Emergency Data Integration With Jurisdictional Map Layers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Emergency networks face challenges in coordinating across jurisdictions due to varying communication technologies and mobility of callers, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and location determination.
Innovation Solution
An emergency data manager that provides jurisdictional and regional map views with location indicators, using geofences and buffer zones to integrate and deliver enhanced location data to emergency responders, enabling seamless data delivery and resource coordination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If emergency networks use traditional PSTN landline telephones, then determining caller location is straightforward, but the system cannot handle mobile or over-the-top communications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a location information server as an intermediary between emergency call systems and diverse communication devices. This server receives location data from multiple sources including GPS, cell tower triangulation, and Wi-Fi positioning, then standardizes and delivers it to emergency responders. The intermediary handles the complexity of different communication technologies while providing consistent location information.
Solution Approach 2:
The emergency call system is designed to handle multiple communication types (voice calls, text messages, data messages) through a unified platform. The system can process requests from landline telephones, mobile phones, and over-the-top applications using various protocols (SIP, HTTP, WebSocket), making it universally compatible across different communication technologies while maintaining accurate location tracking.
2Productivity
If emergency networks operate independently within jurisdictions, then each jurisdiction maintains control, but coordination across regions is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple jurisdictional emergency networks into a coordinated regional system. The location information server aggregates data from different PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) and jurisdictions, enabling regional resource allocation. When an emergency occurs, the system can automatically identify and notify appropriate resources across jurisdictional boundaries, improving response efficiency while maintaining individual jurisdictional autonomy through standardized interfaces.
3Loss of information
If the system integrates data from multiple non-homogeneous sources, then comprehensive emergency information is available, but data integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms diverse emergency data from different sources into a standardized parameter format. Location data from GPS, cell towers, and Wi-Fi are converted to unified coordinate systems. Message types (voice, text, data) are normalized to common protocols. This parameter standardization allows comprehensive data integration while reducing system complexity through consistent data structures and interfaces.
Data Source
AI summary
A disclosed method implements: providing a jurisdictional map view to a plurality of emergency network entities, each emergency network entity corresponding to a given geographic boundary, the jurisdictional map view corresponding to a respective emergency network entity's geographic boundary and comprising a plurality of layers; determining portions of emergency data, related to each layer of the plurality of layers, the portions of emergency data corresponding to emergencies occurring within each respective emergency network entity's geographic boundary; providing at least one location indicator within a first layer of each respective jurisdictional map view, with each location indicator corresponding to an emergency; and providing a second layer providing information relevant to the emergency.