Emergency communications mobile application
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile device comprising:
- receiving at a mobile device an activation triggering input for an emergency communications application, wherein the emergency communication application runs on the mobile device and facilitates information exchanges between an emergency communications server and the mobile device;
determining an emergency mode associated with the received activation message, wherein an emergency mode outlines user preferences specific to the emergency mode for the emergency communications application;
determining one or more emergency contacts to whom one or more emergency messages are to be sent, wherein the one or more emergency messages are also determined, wherein the one or more emergency messages differ for different emergency mode profiles of the emergency communication server or for different emergency contacts of the mobile device, wherein the one or more emergency messages are preconfigured by the emergency communications application user;
capturing one or more additional information items to be attached to the one or more emergency messages;
automatically launching emergency communications associated with the determined emergency mode, wherein launching emergency communications comprises sending the one or more emergency messages to the one or more emergency contacts;
determining whether or not the emergency communications application has been terminated;
responsively capturing one or more updated additional information items to be sent with one or more update emergency messages; and
continuing to send the one or more update emergency messages until the emergency communications application has been terminated.
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Abstract
An automated system, method or computer program product for providing emergency communications can include an emergency communications application and a MyFlare emergency communications server. The MyFlare emergency communications application can run on a mobile device and can be configured to, when activated, interface with the MyFlare emergency communications server to send preconfigured emergency messages to a preconfigured set of emergency contacts. Different emergency profiles can be preconfigured for which different emergency messages can be sent. Additionally, a different set of emergency contacts can be assigned for different emergency profiles. The emergency communications application can be configured to capture additional information, such as but not limited to GPS location of the device, photo, video, or sound recording, in preconfigured time intervals. The updated information can be sent to the one or more preconfigured emergency contacts as part of the initial emergency message or a subsequent emergency notification update.
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17 Claims
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1. A method in a mobile device comprising:
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receiving at a mobile device an activation triggering input for an emergency communications application, wherein the emergency communication application runs on the mobile device and facilitates information exchanges between an emergency communications server and the mobile device; determining an emergency mode associated with the received activation message, wherein an emergency mode outlines user preferences specific to the emergency mode for the emergency communications application; determining one or more emergency contacts to whom one or more emergency messages are to be sent, wherein the one or more emergency messages are also determined, wherein the one or more emergency messages differ for different emergency mode profiles of the emergency communication server or for different emergency contacts of the mobile device, wherein the one or more emergency messages are preconfigured by the emergency communications application user; capturing one or more additional information items to be attached to the one or more emergency messages; automatically launching emergency communications associated with the determined emergency mode, wherein launching emergency communications comprises sending the one or more emergency messages to the one or more emergency contacts; determining whether or not the emergency communications application has been terminated; responsively capturing one or more updated additional information items to be sent with one or more update emergency messages; and continuing to send the one or more update emergency messages until the emergency communications application has been terminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A method 1, further comprising:
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a sensor of the mobile device upon which the emergency communications application runs receiving environmental input, said environmental input comprising ambient noise, an image or video received from a camera, or a set of GPS coordinates; automatically determining from the environmental input, an existence of a probability of an emergency that is greater than a previously defined threshold for an emergency; and responsive to the determining, automatically providing the activation message for the emergency communications application.
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14. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to receive at a mobile device an activation triggering input for an emergency communications application, wherein the emergency communication application runs on the mobile device and facilitates information exchanges between an emergency communications server and the mobile device; computer usable program code configured to determine an emergency mode associated with the received activation message, wherein an emergency mode outlines user preferences specific to the emergency mode for the emergency communications application; computer usable program code configured to determine one or more emergency contacts to whom one or more emergency messages are to be sent, wherein the one or more emergency messages differ for different emergency mode profiles of the emergency communication server or for different emergency contacts of the mobile device running the emergency communications application, wherein the one or more emergency messages are preconfigured by the emergency communications application user; computer usable program code configured to capture one or more additional information items to be attached to the one or more emergency messages; computer usable program code configured to automatically launch emergency communications associated with the determined emergency mode, wherein launching emergency communications comprises sending the one or more emergency messages to the one or more emergency contacts; computer usable program code configured to determine whether or not the emergency communications application has been terminated; computer usable program code configured to responsively capture one or more updated additional information items to be sent with one or more update emergency messages; and computer usable program code configured to continue sending the one or more update emergency messages until the emergency communications application has been terminated.
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15. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more transceivers for transmitting and receiving wireless data; one or more sensors for detecting events; one or more storage devices storing program instructions, wherein executing the program instructions by the one or more processes causes the computing device to; receive at the mobile device an activation triggering input for an emergency communications application, wherein the emergency communication application runs on the mobile device and facilitates information exchanges between an emergency communications server and the mobile device; determine an emergency mode associated with the received activation message, wherein an emergency mode outlines user preferences specific to the emergency mode for the emergency communications application; determine one or more emergency contacts to whom one or more emergency messages are to be sent, wherein the one or more emergency messages differ for different emergency mode profiles of the emergency communication server or for different emergency contacts of the mobile device running the emergency communications application, wherein the one or more emergency messages are preconfigured by the emergency communications application user; capture one or more additional information items to be attached to the one or more emergency messages; automatically launch emergency communications associated with the determined emergency mode, wherein launching emergency communications comprises sending the one or more emergency messages to the one or more emergency contacts; determine whether or not the emergency communications application has been terminated; responsively capture one or more updated additional information items to be sent with one or more update emergency messages; and continue sending the one or more update emergency messages until the emergency communications application has been terminated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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