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Systems, methods, and computer program products for reporting condition of first entity to second entity

a technology of computer program products and condition reports, applied in the field of system, method and computer program products for reporting condition of a first entity to a second entity, can solve problems such as inability to consider third parties or other close parties who may be concerned about the well-being of the person, delay in taking additional action or providing help to the affected person with the current mechanisms, and inconvenient technology

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-05-01
IBM CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a system and method that can better determine the condition of a first entity and then send a message about that condition to other entities connected through a network. This is an improvement over existing technologies that may not have been as effective in providing real-time information about a first entity's condition.

Problems solved by technology

These conventional technologies, however, fail to consider third parties or other close parties who may be concerned about the person's well-being.
As a result, the concerned party may have to wait for a substantial amount of time before they are able to ascertain the condition of the person and before they are able to ascertain whether or not the person has even been affected by the situation or event.
In addition, it may be too late to take additional action or provide help to the affected person with the current mechanisms.

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[0033]Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1-11, there are shown exemplary embodiments of the method and structures according to the present invention.

[0034]As described herein, a first entity may designate one or more second entities. In some exemplary embodiments the first entity may designate the second entities by registering them. If the first entity is near an “event”, then a second entity may be notified. A location of the first entity may be periodically obtained or constantly monitored.

[0035]An event may include, for example, any situation, accident, calamity, disaster, hazard, occurrence, obstacle, attack, shortage, outage, crash, wreck, dangerous development, etc. whether expected or not. Of course, one having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that an event is not limited to the above mentioned exemplary events.

[0036]A list of events, such as, disasters, accidents, obstructions, obstacles, weather patterns, etc., may be obtained or complie...

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Abstract

A method of reporting a condition of a first entity to a second entity, the method includes determining, as performed on a processor in a computer system, the condition of the first entity based on an aggregation of structured and unstructured information and entity-activity information of the first entity. The method also includes reporting the condition of the first entity to the second entity.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for reporting a condition, and more particularly to system, method, and computer program product for reporting a condition of a first entity to a second entity.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Typical reporting systems simply attempt to contact a person that is or is believed to be directly affected by a situation, event, hazard, occurrence, etc. In some typical systems, if, for example, a person needs help as a result of the situation, the system can attempt to contact another person in order to provide aid to the person in need. These systems may also allow the person who is believed to be directly affected by the situation to be made aware of their plight. In other situations, a single designated party is contacted in case of an emergency or accident—examples include health care proxies, emergency contacts listed in health care forms, moto...

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IPC IPC(8): G08B21/02
CPCG06Q10/0635G06Q30/0252G08B25/006
Inventor NARAYANASWAMI, CHANDRASEKHAR
Owner IBM CORP