- Patent Title: Location-based transportation service during emergency situations
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Application No.: US16666022Application Date: 2019-10-28
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Publication No.: US10834564B1Publication Date: 2020-11-10
- Inventor: Jorge Andres Moros Ortiz , Harris Basil Monos , Emily J Y Wong , Barbara Rabinowicz
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Michael A. Petrocelli
- Main IPC: H04W4/90
- IPC: H04W4/90 ; H04W4/021 ; H04W76/50 ; H04W4/48 ; H04W4/029 ; G08B25/10 ; G08B25/01

Abstract:
A method, system and computer program product for automatically organizing transportation during an emergency situation includes monitoring, by one or more processors, a first location of a plurality of users. The one or more processors receive a notification of an emergency situation and identifies danger zones within an emergency area associated with the emergency situation. The one or more processors determine a second location of the plurality of users, and in response to the second location being within the emergency area, organize the plurality of users in one or more groups based on the first location and the second location, and automatically coordinate a transportation vehicle for the one or more groups, a route of the transportation vehicle is selected based on the identified danger zones within the emergency area.
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