ADVANCED MOBILE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20180025619A1
• Filed: 09/26/2017
• Published: 01/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SHIELDtech Inc.
• Original Assignee: SHIELDtech Inc.
• Inventors: Mattiaccio, III, Ralph J., Coppola, Christopher J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,446,016 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

Described herein is a module mobile emergency notification system. This system includes a module wireless emergency alerting device for receiving a user input indicative of an emergency situation and communicating the user input with a base station, a base station for communicating with the alerting device, and a mainframe for communicating with the base station and an alert notification display. The system allows a user to notify emergency responders of their emergency situation. The alerting device acts as a wireless panic system that is tied to a user'"'"'s base station. Once triggered, the alerting device sends a signal to the base station which uses the on board Global Positioning System (GPS) to calculate its location. The base station sends the GPS coordinates and a user'"'"'s profile information to the mainframe. The mainframe processes the information and displays it on an alert notification display for emergency responders or others to view.

Claims

1. A module mobile emergency notification system for notifying a mainframe of an emergency situation, comprising:

an alert device configured to receive a user input indicative of an emergency situation;

a mainframe configured to communicate with the alert device; and

an alert notification display configured to interact with the mainframe,

wherein the alert notification display is viewable on any internet-ready device and shows current and previous emergency alert information including at least one of user profile and photo of a person in distress, their location history, and other information provided in the system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert device transmits a signal to the mainframe responsive to receiving the user input.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert device transmits a signal to the mainframe when the user interacts with at least one of an integrated pushbutton, switch, decoupling mechanism, touch sensor and standard components on the alert device capable of user interaction.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of a mechanical, software, and electrical trigger protection is provided to avoid unintentional user interactions.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert device presents visual objects indicative of communicating the emergency situation upon user interaction.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the visual object is one that immediately conveys to the user the purpose of communicating the presence of the emergency situation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert device presents visual objects indicative of modifying or adding data pertaining to the emergency situation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein input is accepted from the user using an existing communication capturing mechanism, such as a keyboard or microphone to add data to an emergency alert in the system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein additional data is captured via sensors to be transmitted to the mainframe.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data is monitored and a signal is transmitted to the mainframe during certain thresholds.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein authentication of at least one user identifier is required before the alert device transmits a signal to the mainframe.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert device conveys an alert status of the emergency notification in the system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein visual communications are used to indicate the alert status.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein audible communications using alert device functionality are used to indicate the alert status.

15. A method of using a module mobile emergency notification system, the method comprising:

triggering by a user of an alert via an activation mechanism;

processing, at an alert device, a signal responsive to the triggering of the activation mechanism that initiates location functionality and communication with a mainframe;

transmitting, by the alert device, the location information along with a user unique identifier and data to the mainframe over a wireless communication network;

retrieving, by the mainframe, user information from the mainframe using the user unique identifier; and

displaying, at an alert notification display, the retrieved user information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the alert notification display further displays data captured and transmitted by the alert device to the mainframe including visual communications.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the alert notification display further provides audible communications received using alert device functionality.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining, by the mainframe, a response to the alert based on at least the data and user information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the response is at least one of determining an emergency contact and establishing communication with a determined emergency contact.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the alert device communicates with the mainframe in intervals to check for new or modified alert data.