System and method for responding to an active shooter
AssigneeAlert Patent Holdings LLC
InventorsHector Delgado, Devon Bradley, Adam Smith
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Abstract
An automated alert system, device and method designed to deliver crisis notifications within seconds to law enforcement personnel. The alert system and method is designed to enhance the response time to an active shooter scenario, thereby minimizing the number of causalities or victims associated with such dangerous scenarios. The system and method uses combination of various hardware components, cellular automation and partnership with first responders to provide an advanced alert system which ensures quick responses.
Claims14
A method for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency at a site comprising:
- receiving a notification of an activation of a panic button at the site on a tablet located at a law enforcement office or a dispatch center, wherein the notification of the activation comprises a location of the site;
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- in response to receiving the notification of the activation of the panic button at the site, executing dispatch software on the tablet;
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- generating a visual alarm and an auditory alarm on the tablet, wherein the visual alarm comprises a notification of an active shooter emergency at the site and the location of the site,
- wherein the tablet is configured to be used only for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency.
A system for notifying first responders to an active shooter emergency at a site comprising:
- a plurality of panic buttons at a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of panic buttons are configured to be activated, wherein the plurality of panic buttons are configured to generate a notification that comprises a location in the site corresponding to a location of the activated panic button in the site when it is activated;
- a dispatch and monitor station configured to receive the notification regarding the active shooter emergency from an activated one of the plurality of panic buttons, wherein the notification comprises alarm event data including at least a location of the site and a location of the activated one of the plurality of panic buttons in the site;
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- a tablet at a law enforcement office in cellular communication with the dispatch and monitor station, wherein the tablet is configured to receive alarm event data from the dispatch and monitor station and generate an alarm based on the received alarm event data, and wherein the tablet is configured to be used only for notifying first responders in an active shooter emergency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.