METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING AND CONTROLLING INFORMATION FOR MANAGING AN EVENT

• US 20080311894A1
• Filed: 03/25/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Klein, Thierry E., Lertola, John F., Livescu, Dorel
• Granted Patent: US 8,213,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

The invention includes a method and apparatus for displaying and controlling information for managing an event. A method according to one embodiment includes displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event where the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event, displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event, and displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event, wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event.

Claims

1. A method for displaying and controlling information for managing an event, comprising:

displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event, wherein the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event;

displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event; and

displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event;

wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the accountability information associated with the unit comprises location information indicative of a location at which the unit is currently operating.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication information comprises a calling group to which the unit is assigned.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the calling group is displayed in conjunction with the accountability information

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the calling group is selectable for communicating with a plurality of members assigned to the calling group.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the calling group is configured in a manner enabling communications between each of a plurality of members of the calling group.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed communication information comprises a broadcast communications initiation means, wherein the broadcast communications initiation means is selectable for communicating with all individuals deployed to the event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed status information comprises at least one of at least one video stream, location tracking information, and monitoring status information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the status information from at least one device associated with the unit deployed to the event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the status information comprises:

receiving at least one video stream from at least one video camera.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the status information comprises:

receiving monitoring status information from at least one monitoring device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying at least one location tracking graphic for the event.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event comprises:

displaying the accountability information in a manner tending to enable rapid redeployment of at least one unit at the event.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event comprises:

displaying the communication information in a manner tending to enable modification of communications capabilities at the event.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein modification of communications capabilities at the event comprises:

displaying the communication information in a manner tending to enable rapid reassignment of the unit from a first calling group to a second calling group.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein reassignment of the unit from the first calling group to the second calling group initiates a reconfiguration of at least one network communication channel.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein each calling group is selectable for initiating communications with each of a plurality of persons associated with the unit.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event comprises:

displaying the status information in conjunction with the accountability information and the communication information to enable thereby a change to the accountability of at least a portion of the unit, based on at least a portion of the displayed status information, using at least a portion of the displayed communication information.

19. An apparatus for displaying and controlling information for managing an event, comprising:

means for displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event, wherein the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event;

means for displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event; and

means for displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event;

wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event.

20. A computer-readable medium storing a software program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for displaying and controlling information for managing an event, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event, wherein the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event;

displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event; and

displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event;

wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event.