Karl F Pyatt

US Patent:

20020065855, May 30, 2002

Filed:

Jan 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/759055

Inventors:

Edmund Meyers - Woodlyn PA, US
Terence Ting - Royersford PA, US
Arthur Benning - Ambler PA, US
Karl Pyatt - Trappe PA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/24

US Classification:

707/530000

Abstract:

A client station receives input data from a user relating to a particular crisis incident. The client station includes user interface software elements adapted to guide a user through the process of creating, maintaining and distributing relevant crisis response information for the incident specified. The interface includes displayed menus of selectable, hierarchically organized options and sub-options which guide the user through the relevant processes. Apart from manual data entry, the system allows importation of existing data files to fill in required entry fields using mapping methodology. Upon being presented with one screen interface, the user is given a choice of expert pre-specified crisis plan templates with which to produce and print a finished response plan for the specified incident. The user input data is forwarded to a server, and integrated with the specified template in a master data store into comprehensive, coherent crisis response stored at a user data store The completed, integrated crisis response data at the user data store is adapted to generate useful reports relating to the crisis incident selected by the user. Report(s) generated by the system for the selected crisis incident include a complete crisis response plan, with predetermined response scripts, texts, tasks, materials, methodologies, objectives, and/or evaluation criteria.