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US 2014/0368337 A1Published application
System and method for providing on the fly updates of threat and hazard information through a mobile application
OwnerRamji Venkatachariinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides for a mobile application based solution that promotes threat awareness by utilizing existing blueprints and layout of a building. Users of the system who identify a threat can use the system to notify others within the school or organization of the threat and the location of the threat, as well as use the system to contact local authorities. These on the fly updates of where threats have been identified can be used in planning escape routes.
Claims5
A system for providing real time threat information to a mobile device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a database for storing a plurality of location information including at least one facility plan image;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions which, when read by the at least one processor, causes the system to:
- receive threat information from at least one of a plurality of sources, wherein the threat information includes information on the location of the threat;
- identify at least one mobile device within a defined range of the location of the threat;
- identify the type of mobile device and a message type associated with each of the identified mobile devices;
- initiate a push transmission from the at least one processor to the mobile device with the threat information using the identified message type;
- displaying the at least one facility plan image on the user interface of the mobile device;
- and
- displaying the location of the threat on the facility plan image.
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