Localized Personal Emergency Response System
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a plurality of profiles with each profile associated with a person;
sensing an emergency indicating signal initiated by a person, and responsive thereto, retrieving that person'"'"'s profile; and
responsive to the retrieved profile, transmitting an emergency indicating signal.
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Abstract
A personal emergency response system oriented to mobile individuals uses cell phones or other wireless devices as sources of an emergency indicating signal. A personal profile associated with that signal can be evaluated, along with location information to determine which emergency device(s) should be activated and which local messages should be produced to alert other individuals in the area as to the existence of an emergency.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a plurality of profiles with each profile associated with a person; sensing an emergency indicating signal initiated by a person, and responsive thereto, retrieving that person'"'"'s profile; and responsive to the retrieved profile, transmitting an emergency indicating signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a plurality of emergency response devices where each member of the plurality has a communications port; a locating system that identifies the location of members of the plurality of emergency response devices; a port emergency signal generator that can emit an emergency indicating signal and where in response thereto at least one of the emergency response devices is activated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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establishing at least one person specific profile; associating the profile with a wireless communications device, and in response to an emergency indicating signal, locating at least one responsive device consistent with the profile and activating that device to emit locating indicia. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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