Safety Service System and Method Thereof

• US 20160086470A1
• Filed: 12/02/2015
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thinkware Corporation
• Original Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Inventors: LEE, Ji Young, JO, Yong Rae, YOO, Jung Hwa, YOO, Ji Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,978,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0294 Display details on parent unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger.

Claims

1. A safety service system, comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon;

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to

transmit location information and image information associated with a ward to at least one of a guardian of the ward and a security system in response to an alert signal being detected with respect to the ward,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to provide a ward location reference function that indicates the location information and the image information in response to a request from the guardian on a service screen associated with the guardian, and

wherein the ward location reference function provides a map screen on which a current location of the ward is marked on a map.

2. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to collect, from a ward terminal that is a communication terminal of the ward, location information indicating the current location of the ward and image information in which a peripheral image of the ward is captured.

3. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to store ward information comprising at least one set of photo or personal information of the ward input from the guardian via a guardian terminal that is a communication terminal of the guardian and description information of the ward, and to provide the ward information to the security system together with the location information and the image information in response to the alert signal being detected.

4. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to recognize, as the alert signal, at least one of a case in which an abnormal signal occurs in a ward terminal that is a communication terminal of the ward, a case in which the location information is deviated from a safety zone set by the guardian, and a case in which the location information enters a danger zone set by the guardian.

5. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive and store a memo associated with the location information from the guardian, and to provide the memo to another person based on the location information when the memo is allowed to be disclosed.

6. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function displays the map screen on which the current location of the ward is marked on a center of the map based on the location information and the image information, brief information associated with the current location of the ward, and a thumbnail image.

7. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function displays a current state of the ward based on whether the ward is located within a safety zone or a danger zone registered by the guardian, or displays the location information and the image information in different information display forms based on the current state.

8. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a function of selecting at least one ward from among a plurality of wards, and referring to a location of the selected ward.

9. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a function of playing the image information.

10. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a function of providing a name search based on a map search.

11. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a safety information providing function of providing the map screen on which the current location of the ward is marked on a center of the map, and providing safety information in which a point of interest (POI) included in the map screen is classified into a safe POI or a dangerous POI based on a type of the POI.

12. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a route searching function of providing a route guide service using a current location of the guardian as a departure and the current location of the ward as a destination.

13. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a location change function of providing the map screen on which the current location of the ward is marked on a center of the map, and changing the current location of the ward with a location selected by the guardian on the map screen.

14. The safety service system of claim 1, wherein the ward location reference function comprises a memo function of registering a memo associated with the current location of the ward with respect to the current location of the ward.

15. A safety service system, comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon;

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to

transmit location information and image information associated with a ward to at least one of a guardian of the ward and a security system in response to an alert signal being detected with respect to the ward,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to provide a ward location reference function that indicates the location information and the image information in response to a request from the guardian on a service screen associated with the guardian, and,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to an environment setting function of registering or editing ward information associated with the ward.

16. The safety service system of claim 15, wherein the environment setting function comprises registering or editing ward information comprising at least one set of photo or personal information of the ward and description information of the ward through a service screen associated with the guardian.

17. The safety service system of claim 15, wherein the environment setting function comprises a terminal authentication function of authenticating a ward terminal that is the communication terminal of the ward.

18. The safety service system of claim 15, wherein the environment setting function comprises a function of registering collection period information that is time information in which the location information and the image information associated with the ward is allowed to be collected.

19. The safety service system of claim 15, wherein the environment setting function comprises a function of registering a safety zone or a danger zone with respect to the ward.