# US 2017/0256013 A1 · Systems and methods for dynamic ambulance deployment

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- Number: US 2017/0256013 A1
- Document ID: US20170256013A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/059,002
- Filed: 2016-03-02
- Published: 2017-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-02
- Assignees: Mastercard International Incorporated
- Applicants: MasterCard International Incorporated
- Inventors: Debashis Ghosh; Manash Bhattacharjee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170256013A1

## CPC

- G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices}
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06Q 20/34: using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
- G08G 1/202: {Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching}
- G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

A dispatcher command center for dynamic ambulance deployment based on population density is described herein. The dispatcher command center is configured to display a street map of a coverage area, the street map including a first representation of a likely population density within the coverage area, and display an ambulance location of a plurality of ambulances. The dispatcher command center is also configured to receive, in real-time, a data signal including transaction data associated with a transaction. The transaction data includes a transaction location and transaction time and represents an activity executed by a person within the coverage area. The dispatcher command center is further configured to display a second representation of the transaction at a location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location, and deploy at least one of the plurality of ambulances in response to the displayed second representation, thereby updating at least one ambulance location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dispatcher command center for dynamic ambulance deployment based on population density, said dispatcher command center including a display device and a processor in communication with a memory, said processor programmed to:
display, on the display device, a street map of a coverage area, the street map including a first representation of a likely population density within the coverage area at a point in time;
display, on the display device, an ambulance location of a plurality of ambulances relative to the street map;
receive, in real-time, a data signal including transaction data associated with a transaction, the transaction data including a transaction location and transaction time, the transaction data representing an activity executed by a person within the coverage area;
display, on the display device, a second representation of the transaction at a location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location; and
deploy at least one of the plurality of ambulances in response to the displayed second representation, thereby updating at least one corresponding ambulance location relative to the street map.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The dispatcher command center of claim 1, wherein the data signal includes transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions, the transaction data including a corresponding transaction location and transaction time for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, and wherein said processor is further programmed to display a plurality of representations corresponding to the respective transaction locations of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The dispatcher command center of claim 1, wherein the data signal is a financial transaction data signal received from a payment processor, the financial transaction data signal including transaction data associated with a plurality of financial transactions, each financial transaction of the plurality of financial transactions performed by a cardholder and processed by the payment processor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The dispatcher command center of claim 3, wherein said processor is further programmed to display, on the display device, respective representations of each financial transaction of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The dispatcher commend center of claim 1, wherein the street map includes a heat map, and wherein the second representation includes an increased amount of heat at the location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The dispatcher commend center of claim 1, wherein the street map is a primary street map and wherein said processor is further programmed to display the second representation on a secondary street map adjacent to the primary street map on the display device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The dispatcher command center of claim 1, wherein said processor is further programmed to:
display an enhanced street map including the first representation of likely population density enhanced by the second representation of each transaction record;
divide the coverage area into a plurality of zones;
for each transaction of a plurality of transactions represented by the transaction data included in the received data signal, map the respective transaction location to a respective zone of the plurality of zones;
define a high-density condition indicating high density within one zone relative to the others of the plurality of zones;
for each zone meeting the high-density condition based on a number of transactions mapped thereto, generate an alert identifying the corresponding zone as a high-density zone;
display the enhanced street map including the alert on the display device; and
deploy at least one of the plurality of ambulances to the high-density zone.

### Claim 8

A computer-implemented method for dynamically deploying ambulances based on population density using a dispatcher command center, the dispatcher command center including a display device and a processor in communication with a memory, said method comprising:
displaying, on the display device, a street map of a coverage area, the street map including a first representation of a likely population density within the coverage area at a point in time;
displaying, on the display device, an ambulance location of a plurality of ambulances relative to the street map;
receiving, in real-time, a data signal including transaction data associated with a transaction, the transaction data including a transaction location and transaction time, the transaction data representing an activity executed by a person within the coverage area;
displaying, on the display device, a second representation of the transaction at a location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location; and
deploying at least one of the plurality of ambulances in response to the displayed second representation, thereby updating at least one corresponding ambulance location relative to the street map.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein receiving the data signal further comprises receiving the data signal including transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions, the transaction data including a corresponding transaction location and transaction time for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, said method further comprising displaying, on the display device, a plurality of representations corresponding to the respective transaction locations of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein receiving the data signal comprises receiving, from a payment processor in communication with the dispatcher command center, a financial transaction data signal including transaction data associated with a plurality of financial transactions, each financial transaction of the plurality of financial transactions performed by a cardholder and processed by the payment processor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The computer-implemented method of claim 10 further comprising displaying, on the display device, respective representations of each financial transaction of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the street map includes a heat map, and wherein displaying the second representation comprises increasing an amount of heat at the location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the street map is a primary street map, said method further comprising displaying the second representation on a secondary street map adjacent to the primary street map on the display device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
displaying an enhanced street map including the first representation of likely population density enhanced by the second representation of each transaction record;
dividing the coverage area into a plurality of zones;
for each transaction of a plurality of transactions represented by the transaction data included in the received data signal, mapping the respective transaction location to a respective zone of the plurality of zones;
defining a high-density condition indicating high density within one zone relative to the others of the plurality of zones;
for each zone meeting the high-density condition based on a number of transactions mapped thereto, generating an alert identifying the corresponding zone as a high-density zone;
displaying the enhanced street map including the alert on the display device; and
deploying at least one of the plurality of ambulances to the high-density zone.

### Claim 15

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor in communication with a memory, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
display, on a display device, a street map of a coverage area, the street map including a first representation of a likely population density within the coverage area at a point in time;
display, on the display device, an ambulance location of a plurality of ambulances relative to the street map;
receive, in real-time, a data signal including transaction data associated with a transaction, the transaction data including a transaction location and transaction time, the transaction data representing an activity executed by a person within the coverage area;
display, on the display device, a second representation of the transaction at a location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location; and
deploy at least one of the plurality of ambulances in response to the displayed second representation, thereby updating at least one corresponding ambulance location relative to the street map.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the data signal includes transaction data associated with a plurality of transactions, the transaction data including a corresponding transaction location and transaction time for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to display a plurality of representations corresponding to the respective transaction locations of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the data signal is a financial transaction data signal received from a payment processor, the financial transaction data signal including transaction data associated with a plurality of financial transactions, each financial transaction of the plurality of financial transactions performed by a cardholder and processed by the payment processor, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to display, on the display device, respective representations of each financial transaction of the plurality of transactions on the street map.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the street map includes a heat map, and wherein the second representation includes an increased amount of heat at the location on the street map corresponding to the transaction location.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the street map is a primary street map and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to display the second representation on a secondary street map adjacent to the primary street map on the display device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:
display an enhanced street map including the first representation of likely population density enhanced by the second representation of each transaction record;
divide the coverage area into a plurality of zones;
for each transaction of a plurality of transactions represented by the transaction data included in the received data signal, map the respective transaction location to a respective zone of the plurality of zones;
define a high-density condition indicating high density within one zone relative to the others of the plurality of zones;
for each zone meeting the high-density condition based on a number of transactions mapped thereto, generate an alert identifying the corresponding zone as a high-density zone;
display the enhanced street map including the alert on the display device; and
deploy at least one of the plurality of ambulances to the high-density zone.