Patent Document ID: 9406294
Application ID: 14586631

Base Claim:
1. An information-sharing system, comprising: a server connected to a network, the server having a processor and a coupled data repository, with software executing on the processor from a non-transitory medium providing system intelligence; a plurality of computerized communication devices coupled to the network, each having a microphone, a speaker, and a display screen, each executing coded instructions providing local intelligence at least presenting interactive interfaces to a user; wherein the user is enabled by the coded instructions executing at the computerized communication device to record an audio or audio-video input which the system, by use of natural language processing, determines to be either a voice command or a Shout, being a situation, activity, accident, event, or other environmental information, occurring in the immediate observable proximity of the user providing the audio or audio-visual report, and if the input is determined to be a Shout, is transmitted to the Server, where it is processed by natural language machine intelligence to determine if the content is appropriate based at least in part on use of profane or abusive language, to determine a channel according to pre-programmed definitions, using the device's GPS location to determine location of the user sending the Shout, a category in the determined Channel, and priority, and is tagged accordingly, and to determine a confidence level based on a pre-determined threshold, and wherein if confidence equals or exceeds the threshold the Shout is transmitted to other users according to determinations based on determinations made by server intelligence, and if the Shout is below the confidence threshold, the Shout is passed to human moderators to improve the analysis.

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Claim 3:
3. The system of claim 1 wherein a profile is provided for each user of the system, the profile is updated periodically recording user ID, device ID associated with the user, user preferences, and user selected associations with other users, and wherein Shouts received by the system are periodically transmitted to other users by cross-referencing Shout characteristics and content with user location and location-based information and user preferences.