System for reporting incidents using a text message

• US 20090233631A1
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alvin Butler Sr, Rebecca Butler
• Original Assignee: Alvin Butler Sr, Rebecca Butler
• Inventors: Butler, Rebecca, Butler, Alvin SR.
• Application Number:
  US12/382,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20090233631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A process and system used for reporting and processing incidents of aggressive, dangerous, and discourteous drivers using Short Message Service (SMS) data, also known as “text messaging” using key words or characters. A hand held electronic device is used to send a text message location reporting emergency or non-emergency information to a central processing unit. By establishing a process and system that utilizes mobile hand held electronic devices or cell phones to report emergency and non-emergency information through text messaging and downloading that information to the central processing unit, this data is then put through a filtration process to allow the most serious road violators and those needing help to be easily retrieved. The information is then transmitted to a subscriber via text message and/or email for corrective action or for dispatching emergency help.

Claims

1. A method of sending a message comprising the steps of:

preparing a text message or short message service (SMS);

transmitting said text message or SMS to a central facility; and

scanning keywords within said text message or SMS to route said text message or SMS to an appropriate party.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, further including the steps of:

observing an occurrence of an action of concern to an observer; and

preparing said text message or SMS based upon said action.

3. The method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said scanning step determines whether an emergency or non-emergency situation exits.

4. The method in accordance with claim 3, further including the step of routing said text message or SMS to the proper emergency personnel when it is determined that an emergency situation exits.

5. The method in accordance with claim 3, further including the steps of:

routing said text message or SMS from said central facility to a processing center having a database when it is determined that a non-emergency situation exits; and

filtering said text message or SMS to determine whether said text message or SMS is legitimate.