IoT Notification Trees for Dynamic Emergency Alert Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for providing notifications from connected devices in IoT environments lack efficient mechanisms for determining events and dynamically updating notification trees based on user data, leading to potential delays or miscommunication in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where computing devices obtain data from connected devices, determine event occurrences, and access a multi-tier notification tree to provide notifications to recipients, dynamically updating the tree based on user data to ensure timely and prioritized alerts, even across different ecosystems and platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a static notification tree is used, then the system structure is simple, but notification delivery may be delayed or missed in emergency situations
Solution Approach 1:
The notification tree is transformed from a static structure to a dynamic one that automatically updates based on real-time user data. The system continuously monitors user location and presence information, automatically promoting or demoting recipients in the notification hierarchy without manual intervention. This dynamic adaptation ensures that the most relevant users receive notifications first during emergencies, improving delivery reliability while the automation reduces the perceived complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops by continuously collecting user data (location, presence status) and using this information to automatically adjust the notification tree structure. This feedback mechanism ensures that the notification hierarchy reflects current user availability and location, preventing missed alerts while maintaining system simplicity through automated adjustments rather than manual configuration.
2Productivity
If manual notification tree updates are used, then the system is easy to implement, but response time during emergencies is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously collecting and processing user data in advance, so that when an emergency notification needs to be sent, the notification tree is already optimized and ready. User location and presence information is gathered and processed beforehand, allowing immediate notification delivery without delays for manual tree configuration during critical moments.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification tree updates itself automatically based on user data without requiring manual intervention. The system self-adjusts the notification hierarchy by monitoring user presence and location information, promoting relevant users to higher priority tiers automatically. This self-service capability eliminates time loss associated with manual tree configuration while maintaining ease of implementation through automated processes.
3Productivity
If priority tiers are not dynamically updated, then the system is stable, but emergency response efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The notification tree incorporates dynamic elements that automatically adjust priority tiers based on real-time user data while maintaining overall system stability. The structure remains stable in its hierarchical organization but dynamically adapts the specific users within each tier based on their current location and presence status. This allows emergency response efficiency to improve through automatic promotions and demotions without compromising the fundamental stability of the notification system.
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AI summary
A method for providing a notification associated with at least one of a plurality of connected devices is provided. The method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, data from one or more connected devices. The method further includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, occurrence of an event based, at least in part, on the data obtained from the one or more connected devices. In addition, the method includes accessing, by the one or more computing devices, a multi-tier notification tree. The method further includes providing, by the one or more computing devices, a notification indicative of the event to one or more recipients included in the multi-tier notification tree.