Systems and methods for identifying and activating emergency response assets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11570607-B2
Application number	US-202117221568-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2021
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media for activating emergency response assets in response to emergency alerts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for identifying and activating emergency response assets, the system comprising:
(a) an emergency management system (EMS) communicatively coupled to a plurality of asset management systems (AMSs) that manage a plurality of emergency response assets, wherein the EMS is configured to:
receive information regarding the plurality of emergency response assets managed by the plurality of AMSs, wherein each of the plurality of emergency response assets is associated with an emergency response function and a location or a geofence; and
identify, based on the location or geofence associated with each of the pluralities of emergency response assets managed by the plurality of AMSs, an emergency response asset available for an emergency location; and

(b) an emergency response application communicatively coupled to the EMS, the emergency response application configured to:
display asset controls associated with the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location within a graphical user interface (GUI) of the emergency response application;
receive selection of the asset controls through the GUI of the emergency response application; and
prompt the EMS to activate the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location to perform the emergency response function according to the selection of the asset controls.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of AMSs communicatively coupled to the EMS manages a different type of emergency response asset.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first AMS of the plurality of AMSs communicatively coupled to the EMS manages static emergency response assets, and wherein a second AMS of the plurality of AMSs communicatively coupled to the EMS manages dynamic emergency response assets.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each emergency response asset managed by the plurality of AMSs communicatively coupled to the EMS is a non-human device that performs a physical function.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the EMS is further configured to identify the emergency response asset available for the emergency location by:
retrieving a set of geofences associated with the plurality of emergency response assets; and
determine that the emergency location falls within a geofence associated with the emergency response asset, thereby identifying the emergency response asset as available for the emergency location.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the EMS is further configured to provide the emergency response application to an emergency service provider (ESP) and wherein the emergency response application is executed on a computing device associated with the ESP.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the ESP is associated with a geofence, wherein the emergency location falls within the geofence associated with the ESP, and wherein the EMS is further configured to identify the emergency response asset available for the emergency location by determining that the location or geofence associated with the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location at least partially overlaps with the geofence associated with the ESP.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency response application is a web application accessible through a web browser using a URL.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency location is a device-based hybrid location and wherein the EMS receives the device-based hybrid location within an emergency alert generated by an electronic device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the EMS is further configured to identify the emergency response asset available for the emergency location by applying a radius to the emergency location and determining that the radius applied to the emergency location at least partially overlaps with the location or geofence associated with the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency response location.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the EMS is further configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for provisioning emergency response assets.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least some of the locations or geofences associated with the pluralities of emergency response assets are received by the EMS through the GUI for provisioning emergency response assets.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the asset controls prompts the EMS to transmit a request to activate the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location to an AMS that manages the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the asset controls prompts the EMS to transmit a request to activate the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location to the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the EMS is further configured to receive a status update from the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the emergency response application is further configured to display the status update within the GUI of the emergency response application.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of AMSs communicatively coupled to the EMS manages connected building systems.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location is a connected building system.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein activating the emergency response asset identified as available for the emergency location according to the selection of the asset controls comprises retrieving a floor plan associated with the connected building system and transmitting the floor plan associated with the connected building system to an emergency service provider (ESP) for display within the emergency response application.

20. An emergency management system (EMS) for identifying and activating emergency response assets, the EMS communicatively coupled to a plurality of asset management systems (AMSs) that manage a plurality of emergency response assets, wherein the EMS comprises a processor configured to:
receive information regarding the plurality of emergency response assets managed by the plurality of AMSs, wherein each of the plurality of emergency response assets is associated with an emergency response function and a location or a geofence;
identify, based on the location or geofence associated with each of the pluralities of emergency response assets managed by the plurality of AMSs, an emergency response asset available for an emergency location;
provide information regarding the emergency asset available for the emergency location to an emergency response application communicatively coupled to the EMS;
receive instructions from the emergency response application to activate the emergency response asset to perform an emergency response function; and
send instructions to an AMS having control over the emergency response asset to activate the emergency response asset in order to perform the emergency response function.

Assignees

• Rapidsos Inc

Inventors

• Pellegrini William
• King-Berkman Hirsch Meir
• Hamlin Alexander Morgan
• Unnikrishnan Krishnakumar
• Choi Jee Yoon
• Mahoney Gabriel Charles

Classifications

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W4/90 Primary

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06Q50/265 Primary

  Personal security, identity or safety · CPC title