System, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving data relating to a physical state of an individual;
determining, using at least one of the received data and stored personal data specific to the individual, whether or not the individual needs assistance;
determining a test based upon the received data or the stored personal data, wherein the test is customized for the individual'"'"'s physical state;
administering the test to the individual to determine whether or not to request assistance; and
requesting assistance for the individual if a cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation that is responsive to physiological, environmental and/or input sensors associated with an individual. In embodiments, the invention enables a sensor system or device to be biased toward what would be false alarms, which may be avoided by the individual informing the device that he or she does not need assistance. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving data relating to a physical state of an individual; determining, using at least one of the received data and stored personal data specific to the individual, whether or not the individual needs assistance; determining a test based upon the received data or the stored personal data, wherein the test is customized for the individual'"'"'s physical state; administering the test to the individual to determine whether or not to request assistance; and requesting assistance for the individual if a cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors configured to receive data relating to a physical state of an individual from the at least one input device, determine using at least one of the received data and stored personal data specific to the individual whether or not the individual needs assistance, determine a test utilizing at least one of at least a portion of the received data and the stored personal data, wherein the test is customized for the individual'"'"'s physical state, administer the test to the individual to determine whether to request assistance, and, request assistance if a cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time, wherein the received data is to be collected from the individual. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable medium containing instructions thereupon, which when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to:
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receive data relating to a physical state of an individual; determine, using at least one of the received data and stored personal data specific to the individual, whether or not the individual needs assistance; determine a test based upon the received data or the stored personal data, wherein the test is customized for the individual'"'"'s physical state; administer the test to the individual to determine whether or not to request assistance; and request assistance for the individual if a cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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