Encapsulated Virtual Chains for PSAP Interconnectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for emergency response and critical infrastructure face challenges in inter-connectivity and information sharing across different jurisdictions, leading to misrouting and abandonment of emergency calls due to routing issues and lack of a common database for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
Innovation Solution
A method and system for blockchain-driven communication using encapsulated virtual chains, where a leader node searches for similar context transactions, analyzes capacity needs, and creates new blocks that link related incidents across different PSAPs, enabling efficient communication and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a common database for PSAP information is implemented, then information sharing across jurisdictions is improved, but system complexity and interoperability requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a blockchain as an intermediary layer between PSAPs from different jurisdictions. Instead of requiring direct integration of complex common databases, the blockchain serves as a decentralized mediator that stores incident information and enables PSAPs to query and share data without direct system interconnection, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining information sharing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system provides universal functionality across different PSAPs regardless of their specific vendor implementations or jurisdictional boundaries. The blockchain protocol serves multiple purposes: storing incident data, enabling queries, facilitating routing decisions, and coordinating resource allocation, thereby eliminating the need for multiple specialized integration systems.
2Device complexity
If PSAPs from different jurisdictions operate independently, then system simplicity is maintained, but routing accuracy and incident handling efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing incident information, routing rules, and resource availability data on the blockchain before actual emergency responses occur. This allows PSAPs to make accurate routing decisions and coordinate effectively during incidents without requiring complex real-time communication protocols, maintaining simplicity while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain enables feedback mechanisms where PSAPs can query incident status, resource availability, and routing history in real-time. This feedback loop allows independent PSAPs to adjust their operations based on current system state, improving routing accuracy without requiring centralized control or complex inter-jurisdictional integration.
3Loss of information
If blockchain is used for PSAP communication, then information sharing and incident correlation are improved, but processing time and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the blockchain operations into distinct phases: incident data is stored in blocks that are periodically committed to the chain, while PSAPs perform selective queries for specific incident information rather than processing the entire blockchain. This segmentation allows efficient information retrieval without requiring full blockchain processing, reducing time loss while maintaining comprehensive information sharing.
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AI summary
A method and system for blockchain-driven communication using encapsulated virtual chains can facilitate blockchain-driven inter-PSAP communication using encapsulated virtual chains. Embodiments can be generalized for any context (e.g. not only for the specific examples of the Next Generation 9-1-1 and 1-1-2 (NG9-1-1/NG1-1-2) architectures).