Systems and methods for live and replay utilization and tracking of vehicular movement and response

• US 9,646,498 B1
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GenCore Candeo, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Pulse Live, LLC
• Inventors: Brandt, Joshua, Matthew, Randal
• Primary Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US14/013,984
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: 340990, 34099519, 340436, 348148, 348153, 701428, 701 1, 701 36, 701412, 701414, 701431, 701437, 701451, 701533
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/06 in graphical form
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Systems and methods for live utilization and tracking of vehicular movement producing a fluid representation of the movement of vehicles and means to evaluate vehicle movement/activities relative to response requirements may be provided. Accordingly, real-time evaluations and/or corrections may be made based on this improved tracking of movement/activities. Replay analysis of movement/activities that have already occurred may be provided to evaluate and make adjustments for future responses and activities. Colors and other unique display items may be used to highlight different activities, movements and/or timing for completion within an online mapping application. Layering of different mapping displays also may be provided.

Claims

1. A system for live and replay tracking of vehicular movement, the system comprising:

a live module to evaluate and make corrections to the vehicular movement in real-time, and prioritize calls using at least one colored line on a live module display, wherein the at least one colored line connects an emergency unit to a response location on a geographic map;

a replay module to replay the vehicular movement and evaluate historical data concerning the vehicular movement,

the live module and the replay module each utilizing a menu and a mapping application and wherein the live module and replay module share data about the vehicular movement stored in one or more databases and transmitted via one or more servers over a communication network; and

an indicator in real-time surrounding the response location, the indicator configured to gradually constrict as a time to respond decreases and configured to disappear when the time to respond expires.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a reporting module to evaluate the vehicular movement and a call in real-time prior to assignment to a vehicle or unit, wherein reports are generated based on the data about the vehicular movement and the call in real-time stored in the one or more databases, the reports using one or more parameters including date, type of call and timeliness of response to call.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the menu of the live module and the replay module selectively displays at least one of the following items within the respective mapping application:

post location, a call location, an allowable response time remaining to reach a call location, a reporting zone, a current unit status, and satellite imagery associated with a post or call location.

4. A system for live tracking and evaluation of an emergency unit responding to a call, the system comprising:

a module including a menu providing one or more selectable items and a mapping application configured to prioritize the call, wherein the one or more selectable items are selectively displayed within the mapping application as the emergency unit responds to the call;

a communication link to receive and transmit information related to the emergency unit responding to the call; and

an indicator in real-time surrounding a response location, the indicator configured to gradually constrict as a time to respond decreases and configured to disappear when the time to respond expires.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the one or more selectable items comprise:

reporting zones, active responses, units, places, and posts.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the mapping application displays a colored line connecting the emergency unit to a response location on a geographic map, wherein the color of the colored line corresponds to the priority level of the call associated with the response location.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the active responses provide information about the determinant, time remaining before a response is considered late, and an identification of the emergency unit assigned to respond to the call.

8. The system of claim 4 wherein the mapping application selectively displays information about more than one emergency unit at a time.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein units are further subdivided into one or more selectable status indicators comprising:

available radio, dispatched, en route, on scene, transporting, transport arrive, en route to post, on post, and out of service.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein each of the one or more selectable status indicators are displayed within the mapping application at a given time.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein one of the one or more selectable status indicators is displayed within the mapping application at a given time.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein each of the one or more selectable status indicators is assigned a color that is displayed within the mapping application.

13. The system of claim 4 wherein the emergency unit displayed is selectable within the mapping application, and a pop-up window appears within the mapping application when the emergency unit is selected,

the pop-up window providing one or more items comprising the unit number, names of the crew members, the amount of time remaining in the unit'"'"'s shift, current destination, velocity, call nature, scene location, and direction options.

14. The system of claim 4 wherein the system tracks the status of the emergency unit as it approaches the end of its assigned shift and displays a number indicating the amount of time left in the assigned shift within the mapping application.

15. The system of claim 5 wherein posts are further subdivided into one or more categories that are selectively displayable within the mapping application, the one or more categories comprising:

all posts, active posts, and post recommendations.

16. The system of claim 4 wherein the color of the indicator corresponds to the emergency unit assigned to respond to the call and the response location displayed within the mapping application.

17. The system of claim 4 further comprising:

a reporting module to evaluate the performance of the emergency unit responding to the call, wherein reports are generated based on one or more parameters including date, type of call and timeliness of response to call.

18. A system for replay evaluation of an emergency unit response to a call, the system comprising:

a module including a menu providing one or more selectable items and a mapping application configured to prioritize the call, wherein the one or more selectable items are selectively displayed within the mapping application as the emergency unit response to the call is replayed within the system; and

an indicator in real-time surrounding a response location, the indicator configured to gradually constrict as a time to respond decreases and configured to disappear when the time to respond expires.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein more than one emergency unit response to a call is displayed within the mapping application at a given point in time.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein data associated with the one or more selectable items is obtained from a live module that evaluates an emergency unit response to a call in real-time.