Method and apparatus for prioritizing and routing emergent activity reporting
First Claim
1. A method for prioritizing and reporting an observation comprising the steps of:
- receiving an observation indicative of an impending event from a mobile device, the observation comprising location information and an activity classification selected from a predetermined set of activity classifications;
calculating a priority for the observation based at least in part on the activity classification, the location information, a credibility of the source of the observation, and risk relevance, the credibility of the source being determined in part based on information identifying the source;
determining a routing protocol for the observation based on the calculated priority, the routing protocol including an identifier of a recipient of the observation; and
transmitting a report of the observation to at least one recipient based on the routing protocol.
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Abstract
A method and system for prioritizing and reporting an observation is disclosed. The observation is preferably received from a mobile device that determines a location of the observation and provides a user of the mobile device with a preselected list of classifications for the observation. The observation is prioritized based at least in part on the location and the classification associated with the observation. The priority may depend on a distance between the location in the observation and a catalog of objects of interest. The priority may also depend on the existence of other observations having the same classification within a threshold distance of the observation. The prioritized observation is routed to appropriate personnel based on the determined priority. The prioritized observation may also be included in an ordered list based on priority and/or rendered in a geospatial view with at least one display attribute being based on the priority.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for prioritizing and reporting an observation comprising the steps of:
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receiving an observation indicative of an impending event from a mobile device, the observation comprising location information and an activity classification selected from a predetermined set of activity classifications; calculating a priority for the observation based at least in part on the activity classification, the location information, a credibility of the source of the observation, and risk relevance, the credibility of the source being determined in part based on information identifying the source; determining a routing protocol for the observation based on the calculated priority, the routing protocol including an identifier of a recipient of the observation; and transmitting a report of the observation to at least one recipient based on the routing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for prioritizing and reporting an observation, the system comprising:
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at least one mobile device, the mobile device configured to execute an application for preparing an observation, the observation comprising location information determined by the mobile device and an activity classification, the activity classification being selected by a user of the mobile device from a predetermined set of activity classifications; and a server, the server being configured to perform the steps of receiving an observation indicative of an impending event from a mobile device, the observation comprising location information and an activity classification selected from a predetermined set of activity classifications; calculating a priority for the observation based at least in part on the activity classification, the location information, a credibility of the source of the observation, and risk relevance, the credibility of the source being determined in part based on information identifying the source; determining a routing protocol for the observation based on the calculated priority, the routing protocol including an identifier of a recipient of the observation; and transmitting a report of the observation to the at least one recipient based on the routing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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