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InventorsJeremy S. Dilbeck, Kraettli L. Epperson
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Provided is a method for designing, managing and executing response plans. Specific plan and resources are defined and a defined plan is executed either automatically or manually according to pre-determined or “real-time” parameter definitions. An executed plan notifies, by various user-defined means, actively or pre-defined parties in a near simultaneous fashion of security communications, notifications, directives and/or information. One embodiment of the system includes a component that requires a notified party to acknowledge a particular notification event by responding with a personal identification number (PIN) or calling a specified telephone number and entering the PIN. The system enables parties to be organized into groups based upon member profiles. Individual parties can be assigned to sub-groups, enabling specifically designed communications to go to the parties of any particular sub-group. Alternative means of contact can be prioritized and utilized either simultaneously or sequentially until contact with a particular party is achieved.
A method of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A system of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A computer programming product for defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A method of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A system of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A method of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A system of defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A computer programming product for defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
A computer programming product for defining, managing and executing operational response plans, comprising:
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Term ended 9 Oct 2023 (estimated)
The invention relates generally to an emergency response system and, more specifically, to a system for the organization, notification and deployment of resources for responding to emergency and operational situations.
As national and international events demonstrate, situations, whether man-made or natural, may be inherently chaotic. Regardless of the type of situation (e.g. hurricanes or other severe weather, terrorist attack, fires, explosions or merely operational), resources necessary for an appropriate and timely response need to be identified, notified and deployed in an efficient and timely manner. For example, as a hurricane approaches a coast, it may be necessary to close roads subject to high water, initiate evacuations of people in dangerous areas and put on standby emergency personnel such as ambulance drivers and hospital workers to deal with injuries, police to route and direct evacuation traffic and utility workers to repair damaged electrical lines or water pipes.
Although advance planning for hypothetical situations is often performed, there does not exist, until now, a system that manages the planning, organization, notification of personnel and deployment of resources both before and during a situation. Even the best plans need to be located prior to implementation in order to be effective. This location and implementation of a plan can consume valuable time and, when performed on an ad hoc basis, present a chance of serious omissions and mistakes to occur, including the loss of precious time. In addition, some actions, e.g. the notification of critical personnel, (even if their identification has been performed in advance), typically occurs in a sequential fashion. Thus, there exist many potential sources of error and time loss in current emergency response planning.
The invention can be better understood with reference to the following figures. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. Moreover, in the figures, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one example of a central office/remote office architecture, for implementing the claimed subject matter.
FIG. 2 is a diagram of an exemplary top-level access screen of the disclosed system.
Although described with particular reference to an emergency response system, the system and method of the present invention can be implemented in any system in which the definition, organization and execution of action plans is desirable. For example, the claimed subject matter is not merely suitable for responding to an emergency situation but may also be applied to operations situations. Those with skill in the computing arts will also recognize that the disclosed embodiments have relevance to a wide variety of computing platforms in addition to those described below. In addition, the response of the present invention can be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. The hardware portion can be implemented using specialized logic; the software portion can be stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system such as a microprocessor.
In the context of this document, a “memory” can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate or transport the program and/or data for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. Memory can be, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic optical, electromagnetic or semiconductor system, apparatus or device. Memory also includes, but is not limited to, for example the following: a portable computer diskette (magnetic), a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), and a portable compact disc read-only memory or another suitable medium upon which the program is stored.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one example of a central office/remote office architecture 100 for implementing the claimed subject matter. A central office 101, or “Headquarters,” is communicatively coupled to a remote office 113 or “Dallas” a remote office 115, or “Lake Titicaca,” and a remote office 117, or “London.” Headquarters 101 is connected to the Internet 119 via a communication links 121. Dallas 113, Lake Titicaca 115 and London 117 are connected to the Internet 119 via communication links 123, 125 and 127, respectively. Of course, specific locations are used only as examples and the claimed subject matter is applicable to systems deployed in a variety of situations, e.g. globally, within one or more cities, states or countries, and within one or several buildings, either in close geometric proximity or at a distance from one another. The specific architecture 100 is used only as an example in order to facilitate the description of the claimed subject matter.