EMERGENCY MEDICAL ALERT AND RESPONSE SYSTEM

• US 20110009087A1
• Filed: 06/15/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Perry Best
• Original Assignee: Perry Best
• Inventors: Best, Perry
• Application Number:
  US12/815,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20110009087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/56 including a user help function

Abstract

In an emergency medical alert and response system, the method including the step of providing on a display of a communication device a plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices. The method further includes the step of providing, in response to the selection of each of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices, instructions as to the proper procedure to be used in supplying initial care to a victim for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices. The instructions for each of the specific selected topics or medical alert choices of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices includes step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice in simultaneous graphic and sound presentations.

Claims

1. In an emergency medical alert and response system, the method comprising the steps of:

providing on a display of a communication device a plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices;

providing, in response to the selection of each of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices, instructions as to the proper procedure to be used in supplying initial care to a victim for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices; and

the instructions for each of the specific selected topics or medical alert choices of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices including step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice in simultaneous graphic and sound presentations.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 further including an initial step of providing an initial logo or icon on the display of the communication device and providing the plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices in response to the selection of the initial logo or icon.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the plurality of topics or medical alert choices includes CPR.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein a first graphic of the instructions includes the question “

EMERGENCY”

with selectable responses ‘

YES’ and

‘

NO’

, and the method further includes the step of notifying 911 when the response ‘

YES’

is selected.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication device includes a commercially available touch-screen telephone.

6. In an emergency medical alert and response system, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a subscription to the emergency medical alert and response system to an individual with a mobile communication device including a display, the subscription being provided through the individual'"'"'s mobile or wireless service provider;

providing an initial logo or icon representative of the emergency medical alert and response system on the display of the mobile communication device, the initial logo or icon being selectable from a plurality of other icons representative of other programs or systems;

providing on the display, in response to the selection of the initial logo or icon, a first screen illustrating a plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices;

providing, in response to the selection of each of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices, sequential screens depicting instructions as to the proper procedure to be used in supplying initial care to a victim for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices; and

the instructions for each of the specific selected topics or medical alert choices of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices including step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice in simultaneous graphic and sound presentations.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the plurality of topics or medical alert choices includes CPR.

8. A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein a first graphic of the instructions includes the question “

EMERGENCY”

with selectable responses ‘

YES’ and

‘

NO’

, and the method further includes the step of notifying 911 when the response ‘

YES’

is selected.

9. In an emergency medical alert and response system, the method comprising the steps of:

purchasing a subscription to the emergency medical alert and response system for a mobile communication device including a display, the subscription being provided through the purchaser'"'"'s mobile or wireless service provider;

receiving an initial logo or icon representative of the emergency medical alert and response system on the display of the mobile communication device, the initial logo or icon being selectable from a plurality of other icons representative of other programs or systems;

selecting the logo or icon representative of the emergency medical alert and response system on the display;

receiving on the display, in response to the selection of the initial logo or icon, a first screen illustrating a plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices;

selecting a specific topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices;

in response to the selecting of the specific topic or medical alert choice, receiving sequential screens depicting instructions as to the proper procedure to be used in supplying initial care to a victim for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices, the instructions for each of the specific selected topics or medical alert choices of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices including step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice in simultaneous graphic and sound presentations; and

applying the step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice to a victim.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein the step of receiving on the display a plurality of individually selectable topics or medical alert choices includes receiving CPR as a selectable topic or medical alert choice.

11. An emergency medical alert and response system comprising:

a subscription to the emergency medical alert and response system for an individual with a mobile communication device including a display;

the subscription including an initial logo or icon representative of the emergency medical alert and response system on the display of the mobile communication device, the initial logo or icon being selectable from a plurality of other icons representative of other programs or systems;

each of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices including sequential screens depicting instructions as to the proper procedure to be used in supplying initial care to a victim for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices; and

the instructions for each of the specific selected topics or medical alert choices of the plurality of topics or medical alert choices including step-by-step procedures for the specific selected topic or medical alert choice in simultaneous graphic and sound presentations.

12. An emergency medical alert and response system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the subscription is provided through the individual'"'"'s mobile or wireless service provider.

13. An emergency medical alert and response system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the plurality of topics or medical alert choices includes CPR.

14. An emergency medical alert and response system as claimed in claim 11 wherein a first graphic of the instructions includes the question “

EMERGENCY”

with selectable responses ‘

YES’ and

‘

NO’

, and the system further includes apparatus for notifying 911 when the response ‘

YES’

is selected.