Method and system for data aggregation for real-time emergency resource management
First Claim
1. A method of providing resource availability information related to medical facilities to a second device, the method comprising, at a first device:
- collecting resource availability information from a plurality of medical facilities, wherein the collecting the resource availability information comprises selectively polling, by the first device, one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities, wherein the selectively polling the one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities is performed;
in response to the received resource availability query from the second device,periodically according to a user-defined schedule, orautomatically in response to a change in the resource availability information;
storing the collected resource availability information in a database accessible using the first device;
receiving a resource availability query from the second device using a network, the resource availability query including a resource specification;
identifying resource availability data from the collected resource availability information based on the resource specification;
aggregating the identified resource availability data; and
sending the aggregated resource availability data to the second device.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing information about resource availability, especially during an emergency such as a natural disaster, is herein proposed. The system stores resource information about multiple facilities, across cities, counties, states and even countries. Such information can be provided to designated users based on specified access levels for the user and the resource information. Further, the system is able to exchange the resource availability information with external systems and databases. The resource information is also automatically updated to reflect the most current information. The system is useful in directing resources to participate in an emergency. Further the system aggregates resource information based on one or more attributes, such as region, hospital, city, state, etcetera, that is associated with the resource information.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing resource availability information related to medical facilities to a second device, the method comprising, at a first device:
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collecting resource availability information from a plurality of medical facilities, wherein the collecting the resource availability information comprises selectively polling, by the first device, one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities, wherein the selectively polling the one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities is performed; in response to the received resource availability query from the second device, periodically according to a user-defined schedule, or automatically in response to a change in the resource availability information; storing the collected resource availability information in a database accessible using the first device; receiving a resource availability query from the second device using a network, the resource availability query including a resource specification; identifying resource availability data from the collected resource availability information based on the resource specification; aggregating the identified resource availability data; and sending the aggregated resource availability data to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device comprising:
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a processor; a communication interface configured to send and to receive information from a network; and a computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions stored therein that, upon execution by the processor, perform operations comprising collecting resource availability information from a plurality of medical facilities, wherein the collecting the resource availability information comprises selectively polling one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities, wherein the selectively polling the one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities is performed; in response to the received resource availability query from the second device, periodically according to a user-defined schedule, or automatically in response to a change in the resource availability information; storing the collected resource availability information in a database; receiving a resource availability query from a second device, the resource availability query including a resource specification; identifying resource availability data based on the resource specification; aggregating the identified resource availability data; and sending the aggregated resource availability data to the second device.
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27. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions stored therein that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to provide resource availability information related to medical facilities to a second device in a network, the instructions configured to cause a computing device to:
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collect resource availability information from a plurality of medical facilities using the network, wherein the collecting the resource availability information comprises selectively polling one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities, wherein the selectively polling the one or more resource stores associated with the plurality of medical facilities is performed; in response to the received resource availability query from the second device, periodically according to a user-defined schedule, or automatically in response to a change in the resource availability information; store the collected resource availability information in a database; receive a resource availability query from the second device using the network, the resource availability query including a resource specification; identify resource availability data based on the resource specification; aggregate the identified resource availability data; and send the aggregated resource availability data to the second device using the network.
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