IMMEDIATE ACTION SYSTEM

• US 20140218515A1
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Systems Engineering Technologies Corporation
• Original Assignee: Systems Engineering Technologies Corporation
• Inventors: Armendariz, Luis Gil, Armendariz, Aaron Luis, Diaz, Jose Antonio
• Application Number:
  US13/875,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218515A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/012 using recorded signals, e.g. speech G08B25/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/014 Alarm signalling to a central station with two-way communication, e.g. with signalling back
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for an immediate action system to transmit data associated with an emergency to first responders. The first responders may be provided with media at the location of the emergency that precede the emergency, media associated with when the emergency is triggered, as well as real-time media at the location of the emergency.

Claims

1. An immediate action system comprising:

sensors configured to obtain media at a location, the media including audio data obtained via a microphone and visual data obtained via a camera;

a processor configured to determine that an alarm is triggered;

a memory device configured to store the obtained media and timestamps corresponding to when the media is obtained, the memory device comprising a circular buffer, the obtained media comprising media preceding the alarm being triggered and real-time media; and

a communications module configured to transmit an alarm signal in response to the alarm being triggered and to transmit the obtained media responsive to an indication that the alarm signal has been reviewed at a remote location.

2. The immediate action system of claim 1, wherein the communications module is configured to receive media that is recorded before the alarm is triggered, the media recorded before the alarm is triggered being configured to simulate the arrival of first responders to the remote location.

3. The immediate action system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is triggered by receiving an indication that a button has been pressed.

4. The immediate action system of claim 1, wherein the sensors are configured to gather data at the location, the data including at least one of a temperature of the location, noise data associated with the audio data obtained at the location, motion data associated with movement at the location.

5. The immediate action system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is configured to be triggered by different types of emergencies, and a time period covered by the media preceding the alarm being triggered is based on the type of emergency triggering the alarm.

6. The immediate action system of claim 1, wherein the alarm signal includes information associated with the location of the remote location and an identifier identifying a type of the alarm.

7. An immediate action system comprising:

a processor configured to present an indicator on a display of a graphical user interface in response to receiving an alarm signal, the alarm signal indicating that an alarm at a remote location is triggered;

a communications module configured to receive the alarm signal associated with the alarm being triggered, the alarm signal including media obtained from a sensor preceding the alarm being triggered and media obtained from the sensor after the alarm was triggered; and

a memory configured to store the media associated with the alert signal;

the graphical user interface being configured to receive commands indicating that a user has reviewed the indicator on the display of the graphical user interface, wherein responsive to receiving the commands indicating that the user has reviewed the indicator on the display of the graphical user interface the processor is configured to present the media obtained from the sensor preceding the alarm being triggered.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the alarm signal includes information associated with the location of the remote location and an identifier identifying a type of the alarm.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the alarm signal includes a predetermined number of frames of media obtained from the sensor.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the alarm signal includes real-time media obtained from the sensor at the remote location.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the communications module is further configured to transmit the received media, and receive commands to search the received media.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the media includes timestamps corresponding to a time that the media was obtained.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the memory device is configured to store media that is recorded before receiving the alarm signal, and transmit the media recorded before receiving the alarm signal to the remote location, the media recorded before receiving the alarm signal being configured to simulate the arrival of first responders to the remote location.

14. A method for an immediate action system comprising:

presenting an indicator on a display of a graphical user interface in response to receiving an alarm signal, the alarm signal indicating that an alarm at a remote location has been triggered;

receiving the alarm signal associated with the alarm being triggered, the alarm signal including media obtained from a sensor preceding the alarm being triggered and media obtained from the sensor after the alarm being triggered;

storing the media associated with the alert signal in a memory;

receiving commands indicating that a user has reviewed the indicator on the display of the graphical user interface; and

responsive to receiving the commands indicating that the user has reviewed the indicator on the display of the graphical user interface, presenting the media obtained from the sensor preceding the alarm being triggered.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the alarm signal includes information associated with the location of the remote location and an identifier identifying a type of the alarm.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the alarm signal includes a predetermined number of frames of media obtained from the sensor.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the alarm signal includes real-time media obtained from the sensor at the remote location.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting the received media to first responders; and

receiving commands to search the received media.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the media includes timestamps corresponding to a time that the media is obtained.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

storing media that is recorded before receiving the alarm signal; and

transmitting the media recorded before receiving the alarm signal to the remote location, the media recorded before receiving the alarm signal being configured to simulate the arrival of first responders to the remote location.