Modality-Centric Mass Notification System with Corridor Dispatcher
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mass notification systems are limited in the type of messages they can generate, the manner of communication, consistency and completeness of notifications, and flexibility of information provided, necessitating a more advanced system for effectively notifying recipients of emergency events.
Innovation Solution
A Modality-centric Mass Notification System (MNS) that includes a Notification Engine and a modality corridor dispatcher, allowing for multiple signal paths to be established between the Notification Engine and recipients, enabling the management of incidents and notifications, and providing a user interface for system users to interface with the Notification Engine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mass notification systems are used, then the system structure is simple, but the type of messages and manner of communication are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the notification system into multiple independent modality corridors (audio, text, multimedia, etc.), each capable of operating autonomously. This allows the system to support diverse message types and communication methods while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification engine is designed as a universal platform that can generate and dispatch notifications through multiple modality corridors simultaneously. Each corridor handles a specific type of communication, but the overall system provides multi-functional capability to notify recipients through various channels based on the incident type and recipient preferences.
2Reliability
If traditional mass notification systems are used, then the system is easy to operate, but the consistency and completeness of notifications deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the notification engine monitors the dispatch status across multiple modality corridors and can adjust or re-send notifications to ensure consistent and complete delivery. This automated feedback loop maintains reliability without requiring complex manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration of multiple modality corridors and notification templates in advance, so that during an actual incident, the notification engine can immediately dispatch consistent notifications across all channels without requiring complex real-time decisions, thereby ensuring completeness and ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mass notification systems are used, then the device complexity is low, but the flexibility of information provided deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic selection of modality corridors based on the type of incident, recipient preferences, and available resources. The notification engine can adaptively choose which corridors to activate and how to distribute information, providing flexibility without requiring a permanently complex active architecture for all possible scenarios.
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AI summary
A Modality-centric Mass Notification System (“Modality-centric MNS system”) for notifying a plurality of recipients of an Emergency Event is disclosed. The Modality-centric MNS system may include a Mass Notification System (“MNS”) Notification Engine, modality corridor (“MoCo”) dispatcher, and a plurality of modality corridors, wherein each modality corridor of the plurality of modality corridors establishes, for signal communication, a signal path from a plurality of signal paths, between the MNS Notification Engine and a recipient of the plurality of recipients. The MNS Notification Engine is configured to manage MNS Incidents and Notifications and the MoCo dispatcher is configured to select a first modality corridor from the plurality of modality corridors to establish a first signal path from the MNS Notification Engine.