SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATION COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20150317809A1
• Filed: 04/28/2015
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Curators of the University of Missouri (University of Missouri)
• Original Assignee: Curators of the University of Missouri (University of Missouri)
• Inventors: CHELLAPPAN, Sriram, THANDU, Srinivas, SULLIVAN, Patrick, MALOTT, Levi
• Application Number:
  US14/697,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• 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

A system for enabling communications during an emergency situation is described. A system may be configured to generate graphical user interfaces including a map displaying a location and a status of the one or more users located at the scene of an emergency situation. The graphical user interfaces may be displayed on a user'"'"'s portable computing device. The graphical user interfaces may be displayed at a computing device located at a dispatcher site.

Claims

1. A method for enabling emergency communications, the method comprising:

receiving location data from one or more users;

receiving user status data from the one or more users;

generating map data based on the received location data and the received user status data; and

providing map data to the one or more users, wherein the map data enables a computing device to generate a graphical user interface including a map displaying a location, a status of the one or more users, and one or more areas designated by safety.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving location data from one or more users includes receiving location data from a user'"'"'s computing device, wherein the location data includes location data determined from a global positioning system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user status data from the one or more users includes receiving a user indicated status.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user status data from the one or more users includes receiving a default status.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein a user status includes one or more of:

Unknown, Needs Help, Okay, and Able to Help.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a message to the one or more users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein sending a message to the one or more users includes sending a message to a set of users, wherein a set of users is defined by one or more of:

user status data, user location data, and user type data.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein sending a message to the one or more users includes sending a message to a set responder users.

9. A device for enabling emergency communications comprises one or more processors configured to:

receive location data from one or more users;

receive user status data from the one or more users; and

provide a graphical user interface including location data of the one or more users and status data of the one or more users.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a message from the one or more users, and provide a graphical user interface including the received message and wherein the graphical user interface enables messages to be sent to a defined set of users.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein a set of users is defined by one or more of:

user status data, user location data, and user type data.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein a set of users is defined by whether a user is a responder or a civilian.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface enables a user to create zones within a map.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein enabling a user to create zones within a map includes enabling a user to confirm an approximated dangerous zone.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions stored thereon that upon execution cause one or more processors of a device to:

receive location data from one or more users;

receive user status data from the one or more users; and

provide a graphical user interface including location data of the one or more users and status data of the one or more users.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause one or more processors to receive a multi-media message from the one or more users, and provide a graphical user interface including the received message and wherein the graphical user interface enables messages to be sent to a defined set of users.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a set of users is defined by one or more of:

user status data, user location data, and user type data.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a set of users is defined by whether a user is a responder or a civilian

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the graphical user interface enables a user to create zones within a map.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein enabling a user to create zones within a map includes enabling a user to confirm an approximated dangerous zone.