PERSONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
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Abstract
A personal security system takes advantage of location determination capabilities of a mobile communication services to provide personal security features to one or more communities of users. One method includes a user initiating a security period from a mobile device and specifying an end condition for that security period. If the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period a notification is sent with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user.
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42 Claims
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18. A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, each of said users being a member of a community, said method comprising:
receiving a communication from a mobile device associated with a distressed user from said plurality of users, said mobile device being configured to initiate a communication to a designated party associated with said community, displaying, to said designated party associated with said community, information characterizing said distressed user and a location associated with said mobile device, and sending a communication from said designated party associated with said community to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42)
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33. A method of providing assistance to plural users, each of whom is a member of a different community, said method comprising monitoring, at a server, communication from mobile devices associated with users, each user being a member of one of a plurality of communities, each communication being indicative of an event initiated by a corresponding one of said users;
- and determining that a first user is a member of a first community from said plurality of communities;
determining a first location reported by a first mobile device, said first mobile device being associated with said first user;
determining a second location reported by a second mobile device, said second mobile device being associated with said second user;
determining that a second user is a member of a second community from said plurality of communities, said second community being a community that is different from said first community from said plurality of communities;
displaying, to a party associated with said first community from said plurality of communities, information characterizing said first user and a location associated with said first user, displaying, to a party associated with said second community from said plurality of communities, information characterizing said second user and a location associated with said second user;
wherein said party associated with said first community causes initiation of communication with said first mobile device; and
wherein said party associated with said second community causes initiation of communication with said second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
- and determining that a first user is a member of a first community from said plurality of communities;
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40. A system for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, each of said users being a member of a community, said system comprising:
- a communication server including a communication link to a location based server for obtaining location information associated with mobile devices for users belonging to a first community, wherein said communication server is configured to;
receive a communication from a mobile device, said mobile device belonging to a distressed user from said plurality of users;
display information to a designated party associated with said community, said information characterizing said distressed user and a location associated with said distressed user; and
a communication system for communicating with said first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (41)
- a communication server including a communication link to a location based server for obtaining location information associated with mobile devices for users belonging to a first community, wherein said communication server is configured to;
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