Community emergency notification system with inter-organizational compatibility
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1. A method of inter-organizational alert communication, comprising:
- receiving, by a notification management entity, an alert from a user through a community safety system application operating on a user device, wherein the notification management entity comprises one or more servers, the user device comprises a memory and a processor, and the user device and the notification management entity are connected through a network;
identifying, by the notification management entity, a location of the user;
determining, by the notification management entity, an organization associated with the location of the user;
determining, by the notification management entity, whether the user is a member of the organization;
determining, by the notification management entity, whether the location of the user is within a security zone of the organization;
sending, by the notification management entity, the alert from the user to one or more administrator users of the organization based on the determination of whether the user is a member of the organization and the determination of whether the location of the user is within the security zone of the organization; and
opening a two-way communication channel between the user and at least one of the one or more administrator users of the organization.
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Abstract
A community safety system with inter-organizational communication, allowing for members of a first organization to provide alerts when located within a security zone associated with a second organization. A notification management entity, responsible for managing the different safety systems associated with each organization, determines where a user is located and whether the user is associated with any of the organizations responsible for the security zone in which the user is located.
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1. A method of inter-organizational alert communication, comprising:
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receiving, by a notification management entity, an alert from a user through a community safety system application operating on a user device, wherein the notification management entity comprises one or more servers, the user device comprises a memory and a processor, and the user device and the notification management entity are connected through a network; identifying, by the notification management entity, a location of the user; determining, by the notification management entity, an organization associated with the location of the user; determining, by the notification management entity, whether the user is a member of the organization; determining, by the notification management entity, whether the location of the user is within a security zone of the organization; sending, by the notification management entity, the alert from the user to one or more administrator users of the organization based on the determination of whether the user is a member of the organization and the determination of whether the location of the user is within the security zone of the organization; and opening a two-way communication channel between the user and at least one of the one or more administrator users of the organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of inter-organizational alert communication, comprising:
a notification management entity comprising one or more servers, the notification management entity configured to; receive an alert from a user through a community safety system application operating on a user device, wherein the user device comprises a memory and a processor, and the user device and the notification management entity are connected through a network; identify a location of the user; determine an organization associated with the location of the user; determine whether the user is a member of the organization; determine whether the location of the user is within a security zone of the organization; send the alert from the user to one or more administrator users of the organization based on the determination of whether the user is a member of the organization and the determination of whether the location of the user is within the security zone of the organization; and open a two-way communication channel between the user and at least one of the one or more administrator users of the organization. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of inter-organizational alert communication, comprising:
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receiving, by a notification management entity, an alert from a user through a community safety system application operating on a user device, wherein the notification management entity comprises one or more servers, the user device comprises a memory and a processor, and the user device and the notification management entity are connected through a network; identifying, by the notification management entity, a location of the user; determining, by the notification management entity, an organization associated with the location of the user; determining, by the notification management entity, whether the user is a member of the organization; determining, by the notification management entity, whether the location of the user is within a security zone of the organization; sending, by the notification management entity, the alert from the user to one or more administrator users of the organization based on the determination of whether the user is a member of the organization and the determination of whether the location of the user is within the security zone of the organization, wherein sending the alert comprises, based on the user being determined to not be a member of the organization, tagging the alert received from the user with anonymity information, and broadcasting the tagged alert to the one or more administrator users of the organization; and opening a two-way communication channel between the user and the one or more administrator users of the organization.
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