US 12,603,887 B1Granted

Systems and methods for GPS-based emergency incident management with dynamic boundary control and automated resource tracking

OwnerKevin Tisdell, Ronald Kelly Tisdell +2inventors

InventorsKevin Tisdell, Ronald Kelly Tisdell, Bhumesh Konda, Ronny Wilson

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Abstract

A computer-implemented emergency incident management system includes a situation management module that generates digital incident situations with unique identifiers and assigns administrative control to situation owners and administrators. A geofencing module establishes GPS-based geofences comprising adjustable center points and adjustable radii defining physical incident areas that may be adjusted in real-time as incidents evolve. An access control module validates credentials at situation-level, agency-level, team-level, and individual-level before granting access to responder users. A resource tracking module receives GPS location data from responder computing devices, compares GPS coordinates to geofence boundaries, and selectively displays GPS locations on map interfaces when responders are within geofence boundaries while suppressing display when outside. A communication module automatically generates general communication channels and creates encrypted communication channels based on security classification requirements. The system generates comprehensive audit trails and formats incident data for FEMA compliance and reimbursement documentation.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented emergency incident management system for enabling multi-agency communication during emergency incidents, the system comprising:

at least one computing device having a hardware processor and operable to communicate with a network;
a server having a hardware processor and operable to communicate with the at least one user computing device over the network, the server configured to host an incident management platform comprising:
a situation management module stored in memory and configured to create a digital incident situation in response to a situation creation request from a situation owner, wherein the situation owner is granted administrative control over the digital incident situation;
a geofencing module configured to establish a GPS-based geofence for the digital incident situation, wherein the GPS-based geofence comprises a center point and a radius defining a physical incident area, and wherein the geofencing module is further configured to adjust the center point or the radius in response to incident changes;
an access control module stored in memory and configured to receive access requests from a plurality of responder users and to grant or deny access to the digital incident situation based on approval from the situation owner or an administrator, wherein the access control module implements multi-level access permissions comprising situation-level permissions, agency-level permissions, team-level permissions, and individual-level permissions, wherein the situation-level permissions define administrative control over creation and termination of the digital incident situation, wherein the agency-level permissions define pre-approval of responder users affiliated with specific emergency response agencies, wherein the team-level permissions define access rights for pre-configured response teams comprising multiple individual responders, and wherein the individual-level permissions define access rights for individual responder users based on credentials and role assignments;
a resource tracking module stored in memory and configured to monitor GPS locations of responder resources within the GPS-based geofence, to prevent display of the GPS locations of the responder resources on a map interface until the responder resources physically enter the GPS-based geofence, and to display the GPS locations on a map interface when the responder resources are located within the GPS-based geofence, wherein the responder resources comprise human personnel and physical equipment associated with emergency response operations;
and a communication module stored in memory and configured to automatically generate a general communication channel upon creation of the digital incident situation and to create at least one communication channel with encrypted data transmission.

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A computer-implemented method, executed by at least one processor of a computing device, for managing emergency incident communications and resource coordination, the method comprising:

receiving, via the computing device, a situation creation request from a situation owner;
creating, via the computing device, a digital incident situation in response to the situation creation request, wherein the situation owner is granted administrative control over the digital incident situation;
establishing, via the computing device, a GPS-based geofence for the digital incident situation, wherein the GPS-based geofence comprises a center point and a radius defining a physical incident area;
adjusting, via the computing device, the center point or the radius of the GPS-based geofence in response to incident changes;
receiving, via the computing device, access requests from a plurality of responder users;
granting or denying, via the computing device, access to the digital incident situation based on approval from the situation owner or an administrator;
monitoring, via the computing device, GPS locations of responder resources within the GPS-based geofence, wherein the responder resources comprise human personnel and physical equipment associated with emergency response operations;
displaying, via the computing device, the GPS locations on a map interface when the responder resources are located within the GPS-based geofence;
removing, via the computing device, display of the GPS locations when the responder resources exit the GPS-based geofence;
organizing, via the computing device, the plurality of responder users into response teams;
tracking, via the computing device, mobilization times and demobilization times for the response teams during shift-work rotations over a multi-day duration of the digital incident situation;
automatically generating, via the computing device, a general communication channel upon creation of the digital incident situation;
and creating, via the computing device, at least one communication channel with encrypted data transmission.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Application: 19/410,702Filed 5 Dec 2025
Granted: 14 Apr 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04L 63/101
For controlling access to devices or network resources: access control lists [ACL]
H04L 63/107
For controlling access to devices or network resources: wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on…
H04L 63/20
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for managing network security; network security policies in general
H04W 4/021
Services making use of location information: services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

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