Patent ID: 8204473

Claim:
A method for selectively distributing media inputs associated with an incident to a plurality of responders assigned to the incident, the method comprising: at an information distribution device: receiving an incident information bundle comprising a plurality of media inputs associated with the incident, wherein the incident comprises a natural calamity, a fire, riots, or a terror attack; for each responder in the plurality of responders assigned to the incident: determining a role for the responder, wherein the role comprises a particular job for a police officer or comprises a particular job for a fire department personnel; selecting a set of filtering templates designed based on the set of roles; applying the set of filtering templates to the information bundle to generate a responder information bundle comprising a subset of the media inputs that is customized to the set of roles for the responder; and delivering the responder information bundle to the responder, wherein the responder comprises a police officer or fire department personnel.