Emergency Notification Websocket Server for Real-Time Targeted Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current emergency communication systems face delays and inaccuracies due to reliance on human voice communication and browser-based internet applications, which are inefficient in providing real-time, targeted notifications during emergencies like active shooter situations in confined locations.
Innovation Solution
An all-digital emergency communication system utilizing a Websocket server, cloud-based storage, and on-premise logic servers to facilitate real-time, accurate, and targeted notifications through a publish-subscribe model, eliminating the need for browsers and website servers, and enabling direct connections between local facilities via a mesh network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional telephone and two-way radio communication is used for emergency notifications, then real-time communication is achieved, but accuracy and completeness of information deteriorates due to human voice communication limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical voice communication system with an all-digital network approach using Websocket servers and structured data transmission. This substitution enables automated digital messages to convey complete emergency information including precise location, nature of emergency, and responder status without human voice limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated emergency notifications where the emergency notification application automatically transmits digital messages with complete information without requiring human operators to manually compose and send messages. The system self-manages the communication process from detection to notification delivery.
2Productivity
If browser-based Internet applications are used for emergency communication, then scalability is improved, but response time deteriorates due to independent HTTP transactions and server processing delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements persistent Websocket connections that maintain continuous bidirectional communication channels between clients and servers. This eliminates the start-stop nature of HTTP transactions, allowing immediate notification delivery and real-time updates without repeated connection establishment and server processing delays.
3Measurement precision
If targeted emergency notifications are implemented, then accuracy of alert delivery is improved, but system complexity increases due to location-based routing and facility coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces Websocket servers as intermediary components that manage the complexity of targeted notification routing. These servers handle location-based message routing, facility coordination, and responder management, shielding end-users from the underlying system complexity while enabling precise alert delivery.
4Reliability
If manual assessment of emergency information is performed, then verification of information relevancy is achieved, but response time increases due to human processing delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors emergency situations, automatically assesses information relevancy through digital data processing, and adjusts notifications in real-time. This eliminates manual assessment delays while maintaining verification through automated protocols.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, an emergency communication (EC) system includes an emergency notification application for generating and receiving one or more emergency notification messages; a Websocket server for connecting one or more computing devices configured with the emergency notification application; a cloud-based storage server, wherein the storage server is configured for storing a plurality of rules for determining one or more actions to be taken in an emergency; and one or more communication channel identifiers for distributing the emergency notification messages to the one or more computing devices.