Facilitating medical emergency assistance

• US 7,567,180 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Issued: 07/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christine Blevins, Daniel Allen Blevins
• Original Assignee: Christine Blevins, Daniel Allen Blevins
• Inventors: Blevins, Daniel Allen, Blevins, Christine
• Primary Examiner(s): La; Anh V
• Application Number:
  US11/322,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20070154873A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,307 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539.18, 340/825.49, 340/825.36, 340/539.12, 434/262, 434/365, 434/142, 600/509, 600/523, 607/5, 607/6, 607/7, 607/8, 607/10
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

In another embodiment of the present invention, an medical emergency assistance apparatus comprises a visual display, an audible output device, a telephonic input device, medical emergency assistance situation options, a device selecting a desired one of the medical emergency assistance situation options, medical emergency assistance instructions and at least one emergency assistance call selector. The medical emergency assistance situation options are outputtable via at least one of the visual display and the audible output device. The medical emergency assistance instructions are outputtable via the visual display and the audible output device in response to selection of the desired one of the emergency assistance situation options. The medical emergency assistance instructions correspond to the desired one of the emergency assistance situation options. The at least one emergency assistance call selector whose selection initiates a connection with a prescribed telephone number being established such that two-way communication with a remotely located party via the audible output device and the telephonic input device is enabled.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating medical emergency assistance functionality, comprising:

removing a portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus from a base station thereby activating the portable electronic medical assistance apparatus;

outputting medical emergency situation options from the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus;

receiving a selection signal for a chosen one of said medical emergency situation options after outputting at least a portion of said medical emergency situation options, wherein said receiving is performed by the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus;

outputting medical emergency assistance instructions from the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus in response to receiving the selection signal, wherein said medical emergency assistance instructions correspond to the chosen one of said medical emergency situation options.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said outputting medical emergency situation options is performed automatically in response to removing the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus from the base station.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said outputting medical emergency situation options includes audibly outputting said medical emergency situation options.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency situation options includes visually outputting said medical emergency situation options synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options; and

said visually outputted medical emergency situation options contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency situation options include outputting groupings of medical emergency situation options; and

said groupings of medical emergency situation options includes a first grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a first category and a second grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a second category.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said outputting medical emergency instructions includes audibly outputting said medical emergency instructions.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency instructions includes visually outputting said medical emergency instructions synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions; and

said visually outputted medical emergency instructions contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said outputting medical emergency instructions includes visually outputting said medical emergency instructions.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an emergency assistance call request signal; and

establishing connection with a prescribed phone number in response to receiving the emergency assistance call request signal.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

terminating said outputting of medical emergency assistance instructions in response to one of said receiving the emergency assistance call request signal and said establishing connection being performed.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an emergency assistance call request signal;

establishing connection with a prescribed phone number in response to receiving the emergency assistance call request signal; and

terminating said outputting of medical emergency assistance instructions in response to one of said receiving the emergency assistance call request signal and said establishing connection being performed;

wherein said outputting medical emergency situation options is performed automatically in response to removing the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus from the base station;

wherein said outputting medical emergency situation options includes audibly outputting said medical emergency situation options and visually outputting said medical emergency situation options synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options;

wherein said visually outputted medical emergency situation options contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options;

wherein said outputting medical emergency situation options includes outputting groupings of medical emergency situation option;

wherein said groupings of medical emergency situation options includes a first grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a first age range and a second grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a second age range;

wherein said outputting medical emergency instructions includes audibly outputting said medical emergency instructions and visually outputting said medical emergency instructions synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions; and

wherein said visually outputted medical emergency instructions that contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions.

12. An medical emergency assistance apparatus, comprising:

a base;

said base further comprising a power supply assembly, cordless telephone receiver and mating channels;

a housing comprising alignment features that engage with the mating channels of the base;

a visual display;

an audible output device;

a telephonic input device;

medical emergency assistance situation options output table via at least one of the visual display and the audible output device;

means for selecting a desired one of said medical emergency assistance situation options;

medical emergency assistance instructions output table via the visual display and the audible output device in response to selection of the desired one of said emergency assistance situation options, wherein said medical emergency assistance instructions correspond to the desired one of said emergency assistance situation options; and

at least one emergency assistance call selector whose selection initiates a connection with a prescribed telephone number being established such that two-way communication with a remotely located party via the audible output device and the telephonic input device is enabled.

13. The medical emergency assistance apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said medical emergency assistance situation options are visually outputted via the visual display and the audible output device; and

said means for selecting the desired one of said medical emergency assistance situation options includes a first selector for moving a selection identifier through said visually outputted medical emergency assistance situation options and a second selector for accepting the selected one of said medical emergency assistance situation options.

14. The medical emergency assistance apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

exterior electrical contracts configured for being engaged by mating electrical contacts of a base station; and

an apparatus cordless telephone signal transceiver configured for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from a base station cordless telephone signal transceiver, wherein said two-way communication with the remotely located party is facilitated through the apparatus cordless telephone signal transceiver.

15. An medical emergency assistance system, comprising:

a base station including a cordless telephone signal transceiver, a power supply and mating channels;

wherein said base station is powered by a power supply assembly via a power cable;

a portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus including a cordless telephone signal transceiver, at least one data processing device, a removable memory device coupled to said at least one data processing device and instructions accessible from said memory device and processable by said at least one data processing device and a housing which includes alignment features for engaging with the mating channels of the base station;

wherein the cordless telephone signal transceiver of the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus is configured for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the cordless telephone signal transceiver of the base station;

wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate outputting medical emergency situation options, receiving a selection signal for a chose one of said medical emergency situation options after outputting at least a portion of said medical emergency situation options and outputting medical emergency assistance instructions corresponding to the chose one of said medical emergency situation options in response to receiving the selection signal;

wherein performing of said instructions is initiated in response to removing the portable electronic medical emergency assistance apparatus from the base station; and

wherein said removable memory device allows the instructions to be changed or upgraded.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency situation options includes audibly outputting said medical emergency situation options and visually outputting said medical emergency situation options synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options; and

said visually outputted medical emergency situation options contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency situation options.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency situation options includes outputting groupings of medical emergency situation options; and

said groupings of medical emergency situation options includes a first grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a first category and a second grouping of medical emergency situation options typically associated with persons of a second category.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein:

said outputting medical emergency instructions includes audibly outputting said medical emergency instructions and visually outputting said medical emergency instructions synchronously with said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions; and

said visually outputted medical emergency instructions contextually correspond to said audibly outputted medical emergency instructions.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving an emergency assistance all request signal; and

establishing connection with an prescribed phone number in response to receiving the emergency assistance call request signal.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

terminating said outputting of medical emergency assistance instructions in response to one of said receiving the emergency assistance call request signal and said establishing connection.