Patent Document ID: 8989700
Application ID: 13714959
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, comprising: in an interactive community alert network system having as members multiple citizens or residents of an associated community: receiving, from a communications device associated with one of the members, one or more signals indicating a report of an incident identified by the one member as taking place in the community; identifying, in response to the one or more signals, an electronic map illustrating at least a portion of the community; providing the map for display by the communications device; receiving, from the communications device, an input indicating a location of the incident on the map, wherein the input is generated in response to the one member selecting the location from the map when the map is displayed by the communications device; adjusting an orientation of one or more surveillance cameras within proximity of the location of the reported incident such that the one or more surveillance cameras turn toward and focus on the location of the incident; capturing, from the adjusted one or more surveillance cameras, corresponding visual content of the reported incident, wherein the captured corresponding visual content of the reported incident is utilized to determine how to handle the reported incident; providing feedback for display by the communications device, wherein the feedback includes information about police or security personnel activities associated with handling the reported incident; and generating a community activity report to be provided to the members, wherein the community activity report includes activity information associated with the handling of the reported incident.