INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM

• US 20130065628A1
• Filed: 11/07/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cognyte Technologies Israel Ltd. (Cognyte Software Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: The Israelife Foundation
• Inventors: Pfeffer, Anshel
• Granted Patent: US 9,342,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/521
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A method for responding to incidents includes receiving incident information corresponding to an incident at an incident location. An incident scenario is generated based at least in part on the incident information, where the incident scenario identifies a number of responders for responding to the incident. A responder is identified based at least in part on an incident effectiveness of the responder with respect to the incident, where the incident effectiveness is based at least in part on past performance of the responder. A request for assistance with the incident is sent to a mobile device of the responder.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method for responding to an incident, the incident occurring at an incident location, the method comprising:

selecting a set of responders out of a database of responder profiles;

identifying a maximum arrival time required for effectively responding to the incident;

sending a dispatch request only to responders whose estimated arrival time to the incident location is not greater than said maximum arrival time.

22. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving from a sensor associated with a vehicular airbag, a signal indicating deployment of said vehicular airbag;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the deployment of said vehicular airbag.

23. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving from a sensor associated with a vehicular airbag, a signal indicating deployment of said vehicular airbag;

receiving from a vehicular Global Positioning System (GPS) component a signal indicating vehicular location;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the deployment of said vehicular airbag and about said vehicular location.

24. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving from a sensor associated with a pacemaker, a signal indicating a malfunction of said pacemaker;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the malfunction of said pacemaker.

25. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein the receiving comprises at least one of;

(a) when the responder is immobile, receiving said signal once every X seconds;

(b) when the responder moves, receiving said signal once every Y seconds;

(c) when the responder is en route to the incident location, receiving said signal once every Z seconds.

26. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein time intervals of said receiving are modified based on the speed of movement of said responder.

27. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating that the responder manually indicates that the responder is located near a pre-programmed location.

28. The method of claim 21, comprising:

concealing from a dispatcher a current location of a potential responder until said potential responder accepts the dispatch request.

26-1. The method of claim 21, comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein time intervals of said receiving are reduced when said responder remains within a site, the site selected from the group consisting of;

a home of said responder, and a place of employment of said responder.

29. A system for responding to an incident, the incident occurring at an incident location, the system comprising a processor configured to perform a method comprising:

selecting a set of responders out of a database of responder profiles;

identifying a maximum arrival time required for effectively responding to the incident;

sending a dispatch request only to responders whose estimated arrival time to the incident location is not greater than said maximum arrival time.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving from a sensor associated with a vehicular airbag, a signal indicating deployment of said vehicular airbag;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the deployment of said vehicular airbag.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving from a sensor associated with a vehicular airbag, a signal indicating deployment of said vehicular airbag;

receiving from a vehicular Global Positioning System (GPS) component a signal indicating vehicular location;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the deployment of said vehicular airbag and about said vehicular location.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving from a sensor associated with a pacemaker, a signal indicating a malfunction of said pacemaker;

automatically notifying to responders, that are located within a geographical vicinity, about the malfunction of said pacemaker.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein the receiving comprises at least one of;

(a) when the responder is immobile, receiving said signal once every X seconds;

(b) when the responder moves, receiving said signal once every Y seconds;

(c) when the responder is en route to the incident location, receiving said signal once every Z seconds.

34. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein time intervals of said receiving are modified based on the speed of movement of said responder.

35. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating a current location of said responder;

wherein time intervals of said receiving are reduced when said responder remains within a site, the site selected from the group consisting of;

a home of said responder, and a place of employment of said responder.

36. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method which further comprises:

receiving, from a mobile device of a responder, a signal indicating that the responder manually indicates that the responder is located near a pre-programmed location.