Handheld device for elderly people
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1. A handheld device comprising:
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an operating system;
a plurality of input keys; and
a middleware application, wherein the middleware application is configured to support a plurality of services that are arranged to interact with network service providers, the plurality of services including an emergency locator service, a digital health monitoring service, a name card exchange service, a remote configuration service and a housekeeping and maintenance service,wherein the middleware application is operable to initiate at least the emergency locator service in an active mode and a passive mode, wherein in the active mode, the emergency locator service is initiated in response to a single one of the plurality of keys being pressed by the user, and in the passive mode, the emergency locator service is initiated by a remote user by sending a text message to the handheld device,wherein, upon initiation, the emergency locator service is configured to initiate communication with an emergency locator service provider, determine, based on information received from the emergency locator service provider, a location of the handheld device and locations of one or more emergency service centers nearest to the handheld device, and notify one or more recipients listed in a list of receipts stored in a memory of the device as to the location of the device and the determined one or more emergency service center, andwherein the housekeeping and maintenance service is configured to receive a request for housekeeping maintenance services, and in response to receipt of the request, automatically transmit an address of the user, billing information of the user, and the request to a housekeeping maintenance service provider.
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Abstract
The embodiments of the invention relate to a mobile computing device, such as a cell phone or “handheld” with expanded features and capabilities for elderly persons, children, and others with either health-related issues or the need to monitoring by friends, family members, healthcare personnel, or others. Illustratively, the invention is a middleware application for a handheld/cellular device, that may be remotely configurable, and interacts with network service providers to provide a single-button solution for elderly people requiring assistance and for the notification of multiple parties regarding the nature of the required assistance.
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1. A handheld device comprising:
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a central processing unit; an operating system; a plurality of input keys; and a middleware application, wherein the middleware application is configured to support a plurality of services that are arranged to interact with network service providers, the plurality of services including an emergency locator service, a digital health monitoring service, a name card exchange service, a remote configuration service and a housekeeping and maintenance service, wherein the middleware application is operable to initiate at least the emergency locator service in an active mode and a passive mode, wherein in the active mode, the emergency locator service is initiated in response to a single one of the plurality of keys being pressed by the user, and in the passive mode, the emergency locator service is initiated by a remote user by sending a text message to the handheld device, wherein, upon initiation, the emergency locator service is configured to initiate communication with an emergency locator service provider, determine, based on information received from the emergency locator service provider, a location of the handheld device and locations of one or more emergency service centers nearest to the handheld device, and notify one or more recipients listed in a list of receipts stored in a memory of the device as to the location of the device and the determined one or more emergency service center, and wherein the housekeeping and maintenance service is configured to receive a request for housekeeping maintenance services, and in response to receipt of the request, automatically transmit an address of the user, billing information of the user, and the request to a housekeeping maintenance service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26)
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17. A handheld device, comprising,
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an operating system running on the central processing unit; a keypad in electronic communication with the operating system; and a middleware application running on the operating system, wherein the middleware application is configured to support a plurality of services that are arranged to interact with service providers, wherein the plurality of services are configured to communicate with each other, the services including an emergency locator service, a digital health monitoring service, a name card exchange service, a remote configuration service and a housekeeping and maintenance service, wherein the middleware application is operable to initiate at least the emergency locator service in an active mode and a passive mode, wherein in the active mode, the emergency locator service is initiated in response to a single one of the plurality of keys being pressed by the user, and in the passive mode, the emergency locator service is initiated by a remote user by sending a text message to the handheld device, wherein, upon initiation, the emergency locator service is configured to initiate communication with an emergency locator service provider, determine, based on information received from the emergency locator service provider, a location of the handheld device and locations of one or more emergency service centers nearest to the handheld device, and notify one or more recipients listed in a list of receipts stored in a memory of the device as to the location of the device and the determined one or more emergency service centers when a single key of the keypad is pressed, and wherein the housekeeping and maintenance service is configured to receive a request for housekeeping maintenance services, and in response to receipt of the request, automatically transmit an address of the user, billing information of the user, and the request to a housekeeping maintenance service provider. - View Dependent Claims (18, 27)
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19. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a computing device having a user interface comprising a keypad and a screen display, the set of instructions comprising:
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recognizing an input from the keypad; determining a service associated with the input, the services including an emergency locator service, a digital health monitoring service, a name card exchange service, a remote configuration service and a housekeeping and maintenance service, wherein the housekeeping and maintenance service is configured to receive a request for housekeeping maintenance services, and in response to receipt of the request, automatically transmit an address of the user, billing information of the user, and the request to a housekeeping maintenance service provider; and initiating at least the emergency locator service, wherein the emergency locator service is operable in an active mode and a passive mode, wherein in the active mode, the emergency locator service is initiated responsive to a single key being pressed on the keypad, and in the using a passive mode, the emergency locator service is initiated by a remote user by sending a text message to the computing device, wherein, responsive to said tiling, the emergency locator service performs operations comprising; initiating communication with an emergency locator service provider; determining, based on information received from the emergency locator service provider, a geographic location of the computing device and locations of one or more emergency service centers nearest to the computing device; generating a message including the determined geographic location of the computing device and the determined locations of the one or more emergency service centers nearest to the computing device; querying a database to identify at least one message recipient; transmitting the message to the at least one message recipient via a network service provider; and notifying one or more recipients listed in a list of receipts stored in the storage medium of the device as to the location of the device and the determined one or more emergency service centers when the single key on the keypad is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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28. A handheld device comprising:
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a central processing unit; an operating system; a plurality of input keys; and a middleware application, wherein the middleware application is configured to support a plurality of services that are arranged to interact with network service providers, the plurality of services including an emergency locator service, a digital health monitoring service, a name card exchange service, a remote configuration service and a housekeeping and maintenance service, wherein the middleware application is configured to initiate at least the emergency locator service based on a passive mode, wherein the emergency locator service is initiated by a remote user by sending a text message to the handheld device, wherein upon activation of the passive mode, at least the emergency locator service requests information related to the handheld device from an associated one of the network service providers, and provides the requested information to a remote user, and based on a determination that a condition related to the requested information is met, the middleware application receives a request from the remote user to operate in an active mode, wherein, in the active mode; the emergency locator service initiates communication with an emergency locator service provider to determine, based on information received from the emergency locator service provider, a location of the handheld device and locations of one or more emergency service centers nearest to the handheld device, and notify one or more recipients listed in a list of receipts stored in a memory of the device as to the location of the device and the determined one or more emergency service centers when a single key is pressed, and wherein the housekeeping and maintenance service is configured to receive a request for housekeeping maintenance services, and in response to receipt of the request, automatically transmit an address of the user, billing information of the user, and the request to a housekeeping maintenance service provider. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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