Method and apparatus for managing a computer-based address book for incident-related work
First Claim
1. A method for use with a computer-based processing system for use in managing incident-related work and that has a user interface, the method comprising:
- providing an address book that is accessible to the computer-based processing system, the address book containing a plurality of entries that persist independently of incident durations and wherein at least some of the entries comprise contact information for corresponding entities;
receiving, via the user interface, new contact information associated with a given incident and as regards an entity and storing that contact information to provide stored contact information;
providing for establishing a link between the stored contact information and a corresponding entry in the address book to thereby associate information that corresponds to a same entity, such that the link can facilitate subsequent processing of at least one of an incident and contact information.
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Abstract
A computer-based processing system (29) for use in managing incident-related work provides an address book (103) containing a plurality of entries that persist independently of incident durations and that comprise contact information for corresponding entities. New contact information is then received (102) via the user interface, stored, and associated with a given incident and as regards an entity. The system then provides for establishing a link (103) between the stored contact information and a corresponding entry in the address book to thereby associate information that corresponds to a same entity, such that the link can facilitate subsequent processing of at least one of an incident and contact information.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for use with a computer-based processing system for use in managing incident-related work and that has a user interface, the method comprising:
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providing an address book that is accessible to the computer-based processing system, the address book containing a plurality of entries that persist independently of incident durations and wherein at least some of the entries comprise contact information for corresponding entities;
receiving, via the user interface, new contact information associated with a given incident and as regards an entity and storing that contact information to provide stored contact information;
providing for establishing a link between the stored contact information and a corresponding entry in the address book to thereby associate information that corresponds to a same entity, such that the link can facilitate subsequent processing of at least one of an incident and contact information. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An incident-related work management computer-based processing system comprising:
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a first memory having an address book stored therein, wherein the address book contains a plurality of entries that persist independently of incident durations and wherein at least some of the entries comprise contact information for corresponding entities;
a second memory having new contact information associated with a given incident and as regards an entity stored therein and as received via a user interface to provide stored contact information; and
a link establisher circuit operably coupled to the first memory and the second memory that is configured and arranged to provide for establishing a link between the stored contact information and a corresponding entry in the address book to thereby associate information that corresponds to a same entity, such that the link can facilitate subsequent processing of at least one of an incident and contact information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer memory having computer instructions stored therein for use with a computer-based processing system for use in managing incident-related work and that has a user interface, the computer instructions providing for:
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providing an address book that is accessible to the computer-based processing system, the address book containing a plurality of entries that persist independently of incident durations and wherein at least some of the entries comprise contact information for corresponding entities;
receiving, via the user interface, new contact information associated with a given incident and as regards an entity and storing that contact information to provide stored contact information;
providing for establishing a link between the stored contact information and a corresponding entry in the address book to thereby associate information that corresponds to a same entity, such that the link can facilitate subsequent processing of at least one of an incident and contact information.
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