Personal security system
First Claim
1. A method comprising providing assistance to a caller, said method comprising receiving, at a server, a communication from a mobile device that is associated with said caller, said caller having been enrolled as a member of a community, said mobile device being located at a location that is associated with a first designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from said location, said community being associated with a second designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from members of said community, in response to said communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said second designated party, causing said second designated party to provide information to said first designated party, displaying, to said first designated party, first information characterizing said caller, displaying, to said first designated party, second information characterizing said caller, and in response to said first communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said mobile device.
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Abstract
A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, each having been enrolled as a member of a community includes receiving, at a server, communications from corresponding mobile devices, each of which is associated with a user who has enrolled as a member in a first community. These emergency communications were initiated by activation of respective personal security buttons on the mobile devices, and provide information about respective security conditions. In response to the communications, the server alerts corresponding first and second security services that are appropriate responding to the respective security conditions.
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15 Claims
- 1. A method comprising providing assistance to a caller, said method comprising receiving, at a server, a communication from a mobile device that is associated with said caller, said caller having been enrolled as a member of a community, said mobile device being located at a location that is associated with a first designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from said location, said community being associated with a second designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from members of said community, in response to said communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said second designated party, causing said second designated party to provide information to said first designated party, displaying, to said first designated party, first information characterizing said caller, displaying, to said first designated party, second information characterizing said caller, and in response to said first communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said mobile device.
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