Structured GUI for Detecting Public Safety Policy Violations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Public safety institutions face challenges in efficiently reviewing and updating complex and nuanced policy procedures, and there is a need for accurate identification of policy violations and their effects on incident outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A structured graphical user interface system that utilizes a command server, incident response devices, and data analysis to identify actions taken during an incident response, compare them to recommended policies, and highlight violations, providing links to recommended actions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If policy procedures are reviewed and updated manually, then flexibility to adapt to evolving situations is improved, but time consumption and efficiency deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to evolving situationsVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically compares incident response data against policy procedures and generates compliance reports without requiring manual review. The electronic processor autonomously identifies violations and generates structured graphical user interfaces, eliminating the need for manual policy review while maintaining adaptability to evolving situations through automated updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical review processes with automated electronic processing. The electronic processor automatically collects data from incident response devices, compares it against policy procedures stored in memory, and generates compliance assessments, substituting manual administrative work with automated computational processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Measurement precision

If detailed analysis of policy violations is performed, then accuracy of identifying violations is improved, but complexity of the review process deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of identifying violationsVSAvoidcomplexity of review process

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the policy review process into distinct functional components: data collection from incident response devices, automated comparison against policy procedures, identification of violations, and generation of structured reports. This segmentation reduces overall complexity by breaking down the review process into manageable, automated stages while maintaining high accuracy through systematic comparison.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic processor acts as an intermediary between incident response data and policy procedures. It automatically collects data from various incident response devices, compares it against stored policy procedures, and generates compliance assessments, simplifying the review process while maintaining detailed analysis capability through centralized automated processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If automated data collection is implemented, then productivity of policy review is improved, but device complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproductivity of policy reviewVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic processor serves multiple functions: collecting data from various incident response devices, storing policy procedures, comparing data against policies, identifying violations, and generating structured graphical user interfaces. This multi-functionality consolidates multiple devices and processes into a single unified system, improving productivity while managing complexity through integration rather than proliferation of separate components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12474819B2Structured graphical user interface for public safety policy procedure management

Publication Date: 2025.11.18 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

A method for generating a structured graphical user interface (GUI) for improving accuracy of determining violations of public safety policy procedure and effect of such violations on results of an incident includes collecting data pertaining to an incident response and identifying a current public safety policy procedure for an incident type of the incident response. The method also includes detecting one or more actions taken within the incident response falling outside the recommended actions of the current public safety policy procedure and generating a GUI listing a plurality of actions taken during the incident response. The method further includes displaying a recommended action of the current public safety policy procedure corresponding to the one or more actions taken adjacent the one or more actions taken in the GUI and providing a link to the recommended action adjacent the one or more actions taken in the GUI.