Smart Device Safety Mechanism
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1. A method of providing an alert to a user of a smart device, wherein the method comprises:
- identifying, by the smart device, a crime risk based upon one or more proximity parameters corresponding to a current location of the smart device;
determining whether to alert the user of the crime risk based upon one or more user preferences; and
generating an alert in response to the determination.
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Abstract
An approach is provided in which a smart device identifies a crime risk based upon proximity parameters corresponding to the current location of the smart device. In turn, the smart device determines whether to alert a user of the smart device based upon user preferences and, in turn, alerts the user accordingly.
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1. A method of providing an alert to a user of a smart device, wherein the method comprises:
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identifying, by the smart device, a crime risk based upon one or more proximity parameters corresponding to a current location of the smart device; determining whether to alert the user of the crime risk based upon one or more user preferences; and generating an alert in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of; identifying a crime risk based upon one or more proximity parameters corresponding to a current location of the mobile device; determining whether to alert the user of the crime risk based upon one or more user preferences; and generating an alert in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program code that, when executed by a mobile device, causes the mobile device to perform actions comprising:
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identifying a crime risk based upon one or more proximity parameters corresponding to a current location of the mobile device; determining whether to alert the user of the crime risk based upon one or more user preferences; and generating an alert in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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