Patent ID: 6594634
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A method for recording an emergency incident, wherein the emergency incident comprises a collection of events, the method comprising:(a) identifying the incident; (b) recording an event/time pair for each event that occurs during the identified incident, wherein the event/time pair identifies the event and a time at which the event occurred during the incident, wherein the act of recording records a narrative describing the incident; (c) parsing the recorded narrative for at least one expected modifier, wherein parsing the recorded narrative comprises: (i) identifying at least one keyword in the narrative which indicates the presence of the expected modifier in the narrative; (ii) identifying a modifier template associated with the keyword which identifies a narrative pattern in which the expected modifier and keyword typically appear; and (iii) scanning the narrative to locate a modifier which matches the modifier template.