Method and system for generating an emergency signal
First Claim
1. A method for generating an emergency signal, comprising the steps of:
- detecting at a mobile unit the existence of at least one marker associated with a potential emergency;
determining whether the marker has reached a predetermined threshold; and
if the marker has reached the predetermined threshold, initiating an emergency signal to potentially provide searching personnel with a location of a user of the mobile unit.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method (300, 500) and system (100) for generating an emergency signal. The method can include the steps of detecting (312) at a mobile unit (110) the existence of at least one marker associated with a potential emergency, determining (314) whether the marker has reached a predetermined threshold and if the marker has reached the predetermined threshold, initiating (318) an emergency signal to potentially provide searching personnel with a location of a user of the mobile unit. As an example, the marker can be at least one of a movement of the mobile unit and a crash sound. In addition, the emergency signal can be a vibrational signal, an acoustic signal or a radio frequency signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for generating an emergency signal, comprising the steps of:
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detecting at a mobile unit the existence of at least one marker associated with a potential emergency;
determining whether the marker has reached a predetermined threshold; and
if the marker has reached the predetermined threshold, initiating an emergency signal to potentially provide searching personnel with a location of a user of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for generating an emergency signal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an activation signal from an input from a user of a mobile unit;
in response to the receipt of the activation signal, generating at least one of a vibrational signal and an acoustic signal; and
receiving at least one of the vibrational signal and the acoustic signal at at least one receiving unit, wherein at least one of the vibrational signal and the acoustic signal potentially provides searching personnel with a location of the user of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for generating an emergency signal, comprising:
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a mobile unit, comprising;
a detection component, wherein the detection component detects at the mobile unit the existence of at least one marker associated with a potential emergency;
a processor coupled to the detection component, wherein the processor is programmed to determine whether the marker has reached a predetermined threshold; and
a signal generation component coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is programmed to signal the signal generation component when the detected marker has reached the predetermined threshold and in response, the signal generation component generates an emergency signal to potentially provide searching personnel with a location of a user of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for generating an emergency signal, comprising:
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a mobile unit, comprising;
a user interface section;
a processor coupled to the user interface section, wherein the user interface section provides the processor with an activation signal from a user of the mobile unit; and
a signal generation component coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is programmed to signal the signal generation component when the processor receives the activation signal, wherein in response, the signal generation component generates at least one of a vibrational signal and an acoustic signal and at least one of the vibrational signal and the acoustic signal provides searching personnel with a location of the user of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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