Extended emergency notification systems and methods
First Claim
1. A computerized system for responding to electronic messages that request assistance, the system comprising:
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a computer readable memory, the computer readable memory holding processor instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computerized system to;
receive a communication from a first person, the communication including a request for assistance;
identify one or more potential assisting persons who are in position to render assistance to the first person and who are not official emergency response personnel, the one or more identified potential assisting persons including at least one person not previously associated with the first person; and
transmit an electronic notification message to at least one of the one or more potential assisting persons, the electronic notification message indicating that the first person has requested assistance, wherein the electronic notification message comprises information about a likely location of the first person, the likely location determined at least in part based on location information collected by the system from devices not associated with the first person, showing within a defined area where people are likely to be.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for notifying an extended group of persons that a person has requested assistance from a private response center. In one example, an electronic communication is received from the first person, requesting assistance. One or more potential assisting persons are automatically identified as being in position to render assistance to the first person. An electronic message is sent to the one or more potential assisting persons indicating that the first person has requested assistance. The potential assisting persons may be identified based at least in part on their proximity to the first person, for example based on their interaction with the same cell of a cellular communications network, or based on global positioning system data. The electronic message may contain other information, such as information about the first person. In this way, the original caller may be assisted more quickly than would otherwise occur.
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32 Claims
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1. A computerized system for responding to electronic messages that request assistance, the system comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable memory, the computer readable memory holding processor instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computerized system to; receive a communication from a first person, the communication including a request for assistance; identify one or more potential assisting persons who are in position to render assistance to the first person and who are not official emergency response personnel, the one or more identified potential assisting persons including at least one person not previously associated with the first person; and transmit an electronic notification message to at least one of the one or more potential assisting persons, the electronic notification message indicating that the first person has requested assistance, wherein the electronic notification message comprises information about a likely location of the first person, the likely location determined at least in part based on location information collected by the system from devices not associated with the first person, showing within a defined area where people are likely to be. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 24)
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13. A method for operating a service center, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic communication from a first person, the electronic communication including a request for assistance; automatically identifying one or more potential assisting persons who are in position to render assistance to the first person and who are not official emergency response personnel, wherein the one or more potential assisting persons include at least one potential assisting person not previously associated with the first person; and transmitting, over a communications network, an electronic notification message to at least one of the one or more potential assisting persons, the electronic notification message indicating that the first person has requested assistance, wherein the electronic notification message comprises information about a likely location of the first person, the likely location determined at least in part based on location information collected by the service center from mobile devices not associated with the first person, showing within a defined area where people are likely to be. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26)
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27. A computerized system for responding to electronic messages that request assistance, the system comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable memory, the computer readable memory holding processor instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computerized system to; receive a communication from a first person, the communication including a request for assistance; identify one or more potential assisting persons who are in position to render assistance to the first person and who are not official emergency response personnel, the one or more identified potential assisting persons including at least one person not previously associated with the first person; and transmit an electronic notification message to at least one of the one or more potential assisting persons, the electronic notification message indicating that the first person has requested assistance, wherein the electronic notification message comprises information about a likely location of the first person, the likely location determined at least in part based on location information collected by the system from mobile device users other than the first person. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method for operating a service center, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic communication from a first person, the electronic communication including a request for assistance; automatically identifying one or more potential assisting persons who are in position to render assistance to the first person and who are not official emergency response personnel, wherein the one or more potential assisting persons include at least one potential assisting person not previously associated with the first person; and transmitting, over a communications network, an electronic notification message to at least one of the one or more potential assisting persons, the electronic notification message indicating that the first person has requested assistance, wherein the electronic notification message comprises information about a likely location of the first person, the likely location determined at least in part based on location information collected by the service center from mobile device users other than the first person. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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