Method and system for assessing the safety of a user of an application for a proactive response

• US 10,104,527 B1
• Filed: 04/13/2017
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Life360 Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Life360 Incorporated
• Inventors: Keil, Dylan, Kubal, Charlie, Haro, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US15/487,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20180302763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 4554042
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/025 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses absence of reply signal after an elapsed time
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0258 System arrangements wherein both parent and child units can emit and receive
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0407 based on behaviour analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/005 Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/014 Alarm signalling to a central station with two-way communication, e.g. with signalling back
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

A method for assessing a safety of a user of an application executing on a mobile device, including collecting a location data, a motion data, and a location data source from the application; transmitting, at a time, the location data, the motion data, and the location data source to a server; obtaining, from the server, a normal behavior data associated with the user; determining an abnormality score; determining a confidence score; determining a threat score; determining a threat type; calculating a safety score for the user; determining that the safety score is less than a safety score threshold; and transmitting a message to the mobile device of the user requesting a reply.

Claims

1. A method for assessing a safety of a user of an application executing on a mobile device, comprising:

receiving by a processor included in a first server, location data from the application;

receiving, by the processor, from a data repository, normal behavior data associated with the user;

generating by the processor an abnormality score using the location data and the normal behavior data;

generating by the processor a threat score using the abnormality score;

generating by the processor a threat type using the location data, time data, and the normal behavior data;

generating by the processor a safety score for the user based on the threat score, and the threat type;

when the processor determines that the safety score is less than a safety score threshold, generating and transmitting by the processor an alert message to be displayed on the mobile device of the user, wherein the message includes a request for a reply;

when the processor fails to receive the reply from the user within a period of time, initiating by the processor a first alert telephone call to the user; and

when the processor fails to connect the first alert telephone call with the user, initiating by the processor a second alert telephone call to an emergency contact associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the processor further uses motion data received from the mobile device to generate at least one of:

the abnormality score, the threat score, the threat type, or the safety score.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the processor further receives one or more location data sources and uses the one or more location data sources to generate at least one of:

the abnormality score, the threat score, the threat type, or the safety score.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting by the processor, the location data and the time data to a second server; and

obtaining by the processor, from the second server, the normal behavior data associated with the user.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating by the processor, using at least the location data and the time, a confidence score; and

wherein generating the abnormality score is further based on the confidence score.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the processor fails to connect the second alert telephone call with the emergency contact,

initiating by the processor a third alert telephone call to an emergency authority.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the processor a request for assistance from the user; and

initiating by the processor a second alert telephone call to an emergency contact associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the processor crime data related to the location data, wherein generating the safety score is further based on the crime data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the processor weather data related to the location data, wherein generating the safety score is further based on the weather data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the processor the reply from the user indicating to the application that the user is safe;

updating the safety score by the processor, wherein updating the safety score includes increasing by the processor the safety score to equal the safety score threshold; and

adjusting by the processor the normal behavior data with the time and the location data.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is one or more of a text message, a phone call, a voicemail, a push notification, a message via a third-party application, or an email.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor receives the time data from the mobile device, wherein the time data is generated by the mobile device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method for assessing a safety of a user of a safety application executing on a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving location data for the user'"'"'s phone using a cellular infrastructure in communication with the mobile device and at least a GPS receiver within the mobile device;

receiving from a data repository, normal behavior data associated with the user;

generating a threat score using the location data, time data, and the normal behavior data;

generating a threat type using the location data;

generating a safety score for the user using the threat score and the threat type;

when the safety score is determined to be less than a safety score threshold, generating and transmitting by the processor an alert message to be displayed on the mobile device of the user requesting a reply;

when the processor fails to receive the reply from the user within a period of time, initiating a first alert telephone call to the user; and

when the processor fails to connect the first alert telephone call with the user, initiating a second alert telephone call to an emergency contact associated with the user.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving motion data from the mobile device and using the motion data to generate at least one of;

the abnormality score, the threat score, the threat type, or the safety score.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving one or more location data sources and using the one or more location data sources to generate at least one of;

the abnormality score, the threat score, the threat type, or the safety score.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

transmitting the location data and the time data to a server; and

obtaining from the server, the normal behavior data associated with the user.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

generating using at least the location data and the time, a confidence score; and

wherein generating the abnormality score is further based on the confidence score, and

wherein generating the threat score is further based on the abnormality score.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

when the processor fails to connect the second alert telephone call with the emergency contact,

initiating a third alert telephone call to an emergency authority.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving a request for assistance from the user; and

initiating a second alert telephone call to an emergency contact associated with the user.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving crime data related to the location data, wherein generating the safety score is further based on the crime data.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving weather data related to the location data, wherein generating the safety score is further based on the weather data.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method further comprising:

receiving the reply from the user indicating to the application that the user is safe;

updating the safety score, wherein updating the safety score includes increasing the safety score to equal the safety score threshold; and

adjusting the normal behavior data with the time data and the location data.

23. A system for assessing a safety of a user of an application executing on a mobile device, comprising:

a first server including first processor and a second server including a second processor,

wherein the second server generates and transmits normal behavior data associated with the user to the first server, wherein the normal behavior data is based on at least one of;

time data, location data, or motion data,

wherein the first server;

transmits the time data, the location data, the motion data, and the location data source that is received from the application to the second server,

generates using the location data, the motion data, and the normal behavior data, an abnormality score,

generates, using the location data, the motion data, and the location data source, a confidence score,

generates, using the location data, the motion data, and the time, a threat score,

generates, using the location data, the motion data, the time, and the normal behavior data, a threat type,

generates, using abnormality score, the confidence score, the threat score, and the threat type, a safety score for the user,

when the first server determines that the safety score is less than a safety score threshold, the first server generates and transmits an alert message to be displayed on the mobile device of the user, wherein the message includes a request for a reply;

when the first server fails to receive the reply from the user within a period of time, the first server further initiates a first alert telephone call to the user; and

when the first server fails to connect the first alert telephone call with the user, the first server further initiates a second alert telephone call to an emergency contact associated with the user.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein

when the first server fails to connect the second alert telephone call with the emergency contact,

the first server further initiates a third alert telephone call to an emergency authority.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the first server further

receives a request for assistance from the user;

and

initiates the second alert telephone call to the emergency contact associated with the user.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the first server further:

receives crime data related to the location data, wherein the first server generates the safety score based on the crime data.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the first server further

receives weather data related to the location data, wherein the first server generates the safety score based on the weather data.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the first server further

receives the reply from the user indicating to the application that the user is safe;

updates the safety score, wherein updating the safety score includes increasing the safety score to equal the safety score threshold; and

adjusts the normal behavior data with the time, the location data, the motion data, and the location data source.

29. The system of claim 23, wherein the threat score is generated using the normal behavior data.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein the first and the second server are one single server.