MOBILE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

• US 20140368601A1
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher Decharms
• Original Assignee: Christopher Decharms
• Inventors: deCharms, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,014,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/306 Prerecordings to be used during a voice call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup

Abstract

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes determining a location of a mobile computing device using one or more of a plurality of data sources; communicating, by the mobile computing device, with another computing device as part of a two-way video chat session over a first network connection, the communicating including transmitting the location of the mobile computing device; displaying, as part of the two-way video chat session, real-time video from the other computing device; recording video using one or more cameras that are accessible to the mobile computing device; and transmitting, over a second network connection, the video to a remote storage system for persistent storage.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a location of a mobile computing device using one or more of a plurality of data sources;

communicating, by the mobile computing device, with another computing device as part of a two-way video chat session over a first network connection, the communicating including transmitting the location of the mobile computing device;

displaying, as part of the two-way video chat session, real-time video from the other computing device;

recording video using one or more cameras that are accessible to the mobile computing device; and

transmitting, over a second network connection, the video to a remote storage system for persistent storage.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying from a data source a plurality of potential responder computing devices associated with candidate responders; and

automatically selecting a particular potential responder computing device to communicate with that is associated with a particular potential candidate responder based, at least in part, on one or more factors including the availability of the responder for communication.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the mobile computing device, a location of a responder through a network connection; and

displaying the location of the responder on the mobile computing device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information that indicates whether responders are currently available for a user of the mobile computing device; and

if it is detected that no responders are currently available, taking an appropriate alternate action.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing, before initiating the communication session at the other computing device, network connections with a plurality of other devices associated with candidate responders; and

obtaining and displaying, using the network connections, current status information for a plurality of candidate responders.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the mobile computing device and from a responder computing device, instructions to perform one or more operations;

determining whether the responder computing device is permitted to remotely control operation of the mobile computing device; and

if the responder computing device is permitted to remotely control operation of the mobile computing device based on the determining, performing, the one or more operations.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

encrypting, by the mobile computing device, real-time data with associated metadata that identifies when, where, or by whom the real-time data was collected; and

transmitting the real-time data.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a current location for a user;

determining a current safety level for the user at the current location based, at least in part, on (i) the current location and (ii) one or more factors, wherein the current safety level estimates how safe the user is at the current location; and

outputting, by the mobile computing device, information indicating the current level safety level for the user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the one or more factors include one or more of:

information about crimes that have been committed within a threshold distance of the current location, a number of preselected responders who are currently available for the user, and a proximity between the preselected responders who are currently available and the current location of the user.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein either (i) the user is associated with the mobile computing device and the current location comprises the location of the mobile computing device, or (ii) the user is associated with the other computing device and the current location comprises a location of the other computing device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a communication protocol that is used comprises webRTC.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device, a map that depicts crime information that is geographically associated with one or more locations depicted on the map;

receiving, at the mobile computing device and in substantially real-time while displaying the map, new crime information;

updating the display of the map to additionally depict the new crime information; and

outputting, when the new crime information pertains to locations within a threshold distance of the location of the mobile computing device, a notification associated with the new crime information.

13. A computing device comprising:

one or more cameras that are programmed to record video;

a geographic location unit that is programmed to determine a location of a computing device using one or more of a plurality of data sources;

a network interface that is programmed to communicate with another computing device as part of a two-way video chat session over a first network connection and to cause the video to be transmitted, over a second network connection, to a remote storage system for persistent storage, the location of the computing device being sent over the first and second network connections; and

a display that is programmed to display, as part of the two-way video chat session, real-time video from the other computing device.

14. The computing device of claim 13, further comprising:

a security application that is programmed to identify a plurality of candidate responders and to select a particular candidate responder based, at least in part, on one or more factors, wherein the particular candidate responder is associated with the other computing device.

15. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the network interface is further programmed to establish, before initiating the communication with the other computing device, network connections with a plurality of other computing devices associated with candidate responders;

wherein the device further comprises;

a status module that is programmed to obtain, using the network connections, current status information for a plurality of candidate responders; and

wherein the display is programmed to display the current status information for a plurality of candidate responders.

16. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the network interface is further programmed to receive, from a responder computing device, instructions to perform one or more operations;

wherein the computing device further comprises;

a permissions module that is programmed to determine whether the responder computing device is permitted to remotely control operation of the computing device; and

a processor that is configured to perform, based on the determining, the one or more operations.

17. The computing device of claim 13, wherein:

the display is further programmed to display a map that depicts crime information that is geographically associated with one or more locations depicted on the map, and

the network interface is further programmed to receive, in substantially real-time and while the map is being displayed, new crime information and to cause the map to be updated to additionally depict the new crime information; and

wherein the computing device further comprises;

an output subsystem that is programmed to output, when the new crime information pertains to locations is within a threshold distance of the location of the mobile computing device, a notification associated with the new crime information.

18. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the network interface is further programmed to receive a current location for a user;

and

wherein the computing device further comprises;

a safety module that is programmed to determine a current safety level for the user at the current location based, at least in part, on (i) the current location and (ii) one or more factors including the location, wherein the current safety level estimates how safe the user is at the current location.

19. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a location of a mobile computing device using one or more of a plurality of data sources;

identifying a plurality of candidate responders;

automatically selecting a particular candidate responder based, at least in part, on one or more factors including the availability of the candidate responders; and

initiating two-way audiovisual teleconferencing between the mobile computing device and the selected particular candidate responder over a network connection.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

determining or receiving a geographic location for a user;

identifying, using a database of locations and corresponding responders, one or more appropriate responders based, at least in part, on the geographic location;

receiving a request to connect the mobile computing device with a responder service;

identifying an appropriate responder service based on the location of the mobile computing device; and

initiating contact with the appropriate responder service on behalf of the mobile computing device.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a geographic location for a user; and

determining, using a database of locations and corresponding licensure status, whether the user is located within one or more licensed jurisdictions.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving, at the mobile computing device, a location of a responder through a network connection; and

displaying the location of the responder on the mobile computing device.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

establishing, before initiating a communication session at a computing device, a plurality of network connections relating to a plurality of other devices associated with candidate responders; and

obtaining and displaying, using the network connections, current status information for said plurality of other devices associated with candidate responders.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving information identifying whether responders are currently available for communication with a user of a computing device; and

in response to detecting that no responders are currently available, taking an appropriate alternate action.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a current location for a user; and

determining a current safety level for the user at the current location based on one or more factors including said location for a user.

26. A computer-implemented method comprising:

communicating, by a mobile computing device, with another computing device as part of a two-way video chat session over a first network connection;

displaying, as part of the two-way video chat session, real-time video from the other computing device;

recording video using one or more cameras that are accessible to the mobile computing device;

transmitting, over a second network connection, the video to a remote storage system for persistent storage; and

transmitting, by the mobile computing device and to a computer system, a request to initiate a communication session with a emergency responder service, the request including a location identifier for the mobile computing device and without identifying a location of the emergency responder service;

receiving, from the computer system, information that selects a location of a particular emergency responder service, wherein the location of the particular emergency responder service is identified by the computer system using one or more databases that correlate user locations with locations a plurality of emergency responder services; and

automatically initiating, in response to receiving the information, a communication session with the location of the particular emergency responder service.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the location of the particular emergency responder service is identified by the computer system based in part on identifying an emergency response service provider that has licensure to provide emergency response service at the location of mobile computing device.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

receiving a current location for a user;

determining a current safety level for the user at the current location based, at least in part, on (i) the current location and (ii) one or more factors, wherein the current safety level estimates how safe the user is at the current location; and

outputting, by the mobile computing device, information indicating the current level safety level for the user.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device, a map that depicts crime information that is geographically associated with one or more locations depicted on the map;

receiving, at the mobile computing device and in real-time while displaying the map, new crime information;

updating the display of the map to additionally depict the new crime information; and

outputting, when the new crime information pertains to locations within a threshold distance of the location of the mobile computing device, a notification associated with the new crime information.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein a communication protocol that is used comprises webRTC.