# US 2013/0157612 A1 · Method and system for an interactive community alert network

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- Number: US 2013/0157612 A1
- Document ID: US20130157612A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/714,959
- Filed: 2012-12-14
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20
- Assignees: The Cordero Group
- Inventors: Jose M. Cordero; Tamer Zakhary
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130157612A1

## CPC

- H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- H04N 7/181: {for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

An interactive community alert network (iCan) system is operable to receive one or more signals indicating a report of an incident. The iCan system may determine a location of the reported incident. One or more visual and/or audio capture devices, which may be within proximity of the determined location of the reported incident may be adjusted. Corresponding visual and/or audio content of the reported incident may be captured and utilized to determine how to handle the reported incident. The location of the reported incident may be determined based on a position of a device and based on a global navigation satellite system position of a device utilized to report the incident. The location of the incident may also be determined based on information within the report of the incident and/or based on localization through use of one or more electronic mapping systems and/or panoramic still images of camera views.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
in an interactive community alert network system:
receiving one or more signals indicating a report of an incident;
determining a location of said reported incident;
adjusting one or more visual and/or audio capture devices within proximity of said determined location of said reported incident; and
capturing, from said adjusted one or more visual and/or audio capture devices, corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident, wherein said captured corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident is utilized to determine how to handle said reported incident.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, comprising determining said location of said reported incident based on a position of a device utilized for said reporting of said incident.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, comprising determining said location of said reported incident based on a global navigation satellite system position of said device utilized for said reporting of said incident.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, comprising determining said location based on information within said report of said incident.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, comprising determining said location based on localization through use of one or more electronic mapping systems and/or panoramic still images of camera views.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, comprising determining whether said report of said incident specifies a crime in progress.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method according to claim 6, comprising dispatching a policing authority to said determined location of said reported incident if said report of said incident specifies a crime in progress.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, comprising updating one or more incident statistical parameters based on said reported incident.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, comprising generating one or more reports based on said one or more incident statistical parameters.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, wherein said generated one or more reports are based on one or both of time and location.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, comprising generating on a graphical user interface, a map of said determined location of said reported incident.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, comprising presenting within said graphical user, at least a portion of said corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, comprising receiving from a policing authority that handles said report of said incident, an acknowledgement of said report of said incident.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, comprising communicating said received acknowledgement to a reporter of said incident.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, comprising communicating and collaborating with said reporter during investigation of said incident.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said received one or more signals indicating a report of an incident are communicated from an app running on a smartphone.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method according to claim 16, wherein said location of said reported incident is determined based on information communicated by said smartphone by said app.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The method according to claim 16, wherein said app running on said smartphone comprises a panic mode of operation and a message mode of operation.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The method according to claim 16, wherein said app running on said smartphone is operable to communicate with one or more other interactive community alert network systems when said smartphone is outside an operating range of said interactive community alert network system.

### Claim 20

A system, comprising:
one or more processors for use in an interactive community alert network system, said one or more processors being operable to:
receive one or more signals indicating a report of an incident;
determine a location of said reported incident;
adjust one or more visual and/or audio capture devices within proximity of said determined location of said reported incident; and
capture, from said adjusted one or more visual and/or audio capture devices, corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident, wherein said captured corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident is utilized to determine how to handle said reported incident.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The system according to claim 20, wherein said one or more processors are operable to determine said location of said reported incident based on a position of a device utilized for said reporting of said incident.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The system according to claim 21, wherein said one or more processors are operable to determine said location of said reported incident based on a global navigation satellite system position of said device utilized for said reporting of said incident.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The system according to claim 21, wherein said one or more processors are operable to determine said location based on localization through use of one or more electronic mapping systems and/or panoramic still images of camera views.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The system according to claim 21, wherein said one or more processors are operable to determine said location based on information within said report of said incident.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The system according to claim 21, wherein said one or more processors are operable to determine whether said report of said incident specifies a crime in progress.

### Claim 26 (depends on 25)

The system according to claim 25, wherein said one or more processors are operable to dispatch a policing authority to said determined location of said reported incident if said report of said incident specifies a crime in progress.

### Claim 27 (depends on 20)

The system according to claim 20, wherein said one or more processors are operable to update one or more incident statistical parameters based on said reported incident.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The system according to claim 27, wherein said one or more processors are operable to generate one or more reports based on said one or more incident statistical parameters.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The system according to claim 28, wherein said generated one or more reports are based on one or both of time and location.

### Claim 30 (depends on 20)

The system according to claim 20, wherein said one or more processors are operable to cause generation on a graphical user interface, a map of said determined location of said reported incident.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The system according to claim 30, wherein said one or more processors are operable to cause presentation of at least a portion of said corresponding visual and/or audio content of said reported incident within said graphical user.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The system according to claim 31, wherein said one or more processors are operable to receive from a policing authority that handles said report of said incident, an acknowledgement of said report of said incident.

### Claim 33 (depends on 32)

The system according to claim 32, wherein said one or more processors are operable to communicate said received acknowledgement to a reporter of said incident.

### Claim 34 (depends on 32)

The system according to claim 32, wherein said one or more processors are operable to communicate and/or collaborate with said reporter during investigation of said incident.

### Claim 35 (depends on 20)

The system according to claim 20, wherein said received one or more signals indicating a report of an incident are communicated from an app running on a smartphone.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The system according to claim 35, wherein said location of said reported incident is determined based on information communicated by said smartphone by said app.

### Claim 37 (depends on 35)

The system according to claim 35, wherein said app running on said smartphone comprises a panic mode of operation and a message mode of operation.

### Claim 38 (depends on 35)

The system according to claim 35, wherein said app running on said smartphone is operable to communicate with one or more other interactive community alert network systems when said smartphone is outside an operating range of said interactive community alert network system.