicator; a disaster response system configured to dynamically and repetitively obtain the situation status indicators from the mobile communication devices and to dynamically and repetitively determine a location of the mobile communication devices during a disaster, wherein said disaster response system performs at least one programmatic action for subscribers associated with the mobile communication devices based upon the location of the mobile communication device and the status indicator received from the mobile communication device; and a plurality of computing devices that are each associated with concerned parties, wherein the disaster response system provides a current status indicator and a location of the mobile communication device to the plurality of computing devices for computing devices previously associated with the mobile communication device and for computing devices responsive to a query of a subscriber associated with the mobile communication device.
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