Patent decision

BL number

O/055/21

Concerning rights in

GB1720232.6

Hearing Officer

Mr H Jones

Decision date

21 January 2021

Person(s) or Company(s) involved

Motorola Solutions Inc.

Provisions discussed

Section 1(2)(c)

Keywords

Excluded fields (refused)

Related Decisions

None

Summary

The invention relates to automatically matching -˜user profiles-™ to -˜role profiles-™ in an emergency incident using machine learning to optimise the deployment of the individuals (-˜users-™) to the different roles. The computer-based system uses a -˜combinatorial optimisation routine-™ to automatically assign particular roles to each user profile using a suitability score. The suitability score is calculated using user profile data (e.g. training records, user experience), and the geographical location of the user. Each user has a communications device which is used to inform them of their assignment. The user devices can function differently depending on the role assigned, and the system is adaptive so that should the incident requirements change, the users can be deployed/redeployed differently.

Having assessed the problem addressed by the invention as ensuring efficient allocation of personnel in an incident based on the information available and in providing personnel with the relevant tools to perform their roles effectively, the hearing officer found the invention to be excluded as a computer program and a method of doing business. The application was refused.

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