SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISPATCH

• US 20150289122A1
• Filed: 04/07/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jason Friesen
• Original Assignee: Jason Friesen
• Inventors: Friesen, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 10,171,980 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Computerized method for coordinating decentralized response to emergency events includes receiving at least one request for emergency assistance, alerting registered responders in a geographic area corresponding to an emergency site of said request for emergency assistance, acknowledging a response from at least one of the responders agreeing to dispatch to the emergency site. The computerized method can also include one or more of confirming arrival of said at least one responder at the emergency site, determining a need for additional resources, confirming transportation to a destination facility, confirming arrival of said at least one responder the at the destination facility, receiving a summary report of actions undertaken, and/or recognition of said at least one responder by the system to be available to receive subsequent requests for emergency assistance.

Claims

1. A computerized method for coordinating decentralized response to emergency events, comprising:

receiving at least one request for emergency assistance;

alerting registered responders in a geographic area corresponding to an emergency site of said request for emergency assistance;

acknowledging a response from at least one of the responders agreeing to dispatch to the emergency site; and

confirming arrival of said at least one responder at the emergency site.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for additional resources from the at least one responder;

notifying at least one additional responder in the geographic area of the request for additional resources;

obtaining a response from the at least one additional responder agreeing to dispatch to the emergency site;

attaining confirmation of the arrival of the at least one additional responder at the emergency site;

confirming a transportation status and a destination facility from the emergency site;

confirming arrival of the emergency transportation at the destination facility; and

confirming availability of the at least one responder.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing a summary report of response times to the at least one responder.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a threshold number of resources to respond to the at least one request; and

allocating a number of the responders not to exceed the threshold number of resources.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming arrival of said at least one responder comprises receiving updated location information of the emergency site from said at least one responder at the emergency site.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing location information of the emergency site, and producing reports and statistics based on the location information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording and storing communications between reporting parties, responders, and receiving facilities for tracking.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a response time of the at least one responder and storing the at least one response time.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a suitable level of support for the request for emergency assistance.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising canceling previously sent requests to responders when the suitable level of support has been confirmed.

11. A computer system for coordinating decentralized response to emergency events, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, wherein the processors are configured to;

receive at least one request for emergency assistance;

alert registered responders in a geographic area corresponding to an emergency site of said request for emergency assistance;

acknowledge a response from at least one of the responders agreeing to dispatch to the emergency site;

confirm arrival of the at least one of the responders at the emergency site;

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a request for additional resources from the at least one responder;

notify at least one additional responder in the geographic area of the request for additional resources;

obtain a response from the at least one additional responder agreeing to dispatch to the emergency site;

attain confirmation of the arrival of the at least one additional responder at the emergency site;

attain confirmation of a transportation status and a destination facility;

confirm arrival of the emergency transportation at the destination facility;

confirm availability of the at least one responder.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide a summary report of response times to the at least one responder.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive updated location information of the emergency site from said at least one responder at the emergency site.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to store location information of the emergency site for tracking.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to record and store communications between reporting parties, responders, and receiving facilities for tracking.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a response time of the at least one responder and store the at least one response time.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a suitable level of support for the request for emergency assistance.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cancel previously sent requests to responders when the suitable level of support has been confirmed.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive requests input by an operator.