Disaster Reporting System With Simultaneous User and Responder Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing disaster prevention systems require immediate user reporting, which can be delayed when the user is unavailable, leading to potential delays in taking countermeasures against disasters like fires.
Innovation Solution
A reporting system that automatically transmits disaster prevention reports to both the user and organizations or individuals who can reach the facility sooner, such as fire-fighting organizations, ensuring prompt action even if the user is unavailable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system simply issues a report to the user, then the user can be notified of the disaster, but the user may be unavailable (e.g., traveling) and cannot immediately arrive at the facility, causing delays in counteraction
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system is segmented into multiple recipient types: user notification (first notification) and professional responder notification (second notification). This segmentation ensures that while the user is notified, professional responders are simultaneously alerted and can begin counteractions immediately without waiting for the user's availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary notification mechanism that automatically forwards disaster information to professional responders (fire-fighting organizations, etc.) through a communication network. This intermediary channel ensures that professional help is activated independently of the user's availability, eliminating the time delay caused by waiting for the user to arrive.
2Loss of time
If the system automatically notifies both user and professional responders, then counteraction time is reduced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by storing communication information for both the user and professional responders in advance. When a disaster is detected, the system simply retrieves pre-stored contact information and sends notifications automatically, eliminating the need for complex real-time decision-making and reducing operational complexity while maintaining rapid response.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system operates autonomously by automatically identifying and contacting both the user and professional responders without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the notification process by retrieving contact information from stored data and transmitting alerts through the communication network, thereby reducing operational complexity while achieving simultaneous notification.
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AI summary
A reporting system, a disaster prevention system, a reporting method, and a program which lead to a better countermeasure against disasters are provided. A reporting system (10) according to a first aspect includes an acquisition unit (12) and a notification unit (13). The acquisition unit (12) is configured to acquire detection information from a detector (3). The detector (3) is configured to detect presence of an event that calls for disaster prevention measures in a facility (F1). The notification unit (13) is configured to transmit at least one piece of report information to an outside of the facility (F1) based on the detection information. The notification unit (13) is configured to transmit the at least one piece of report information to at least one of a first terminal (4) or a second terminal (5). The first terminal (4) is owned by a user (X1). The second terminal (5) is a terminal other than the first terminal (4). The second terminal (5) is owned by a person or organization that could arrive at the facility (F1) ahead of the user (X1).