METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS

• US 20150161876A1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sal Castillo
• Original Assignee: Sal Castillo
• Inventors: CASTILLO, SAL
• Granted Patent: US 9,547,972 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00 Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/12; endoscopic instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/04; for surgical purposes A61B17/00; endoscopic surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32; surgical instruments using a laser beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit A61B18/22; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the eyes A61B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/00 Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received correcting synchronisation H04L7/00

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for biometric sensors being embedded in a wearable computing device. The biometric sensors may determine a user'"'"'s biometric data, and the determined biometric data may be transmitted to a biometric server over a network. In response to receiving the biometric data, the biometric server may parse the received biometric data to determine if an emergency alert signal should be transmitted to third parties.

Claims

1. A notification system comprising:

a profile module configured to receive biometric data from a wearable computing device over a network, wherein the biometric data is associated with a wearer of the wearable computing device;

a threshold module configured to determine that the received biometric data is outside of a threshold range;

a group module configured to determine at least one user within a group, the group including the at least one user associated with the wearer on the wearable computing device on a social network;

an alert module configured to transmit an emergency alert signal to the user within the group responsive to determining that the received biometric data is outside of the threshold range.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of heart monitor data, skin monitor data, and blood alcohol level data.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a schedule module configured to determine a schedule corresponding to the group, the schedule including a time period and a day of the week.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the biometric data includes a timestamp, and the schedule module is configured to determine that the timestamp corresponds to the schedule of the group.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the group includes a plurality of users, transmitting the emergency alert signal to each of the plurality of users within the group.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the group module is configured to determine a plurality of groups associated with the wearer of the wearable computing device, each of the groups having a different schedule.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the alert module is configured to transmit the emergency alert signal only to users within the groups having schedules corresponding to the timestamp.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the profile module is configured to receive biometric data from a first set of wearable computing devices;

the system including,

a location module configured to determine the locations associated with the first set of wearable computing devices;

a density module configured to determine an aggregate number of the first set of wearable computing devices having received biometric data being outside of the threshold range within a geographic region.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the location module is configured to determine the locations associated with a second set of wearable computing devices, the locations associated with the second set of wearable computing devices being within a given distance from the geographic region.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the alert module is configured to transmit a notification signal to the second set of wearable computing devices.

11. A method of notifying users of an emergency, the method comprising:

receiving biometric data from a wearable computing device over a network, wherein the biometric data is associated with a wearer of the wearable computing device;

determining the received biometric data is outside of a threshold range;

determining at least one user within a group, the group including the at least one user associated with the wearer on the wearable computing device on a social network;

transmitting an emergency alert signal to the user within the group responsive to determining that the received biometric data is outside of the threshold range.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of heart monitor data, skin monitor data, and blood alcohol level data.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a schedule corresponding to the group, the schedule including a time period and a day of the week.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the biometric data includes a timestamp, and the method includes determining that the timestamp corresponds to the schedule of the group.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the group includes a plurality of users, and the method includes transmitting the emergency alert signal to each of the plurality of users within the group.

16. The method of claim 13, comprising:

determining a plurality of groups associated with the wearer of the wearable computing device, each of the groups having a different schedule.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising:

transmitting the emergency alert signal only to users within the groups having schedules corresponding to the timestamp.

18. The method of claim 11, comprising:

receiving biometric data from a first set of wearable computing devices;

determining the locations associated with the first set of wearable computing devices;

determining an aggregate number of the first set of wearable computing devices having received biometric data being outside of the threshold range within a geographic region.

19. The method of claim 18, comprising:

determining the locations associated with a second set of wearable computing devices, the locations associated with the second set of wearable computing devices being within a given distance from the geographic region.

20. The method of claim 11, comprising:

transmitting a notification signal to the second set of wearable computing devices.