Disseminating Information to Facilitate User Safety
First Claim
1. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of at least one information recipient, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a wearable device;
determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device;
receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination;
monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination;
detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination;
in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period;
conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period;
monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of a input mechanism on the wearable device; and
conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity.
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Abstract
A method for disseminating information regarding a problem and administering medical interventions comprises providing a mobile device wirelessly connectable to a network, receiving and storing contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients, receiving, via the mobile device and via the wireless trigger transmitting to the mobile device, a signal from a user indicating the problem, receiving, via the mobile device, information regarding the problem, transmitting an indication of the problem to a rescue clearinghouse via the network, prompting a participant of the rescue clearinghouse, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the problem, and at least one of transmitting the information regarding the problem to the information recipients from the designated list and transmitting the information regarding the problem to a government rescue organization, based at least in part on the decision.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of at least one information recipient, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a wearable device; determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination; monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination; detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination; in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period; conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period; monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of a input mechanism on the wearable device; and conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for disseminating information regarding an event, the system comprising:
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a wearable device that includes an input mechanism configured to process an interaction by a user associated with the wearable device; and a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to the wearable device and is wirelessly connected to a network, the mobile device configured to perform operations comprising; receiving and storing, in the mobile device, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients; determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination; monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination; detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination; in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period; conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period; monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of a input mechanism on the wearable device; and conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of at least one designated information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of at least one information recipient, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a wearable device that includes an input mechanism configured to process an interaction by a user associated with the wearable device; determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination; monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination; detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination; in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period; conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period; monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of the input mechanism on the wearable device; and conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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