Method and system for providing tactical information during crisis situations
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1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a computer screen display and a selection device, a method of providing tactical information pertaining to a site, the method comprising:
- providing a first window on said computer screen display, said first window displaying a menu of user-selectable categories of tactical information;
receiving a user selection of one of said categories of information;
retrieving tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said tactical information is retrieved from a computer readable medium; and
providing a second window on said computer screen display, said second window displaying said retrieved tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said second window further displays at least one first user-selectable item; and
providing a third window on said computer screen display for displaying tactical information corresponding to said at least one first user-selectable item when said at least one first user-selectable item is selected, wherein said third window further displays at least one second user-selectable item that when selected displays corresponding information onto said second window, and wherein said first, second and third windows are displayed simultaneously on said computer screen display.
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Abstract
A computer-based method and system for storing and retrieving tactical information pertaining to a site during crisis situations. The method and system provides a graphical user interface comprising a computer screen display and a selection device wherein a user may select from a plurality of options to receive desired tactical information pertaining to a particular site in a plurality of different data formats (e.g, text, graphic images, video, etc.).
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1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a computer screen display and a selection device, a method of providing tactical information pertaining to a site, the method comprising:
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providing a first window on said computer screen display, said first window displaying a menu of user-selectable categories of tactical information; receiving a user selection of one of said categories of information; retrieving tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said tactical information is retrieved from a computer readable medium; and providing a second window on said computer screen display, said second window displaying said retrieved tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said second window further displays at least one first user-selectable item; and providing a third window on said computer screen display for displaying tactical information corresponding to said at least one first user-selectable item when said at least one first user-selectable item is selected, wherein said third window further displays at least one second user-selectable item that when selected displays corresponding information onto said second window, and wherein said first, second and third windows are displayed simultaneously on said computer screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing tactical information pertaining to a site, comprising:
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means for providing a first window on a computer screen display, said first window displaying a menu of user-selectable categories of tactical information; means for receiving a user selection of one of said categories of information; means for retrieving tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said tactical information is retrieved from a computer readable medium; and means for providing a second window on said computer screen display, said second window displaying said retrieved tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said second window further displays at least one first user-selectable item; and means for providing a third window on said computer screen display for displaying tactical information corresponding to said at least one first user-selectable item when said at least one first user-selectable item is selected, wherein said third window further displays at least one second user-selectable item that when selected displays corresponding information onto said second window, and wherein said first, second and third windows are displayed simultaneously on said computer screen display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer system perform a method of providing tactical information pertaining to a site, the instructions comprising:
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providing a first window on a computer screen display, said first window displaying a menu of user-selectable categories of tactical information; receiving a user selection of one of said categories of information; retrieving tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said tactical information is retrieved from a computer readable medium; and providing a second window on said computer screen display, said second window displaying said retrieved tactical information corresponding to said selected category, wherein said second window further displays at least one first user-selectable item; and providing a third window on said computer screen display for displaying tactical information corresponding to said at least one first user-selectable item when said at least one first user-selectable item is selected, wherein said third window further displays at least one second user-selectable item that when selected displays corresponding information onto said second window, and wherein said first, second and third windows are displayed simultaneously on said computer screen display. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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