System and method for providing centralized management and distribution of information to remote users
First Claim
1. A method for receiving distributed centralized emergency response information, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a device associated with a user, emergency response information after the emergency response information is updated in a central data storage apparatus, the emergency response information being relevant to the user and transmitted to the user automatically based on access rights of the user corresponding to a level and an area of responsibility of the user;
storing the information locally; and
presenting the stored emergency response information to the user.
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Abstract
The invention includes systems, methods, and software applications for centrally maintaining information and automatically distributing relevant portions of the information to remote users. In one embodiment, a central server stores the information, which is maintained on the central server. Periodically, or each time the server information is updated, the server identifies the portion of the information that is relevant to each user and downloads the relevant portion of information to each user, for example to a mobile device such as a Blackberry™. The invention may be used to maintain and timely distribute information related to emergency response procedures, sales or servicing schedules, and delivery schedules, among other things.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for receiving distributed centralized emergency response information, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a device associated with a user, emergency response information after the emergency response information is updated in a central data storage apparatus, the emergency response information being relevant to the user and transmitted to the user automatically based on access rights of the user corresponding to a level and an area of responsibility of the user; storing the information locally; and presenting the stored emergency response information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing centralized management and distribution of emergency response information to users, the method comprising:
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storing emergency response information regarding an organization and access rights for a plurality of users to the emergency response information in a central data storage apparatus with the plurality of users collectively having a plurality of levels and a plurality of areas of responsibility in the organization and each individually having at least one of the plurality of levels and at least one of the plurality of areas of responsibility in the organization; accepting an update to the information by the central apparatus; determining a portion of the information that is relevant to a user and is allowed to be transmitted to the user by the user'"'"'s access rights; and transmitting a selected portion of the emergency response information in the central apparatus to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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