This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Personal Information" Tab.

This tab opens a window template that when populated contains a child's or family member's basic and personal information. The information gathered is designed to comprehensively capture the child's basic information and the parent's or legal guardian's contact information.

Information is gathered in an easy to use template that contains a blank field of information. The end user merely populates the fields by depressing the tab key each time a field is completed. The information can be updated at any time. The template also allows for a mother, father and or guardian's separate and specific information. The left panel is reserved for a sponsor's message or important safety tips. Note, the header depicts an expiration date and a version create date.

The end user can add additional children or family members at anytime, simply by depressing the "Add Child" key located at the top of the screen. Note, the end user can eliminate a person's entry by depressing the "Remove Entry" key located at the top of the page. Lastly, once the end user has populated information in the template, it is possible to backup information to any internal or external drive by depressing the "Create Disk" key.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Medical Tab".

This tab opens a window that when populated contains a child's pertinent and vital information. The information contains fields that are both prone to change, i.e., height, weight, shoe size and some fields like eye color, blood type and Identifying Scars, Physical/Mental Handicaps that generally stay static. All of the fields are useful in properly identifying a emergency victim or missing child/other family member. Note, there is an automatic time and date stamp feature that populates in the first field of the template, once information is recorded in the template.

This feature is used to track the aging of the information recorded. Again, the left panel of the page can be customized. In this case, an html file or web page is imbedded for informational purposes. Note, the "Add Child" key, "Remove Entry" key, and the "Create Disk" remain accessible regardless of what tab is depressed.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Media Tab".

This tab when depressed opens up an electronic media center for importing and exporting digital photographs, digital fingerprints, digital video and audio clips. Each of the areas of the media center are accessible via a second set of tabs located at the bottom of the page. Note, this page shows the "Picture/ Photos" tab depressed, thus revealing (4) distinct photographs imported into a photo window template, located to the right of the page.

Note, the software automatically sizes each photo to the window once the photo has been loaded. Photographs can be imported from any internal or external drive by depressing the load button to the right of the picture window. A variety of file types can be imported/loaded into the picture window to include but not limited to: Jpeg Image files (ipg), Jpeg Image files, (jpeg) Bitmaps (bmp), Icons (ico), enhanced metafiles (emf), and metafiles (wmf) The automatic picture sizing feature during picture loading eliminates the need for the end user to know how to manipulate or size the imported image. Secondly, each picture window is characterized by picture type (Head Shot, Full Body, Profile (no smile), Profile (smiling) and contains an actual "create date", when the photograph was originally taken.

This software feature is extremely important as it essential to reference and post dates of photos when conducting a recovery effort. Also, the FBI claims it is essential to have all 4 picture types captured in order to properly identify and hopefully locate a missing child.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Media Tab" (located at the top of page) and the "Fingerprint Tab" (located at the bottom of the page), depressed.

This combination causes the fingerprint windows to open for import and export. Note, the top fingerprint windows are for thumb prints only, while the bottom windows feature the entire left and right hand. Any window can be opened by depressing the load key to the right of each window. A variety of file types can also be imported/loaded into the fingerprint window to include but not limited to: Jpeg Image files (jpg), Jpeg Image files, (ipeg) Bitmaps (bmp), Icons (ico), enhanced metafiles (emf), and metafiles (wmf) Note, all fingerprint images once imported are time and date stamped in accordance with the original create date of the image.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Media Tab" (located at the top of the page) and the "Video Tab" (located at the bottom of the page), depressed.

This combination causes the "Video Tab" window to open for import and export of a digital video. Note, the load video button when depressed allows for the import of a variety of formats to include but not limited to: wav files, flash media and all formats compatible with Windows Media Player. Note, software application allows for import of video/image and audio files.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Media Tab"(located at the tope of the page) and the Audio/Sounds Tab (located at the bottom of the page), depressed.

This combination cases the "Audio Tab" window to open for import and export of Windows compatible audio files. The end user can import audio files from any internal or external hard drive or create a new audio file by connecting a microphone to the computer in use. Note, the audio player can play and or record similar to most tape/recording machines.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Resource Tab".

This tab will feature safety web links that will provide useful safety and abduction prevention tips. If the end-user is connected to the Internet at the time of use, the window will open in a web browser so as to allow the end-user to navigate to different areas of interest on the web page. The Homeland Security version of this CD/DVD ID will feature safety survival tips and web links.

This screen shot/illustration features a customizable, "Key Sponsor Tab".

The Key Sponsor for the CD/DVD ID program is expected to change from time to time and therefore this window is easy to update, simply by importing an HTML file from any internal or external hard drive, into the software program. The "Key Sponsor" Tab can feature a corporate sponsor's web site as well.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Contacts Tab".

This tab is used to record important telephone numbers and contacts for future reference. All fields can be updated or changed at any time. The left panel on the page features a checklist of steps a parent/ guardian should take in the event they loose a child. Note, the left panel is updateable simply by importing an html file into the CD/DVD program.

This screen shot/illustration depicts the "Create Poster Tab".

This tab is used to record all of the pertinent information concerning a child or other family member's disappearance. Note, also that this tab is used to reference important numbers that will be used during the recovery of a missing child. Each of the relevant case and contact numbers are made easily accessible for the end user. The CD/DVD ID is designed to be compatible with the Amber Alert Network and the Home Security Act innovation requirements.

the Contact number on the poster is usually the Local Police and or the parent/guardian's home telephone number. The electronic poster can be printed out and mailed or faxed or the poster can be electronically and distributed via e mail in an instant. Instantaneous transmission of poster images will save time and lives as it eliminates traditional typified by fax or direct mail distribution.