Activating an emergency mode associated with a user device

• US 10,271,196 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Yanamandra, Rajesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Zewdu, Meless N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yi, Alexander J
• Application Number:
  US16/053,520
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• 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 52/245 taking into account received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A device may detect an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with the user device. The emergency mode may be associated with gathering data related to an emergency. The device may determine a manner in which to configure a set of components or a set of actions to perform. The set of components may be associated with gathering the data. The device may activate the emergency mode. The emergency mode may be activated by at least one of: configuring the set of components, or performing the set of actions. The device may gather the data utilizing the set of components. The device may dynamically: store the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data, or provide the data to another device. The device may determine to terminate the emergency mode.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, by a user device, an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with the user device,

the indication being one of a plurality of previously configured emergency indications, and

wherein the emergency mode is associated with gathering data related to an emergency, the data including at least one of;

video data gathered via a camera associated with the user device,

image data gathered via the camera,

audio data gathered via a microphone associated with the user device,

location data gathered via a global positioning system (GPS) component associated with the user device, or

accelerometer data gathered via an accelerometer associated with the user device;

identifying, by the user device, a mapping between the indication and a set of components to be configured and a set of actions to be performed,

the mapping including information identifying, for different indications, different sets of components to be configured and different sets of actions to be performed;

performing, by the user device and based on the mapping, a lookup to determine;

a manner in which to configure the set of components of the user device,

the set of components including at least one of;

a light,

the camera,

a speaker,

the microphone,

a display,

a vibration motor,

the accelerometer,

a temperature measurement component,

the GPS component,

a Wi-Fi component,

a Bluetooth component, or

a cellular network component, and

the set of components being associated with gathering the data, and

the set of actions to perform based on the indication;

activating, by the user device, the emergency mode after determining the manner in which to configure the set of components or the set of actions to perform,

wherein activating the emergency mode includes;

configuring the set of components, and

performing the set of actions;

gathering, by the user device, the data utilizing the set of components after activating the emergency mode;

dynamically;

storing, by the user device, the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data, or

providing, by the user device, the data to another device after gathering the data; and

determining, by the user device, to terminate the emergency mode after dynamically storing the data in the one or more memory resources or providing the data to the other device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving another indication after dynamically storing the data or providing the data; and

modifying a manner in which the user device operates in the emergency mode after receiving the other indication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of actions includes at least one of:

initiating a telephone call with an emergency dispatch center,

initiating a video call with the emergency dispatch center,

requesting that the other device output a notification related to the emergency to one or more other devices within a threshold proximity of the user device,

outputting a sound via the speaker, or

activating the light.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting another indication after dynamically storing the data or providing the data; and

wherein determining to terminate the emergency mode comprises;

determining to terminate the emergency mode after detecting the other indication.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a connection with another device associated with an emergency service after activating the emergency mode.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining that the connection with the other device does not satisfy a threshold signal strength; and

store the data, without providing the data to the other device, based on determining that the connection does not satisfy the threshold signal strength.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining that the connection with the other device satisfies a threshold signal strength; and

providing the data to the other device, without storing the data, based on determining that the connection satisfies the threshold signal strength.

5. A user device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to;

detect an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with the user device,

the indication being one of a plurality of previously configured emergency indications, and

wherein the emergency mode is associated with gathering data related to an emergency, the data including at least one of;

video data gathered via a camera associated with the user device,

image data gathered via the camera,

audio data gathered via a microphone associated with the user device,

location data gathered via a global positioning system (GPS) component associated with the user device, or

accelerometer data gathered via an accelerometer associated with the user device;

identify a mapping between the indication and a set of components to be configured and a set of actions to be performed,

the mapping including information identifying, for different indications, different sets of components to be configured and different sets of actions to be performed;

perform, based on the mapping, a lookup to determine;

a manner in which to configure the set of components, of the user device, associated with the emergency mode,

the set of components including at least one of;

 

a light,

 

the camera,

 

a speaker,

 

the microphone,

 

a display,

 

a vibration motor,

 

the accelerometer,

 

a temperature measurement component,

 

the GPS component,

 

a Wi-Fi component,

 

a Bluetooth component, or

 

a cellular network component, and

the set of components being associated with gathering the data, and

the set of actions to perform based on the indication;

activate the emergency mode after determining the manner in which to configure the set of components,

wherein the one or more processors, when activating the emergency mode, are to;

configure the set of components associated with the user device, and

perform the set of actions associated with the emergency mode;

gather the data utilizing the set of components after activating the emergency mode;

dynamically;

store the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data, or

provide the data to the other device after gathering the data; and

determine to terminate the emergency mode after dynamically storing the data or providing the data.

6. The user device of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the user device is not receiving a signal with a threshold signal strength after gathering the data; and

wherein the one or more processors, when dynamically storing the data or providing the data, are to;

store the data utilizing the one or more memory resources of the user device without providing the data to the other device after determining that the user device is not receiving the signal with the threshold signal strength.

7. The user device of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors, when determining the manner in which to configure the set of components, are to:

determine the manner in which to configure the set of components based on a combination of the indication and one or more other indications that the user device detected.

8. The user device of claim 5, wherein the indication includes at least one of:

a verbal command,

a selection of a user interface element of a user interface provided for display via the display,

a pattern input to a lock screen provided for display via the display,

an access code input to the lock screen provided for display via the display,

a threshold acceleration detected by the accelerometer, or

a threshold deceleration detected by the accelerometer.

9. The user device of claim 5, wherein the other device is associated with at least one of:

an emergency responder associated with an emergency service, or

an emergency dispatch center associated with the emergency service.

10. The user device of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further to:

receive a request to establish a connection to the other device after activating the emergency mode,

wherein the other device is associated with an emergency responder, and

wherein the connection is a secure connection between the user device and the other device; and

wherein the one or more processors, when dynamically storing the data or providing the data, are to;

provide the data to the other device via the connection after receiving the request to establish the connection with the other device.

11. The user device of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further to:

detect that a signal associated with a network is associated with a threshold signal strength; and

wherein the one or more processors, when dynamically storing the data or providing the data, are to;

provide the data to the other device without storing the data based on detecting that the signal associated with the network is associated with the threshold signal strength.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

detect an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with a user device,

the indication being one of a plurality of previously configured emergency indications, and

wherein the emergency mode is associated with gathering data related to an emergency, the data including at least one of;

video data gathered via a camera associated with the user device,

image data gathered via the camera,

audio data gathered via a microphone associated with the user device,

location data gathered via a global positioning system (GPS) component associated with the user device, or

accelerometer data gathered via an accelerometer associated with the user device;

identify a mapping between the indication and a set of components to be configured and a set of actions to be performed,

the mapping including information identifying, for different indications, different sets of components to be configured and different sets of actions to be performed;

perform, based on the mapping, a lookup to determine;

a manner in which to configure the set of components, of the user device, associated with the emergency mode,

the set of components including at least one of;

 

a light,

 

the camera,

 

a speaker,

 

the microphone,

 

a display,

 

a vibration motor,

 

the accelerometer,

 

a temperature measurement component,

 

the GPS component,

 

a Wi-Fi component,

 

a Bluetooth component, or

 

a cellular network component, and

the set of components being associated with gathering the data, and

the set of actions to perform based on the indication;

activate the emergency mode after determining the manner in which to configure the set of components,

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to activate the emergency mode, further cause the one or more processors to;

configure the set of components associated with the user device, and

perform the set of actions associated with the emergency mode;

gather data utilizing the set of components after activating the emergency mode;

and

dynamically;

store the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data or performing the set of actions, or

provide the data to another device after gathering the data or performing the set of actions; and

determining, by the user device, to terminate the emergency mode after dynamically storing the data in the one or more memory resources or providing the data to the other device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

establish a connection with another device associated with an emergency service after activating the emergency mode;

determine that the connection with the other device is not associated with a threshold signal strength after gathering the data; and

wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to dynamically store the data or provide the data, cause the one or more processors to;

store the data utilizing the one or more memory resources without providing the data to the other device after determining that the connection is not associated with the threshold signal strength.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to detect the indication, cause the one or more processors to:

detect the indication based on at least one of;

a verbal command received via the microphone,

a pattern input to a lock screen provided for display via the display,

an access code input to the lock screen,

a threshold acceleration detected by the accelerometer, or

a threshold deceleration detected by the accelerometer.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to activate the emergency mode, cause the one or more processors to:

activate the light at a particular interval.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to activate the emergency mode, cause the one or more processors to:

output a particular sound at a particular interval via the speaker.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to activate the emergency mode, cause the one or more processors to:

configure the set of components of the user device after determining the manner in which to configure the set of components.