Public Safety Incident Data Linking Uncompleted Tasks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Public safety records lack efficient linking of missing or incomplete information to specific time periods in unstructured data, and objects in video files do not show prioritized task lists associated with uncompleted tasks, leading to inefficient searching and resource consumption for public safety officers.
Innovation Solution
The system links stored captured data with objects of interest associated with uncompleted tasks, correlating and prioritizing tasks for public safety officers, enhancing data records to aid recall and reducing resource usage by displaying relevant information quickly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If public safety records store unstructured data without efficient linking mechanisms, then data completeness is maintained, but information retrieval efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating metadata tags and time period annotations during data ingestion, rather than requiring officers to manually organize data later. This preliminary structuring of unstructured data through automated tag generation and time-period association enables efficient retrieval without complex manual indexing systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Metadata serves as an intermediary layer between unstructured captured data and the structured public safety record system. The metadata includes time period information and task association tags that bridge the gap between raw video/audio files and the incident management system, enabling efficient linking without direct complex relationships.
2Loss of time
If officers manually search through unstructured data to find relevant information, then data accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by displaying prioritized task lists directly associated with relevant time periods in the captured data. When officers view a specific time period in video or audio data, the system automatically feedbacks relevant uncompleted tasks, eliminating the need for manual searching and enabling immediate action on priority items.
Solution Approach 2:
Tasks are pre-associated with specific time periods and objects in the captured data during the data processing phase. This preliminary association means that when officers access the data, the relevant tasks are already linked and prioritized, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual search and correlation during incident review.
3Ease of operation
If the system displays all tasks without prioritization, then completeness of task information is maintained, but cognitive load on officers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different levels of task information in different contexts. Priority indicators, color-coding, and prominent display are applied locally to high-priority tasks, while lower-priority tasks receive standard treatment. This differential treatment based on local task characteristics reduces cognitive load while preserving complete task information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses color changes to visually encode task priority levels. High-priority tasks are displayed with distinctive colors or highlighting, allowing officers to quickly grasp priority information without reading detailed descriptions. This visual encoding maintains complete task information while significantly reducing the cognitive effort required to understand task urgency.
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AI summary
One example device includes an electronic processor configured identify, based on an incident type and a role of an object associated with a public safety incident, an uncompleted task that is to be performed by a public safety officer and that is associated with the object associated with the public safety incident. The electronic processor may be configured to identify first data included in a captured data file associated with the public safety incident that was generated at least partially by monitoring the object. The electronic processor may be configured to determine a time period within the captured data file during which the first data is identified to be present, and display an indication of the uncompleted task and at least one of the time period within the captured data file, the first data, and a user-selectable link to allow a user to consume the first data.