EMERGENCY RESPONDER CREDENTIALING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080320572A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Response Concepts Corp. (WidePoint Corporation), WidePoint Corporation
• Original Assignee: Advanced Response Concepts Corp. (WidePoint Corporation), WidePoint Corporation
• Inventors: Connell, Thomas W. II, St. Amand, Jason P., Connell, Thomas W. SR.
• Granted Patent: US 8,063,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A system for collecting, verifying, and managing identity data, skill data, qualification data, certification data, and licensure data of emergency responders. The system trusted verification of identity, skills, qualifications, certifications, and licensure, and disseminates information specific or related to identity, skills, qualifications, certifications, and licensure at the scene of an emergency. The system includes information collection devices, data storage media, information retrieval devices, and information management devices. The information collected, managed, and disseminated may include identity information, medical information, skills information, qualification information, certification information, licensure information. Data in the system is stored in multiple formats, allowing for the retrieval of trusted information in an environment that is part of a network or devoid of network connectivity.

Claims

1. A system for collecting credentialing data for a plurality of agencies, each of the plurality of agencies providing an emergency response service, the system comprising:

a data store configured to store credentialing data;

a first computing device configured to generate a data entry request in response to input from a first user;

a second computing device configured to generate an enrollment data entry request in response to input from a second user;

a third computing device comprising executable modules stored thereon, the executable modules comprising;

a UI module configured to;

generate a first input form for display via the first computing device in response to the data entry request; and

generate a second input form for display via the second computing device in response to the enrollment data entry request;

a storage module configured to transfer first credentialing data included in a storage request received from the first computing device to the data store for storage; and

a verification module configured to compare the first credentialing data to second credentialing data included in an enrollment request received from the second computing device to determine whether the second user is eligible for enrollment;

wherein the verification module transfers the second credentialing data to the data store when the second user is determined to be an eligible user; and

wherein the verification module deletes the second credentialing data when the second user is determined to be an ineligible user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is an administrator of the at least one of the plurality of agencies selected from a group consisting of a program manager, an identity verifier, a license validator, and a skill and training certification manager.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the credentialing data comprises administrative data for a plurality of emergency responders, the administrative data comprising documents and images of identity data, license data, and skill and training certification data.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the second user comprises a particular emergency responder; and

the second credentialing data comprises personal data for the particular emergency responder, the personal data comprising name data, residence address data, mailing address data, driver'"'"'s license data, social security number data, telephone number data, descriptive data, biographic data, medical data, and demographic data.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the first credentialing data comprises a prefilled sponsor list, the prefilled sponsor list comprising a list of eligible second users, and wherein the verification module compares the name data to the list of eligible second users to determine if the particular emergency responder is the eligible user.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the data store comprises administrator profile data, the administrator profile data defining an authority level of administrators within each of the plurality of agencies, and wherein the third computing device further comprises an authentication module configured to verify that the first user has an appropriate authority level before transferring the first credentialing data to the data store, and wherein the storage module only transfers the first credentialing data to the data store when the first user is verified to have the appropriate authority level.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the first user interacts with the first input form via the first computing device to generate the storage request; and

the second user interacts with the second input form via the second computing device to generate the enrollment request.

8. A method for collecting credentialing data for a plurality of agencies via a credentialing system, each of the plurality of agencies providing an emergency response service, the method comprising:

storing credentialing data via a data store;

generating a data entry request at a first computing device in response to input from a first user;

generate an enrollment data entry request at a second computing device in response to input from a second user;

generating a first input form for display via the first computing device in response to the data entry request;

generating a second input form for display via the second computing device in response to the enrollment request;

receiving a storage request at the third computing device, the storage request comprising first credentialing data;

receiving an enrollment request at the third computing device, the enrollment request comprising second credentialing data;

comparing the first credentialing data to the second credentialing data to determine whether the second user is eligible for enrollment;

transferring the first credentialing data included in a storage request received from the first computing device to the data store for storage when the second user is determined to be an eligible user; and

deleting the second credentialing data when the second user is determined to be an ineligible user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first user is an administrator of the at least one of the plurality of agencies selected from a group consisting of a program manager, an identity verifier, a license validator, and a skill and training certification manager.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the credentialing data comprises administrative data for a plurality of emergency responders, the administrative data comprising documents and images of identity data, license data, and skill and training certification data.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the second user comprises a particular emergency responder; and

the second credentialing data comprises personal data for the particular emergency responder, the personal data comprising name data, residence address data, mailing address data, driver'"'"'s license data, social security number data, telephone number data, descriptive data, biographic data, and demographic data.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the first credentialing data comprises a prefilled sponsor list, the prefilled sponsor list comprising a list of eligible second users, and wherein the method further comprises comparing the name data to the list of eligible second users to determine if the particular emergency responder is the eligible user.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the data store comprises administrator profile data, the administrator profile data defining an authority level of administrators within each of the plurality of agencies, and wherein the method further comprises verifying that the first user has an appropriate authority level before transferring the first credentialing data to the data store, and wherein the first credentialing data is transferred to the data store only when the first user is verified to have the appropriate authority level.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

generating the storage request in response to the first user interacting with the first input form via the first computing device; and

generating the enrollment request in response to the second user interacting with the second input form via the second computing device.