Patent ID: 6516424
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system having a plurality of server apparatus, a plurality of portable terminal equipment and a plurality of types of communication networks to which each of the plurality of server apparatus and the plurality of portable terminal equipment can be connected, wherein each of said plurality of portable terminal equipment comprises:a connector which connects the portable terminal equipment to an available one of the plurality of server apparatus over an available one of the plurality of types of communication networks; a first transmitter which transmits information about damaged resources to the server apparatus; and a receiver which receives and stores information about a relief plan received from the server apparatus in a storage; and wherein each of said plurality of server apparatus comprises: a storage which stores information about the relief plan; a second transmitter which, in response to an inquiry from one of said plurality of portable terminal equipment, transmits information about the relief plan to said one of said plurality of portable terminal equipment; wherein each of said server apparatus refers to a disaster relief information database and a resource information database to obtain information about the relief plan in response to an inquiry from one of said plurality of portable terminal equipment; and wherein the disaster relief information database includes a list of items that are to be dealt with, a department that is in charge of dealing with each item, and at least one damage status for each item.