Emergency Notification App Using Pre-Registered Profiles and GPS Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current emergency notification systems are inefficient in rapidly communicating vital information during violent crimes, often leaving victims unable to provide necessary details to dispatchers, and lack awareness among citizen defenders about emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile application and server-based distributed emergency response platform that transmits user location, profile, video, and audio data to authorized first responders, allowing them to coordinate assistance and navigate through restricted areas while providing real-time updates and feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If 911 service is used for emergency notification, then victims can communicate with dispatchers, but victims cannot communicate vital information in many situations due to inability to communicate for substantial amount of time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-registers user profiles containing vital information (medical conditions, allergies, emergency contacts) before emergencies occur. When an alert is triggered, this pre-collected information is automatically transmitted to first responders, eliminating the need for real-time communication during the emergency.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application serves as an intermediary between victims and first responders, automatically capturing and transmitting location data, profile information, video, and audio without requiring victim-to-dispatcher communication. This intermediary system bridges the communication gap when victims cannot speak.
2Reliability
If traditional emergency notification systems are used, then police and emergency personnel can respond to calls, but response time ranges from ten minutes to an hour depending on location
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the emergency response network into multiple first responder nodes (law enforcement, firefighters, medical personnel, trained citizens) distributed across different locations. When an alert is triggered, all nearby nodes are simultaneously notified, creating multiple parallel response paths rather than relying on a single centralized dispatch system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a spatial dimension to emergency response by using GPS location data to automatically identify and notify first responders based on their proximity to the incident. This transforms the traditional time-based dispatch system into a space-based notification system, enabling faster local response.
3Adaptability or versatility
If citizen defenders are trained and equipped for protection, then they are ready and willing to provide help, but they are not aware when and where emergent situations are occurring
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal notification network that serves multiple functions: alerting professional first responders, notifying trained citizen defenders, providing location information, and transmitting situation data. All users with the application (both professionals and citizens) receive the same type of alert, enabling versatile response capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes feedback loops where first responders can update their status and location in real-time, and where the system can confirm receipt of alerts and provide situation updates. This feedback mechanism keeps citizen defenders informed about ongoing emergencies and their expected arrival times.
4Loss of information
If mobile application transmits comprehensive data (location, profile, video, audio) to multiple first responders, then situational awareness is improved, but system complexity and data management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the most critical data elements needed for emergency response (location, profile summary, key situation information) and transmits them immediately. Comprehensive video and audio are made available on-demand to responding officers rather than transmitting all data continuously, reducing initial data burden while maintaining situational awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of the victim's profile information, location data, and situation details that are distributed to all first responders. Each responder receives an identical information package, ensuring everyone has the same situational awareness without requiring complex real-time synchronization of multiple data versions.
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AI summary
An emergency notification method including receiving an alert signal triggered by a user from a first remote device during an emergency situation, receiving user identification data of the user from the first remote device, sending a response request signal to a plurality of first responders with a second remote device, receiving location information from the user and the plurality of first responders from the first and second remote device, respectively, prioritizing a response by the plurality of first responders based on an analysis of location of the first responders and a severity of the emergency situation using a platform, and sending the alert signal to user-defined first responders of the plurality of first responders from the platform to respond to the emergency situation wherein the platform is programmed to automatically analyze a relative location of the first responders to the user, identify the emergency situation, identify equipment in possession of the first responders, and then to automatically send the alert signal to the user-defined first responders based on the user identification data of the user from the first remote.