Methods and apparatus for emergency tracking
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of network communication modules, each network communication module from the plurality of network communication modules configured to send signals to and receive signals from a remote device via a distinct communication mode from a plurality of communication modes; and
a communication control module configured to automatically determine, based on a preconfigured network priority list and an availability of at least one communication mode from the plurality of communication modes, via which network communication module from the plurality of network communication modules to send a first status signal to the remote device when the communication control module is in a default operating mode,the communication control module configured to periodically send a plurality of second status signals intended to be sent to the remote device via each communication mode from the plurality of communication modes when the communication control module is in an emergency operating mode and the communication mode is available; and
an input actuator, the communication control module configured to switch from the default operating mode to the emergency operating mode in response to receiving an input signal indicating that the input actuator has been actuated.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a set of network communication modules, a communication control module and an input actuator. Each network communication module from the set of network communication modules is configured to send signals to and receive signals from a remote device via a distinct communication mode from a set of communication modes. The communication control module is configured to periodically send a set of second status signals intended to be sent to the remote device via each communication mode from the set of communication modes when the communication control module is in an emergency operating mode and the communication mode is available. The communication control module is configured to switch from the default operating mode to the emergency operating mode in response to receiving an input signal indicating that the input actuator has been actuated.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of network communication modules, each network communication module from the plurality of network communication modules configured to send signals to and receive signals from a remote device via a distinct communication mode from a plurality of communication modes; and a communication control module configured to automatically determine, based on a preconfigured network priority list and an availability of at least one communication mode from the plurality of communication modes, via which network communication module from the plurality of network communication modules to send a first status signal to the remote device when the communication control module is in a default operating mode, the communication control module configured to periodically send a plurality of second status signals intended to be sent to the remote device via each communication mode from the plurality of communication modes when the communication control module is in an emergency operating mode and the communication mode is available; and an input actuator, the communication control module configured to switch from the default operating mode to the emergency operating mode in response to receiving an input signal indicating that the input actuator has been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a processor to:
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automatically determine, at a communication control module, an availability of a communication network from a plurality of communication networks, the communication network included in a preconfigured network priority list; receive a first input signal indicating that a first input actuator has been actuated, the communication control module remaining in a default mode after receiving the first input signal; send, based on the first input signal, a first status signal to a remote device via the communication network from the plurality of communication networks; receive a second input signal indicating that a second input actuator has been actuated; switch, in response to the second input signal, the communication control module from the default mode to an emergency mode; periodically send, when the communication control module is in the emergency mode, a plurality of second status signals to the remote device via each communication network from the plurality of communication networks; receive an acknowledgement signal from the remote device indicating that the remote device received at least one second status signal from the plurality of second status signals; and disable the communication control module in response to receiving the acknowledgement signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first status actuator; a second status actuator; and a communication control module having a first mode and a second mode, the communication control module configured to send a first status signal to a remote device in response to the communication control module receiving an indication that the first status actuator has been actuated when the communication control module is in the first mode, the communication control module configured to automatically send the first status signal via a first communication mode when the first communication mode is accessible, the communication control module configured to automatically send the first status signal via a second communication mode when the first communication mode is unavailable, the first communication mode having a higher priority within a preconfigured network priority list than the second communication mode, the communication control module configured to send a second status signal and a third status signal to the remote device via the first communication mode and the second communication mode, respectively, when the communication control module is in the second mode, the communication control module configured to switch from the first mode to the second mode in response to receiving an indication that the second status actuator has been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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