Emergency response system
First Claim
1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium not being a transient signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
- recording a plurality of communication identifiers of one or more emergency contacts in an emergency response account of a subscriber, wherein each communication identifier can be used to establish communication with a select one of the emergency contacts;
recording medical information in the emergency response account of the subscriber;
recording biometric information of the subscriber;
associating the biometric information with the emergency response account of the subscriber;
receiving an emergency request to assist the subscriber;
receiving biometric information with the emergency request;
comparing the received biometric information with the recorded biometric information;
identifying the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting a match between the received biometric information and the recorded biometric information;
retrieving the medical information from the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting the match between the received biometric information and the recorded biometric information;
retrieving presence information for the one or more emergency contacts, presence information being indicative of a respective communication mode by which the one or more emergency contacts can be reached;
selecting at least one of the plurality of communication identifiers according to the presence information;
establishing communications, via a communication mode indicated by the presence information, with at least one of the one or more emergency contacts according to the at least one communication identifier; and
transmitting the medical information to the at least one of the one or more emergency contacts.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium including computer instructions for receiving an emergency request to assist a subscriber, retrieving presence information of each of a plurality of parties that serve as emergency contacts for the subscriber, selecting a communication identifier of at least one of the plurality of parties according to the presence information, and notifying the at least one party of the emergency request. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium not being a transient signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
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recording a plurality of communication identifiers of one or more emergency contacts in an emergency response account of a subscriber, wherein each communication identifier can be used to establish communication with a select one of the emergency contacts; recording medical information in the emergency response account of the subscriber; recording biometric information of the subscriber; associating the biometric information with the emergency response account of the subscriber; receiving an emergency request to assist the subscriber; receiving biometric information with the emergency request; comparing the received biometric information with the recorded biometric information; identifying the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting a match between the received biometric information and the recorded biometric information; retrieving the medical information from the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting the match between the received biometric information and the recorded biometric information; retrieving presence information for the one or more emergency contacts, presence information being indicative of a respective communication mode by which the one or more emergency contacts can be reached; selecting at least one of the plurality of communication identifiers according to the presence information; establishing communications, via a communication mode indicated by the presence information, with at least one of the one or more emergency contacts according to the at least one communication identifier; and transmitting the medical information to the at least one of the one or more emergency contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tangible computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium not being a transient signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
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recording medical information in an emergency response account of a subscriber; recording, for each of a plurality of parties that server as emergency contacts for the subscriber, in an emergency response account of the subscriber one or more communication identifiers and contact information of a corresponding presence system; receiving an emergency request to assist the subscriber; retrieving presence information of each of a plurality of parties that serve as emergency contacts for the subscriber; selecting one or more communication identifiers of at least one of the plurality of parties according to the presence information; and notifying the at least one party of the emergency request; retrieving the medical information from the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting a match between the received biometric information and recorded biometric information; and transmitting the medical information to the one of the one or more parties providing the subscriber emergency support. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A presence server configure to:
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record medical information in an emergency response account of a subscriber; record, for each of a plurality of parties that server as emergency contacts for the subscriber, in an emergency response account of the subscriber one or more communication identifiers and contact information of a corresponding presence system; receive an emergency request to assist the subscriber; retrieve presence information of each of a plurality of parties that serve as emergency contacts for the subscriber; select one or more communication identifiers of at least one of the plurality of parties according to the presence information; and notify the at least one party of the emergency request; retrieve the medical information from the emergency response account of the subscriber responsive to detecting a match between the received biometric information and recorded biometric information; and transmit the medical information to the one of the one or more parties providing the subscriber emergency support. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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