Method and system for safety monitoring

• US 8,552,855 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2008
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Three H, LLC
• Original Assignee: Three H, LLC
• Inventors: Herickhoff, Lisa A., Herickhoff, James A., Herickhoff, Ruth A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): SAMSON, SARA B
• Application Number:
  US12/741,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20100295656A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,797 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 340/539.2, 340/309.116, 340/7.1, 340/309.15, 340/573.4, 705/5, 705/8, 379/38, 455/90.1, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 708/112
• US Class Current: 340/539.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/59 for emergency or urgency
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/71 Wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/06 Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may include systems and methods for monitoring a person'"'"'s activities. A system may receive an input (2) and may contact a designated party to ensure they are safe or perhaps even confirm they are at a specified location at a specified time. A system may also provide an escalation response (315) in those circumstances where a primary contact is not reached or perhaps where it is directed by a primary contact. Further, a system may provide communications to a primary contact or a user (203) including a plausible excuse for the primary contact to leave an agenda location.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring user activities comprising the steps of:

receiving user schedule information having an agenda time, primary contact data, and distinct primary contact security verification data;

automatically calendaring said agenda time associated with said primary contact data;

automatically contacting a primary contact using said primary contact data at said agenda time through a primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

receiving a contact communication from said primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

automatically deciding if said contact communication from said primary communication device complies with said distinct primary contact security verification data;

calculating a location characteristic of said primary contact at said agenda time based on said contact communication;

automatically making a system response determination based on said calculated location characteristic and said compliance of said contact communication with said distinct primary contact security verification data; and

mapping said calculated location characteristic representative of a location of said primary contact at said agenda time.

2. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said user schedule information further comprises specified contact data.

3. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of automatically retrieving said user schedule information from said computer storage memory component at said agenda time.

4. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of allowing retrieval of said calculated location characteristic.

5. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said step of mapping said calculated location characteristic comprises the step of mapping said calculated location characteristic into readable text representative of a location of said primary contact at said agenda time.

6. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said step of calculating said location characteristic of said primary contact at said agenda time based on said contact communication comprises the step of transforming data of said contact communication into data identifying a location of primary contact.

7. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said location characteristic comprises identification of a primary contact'"'"'s physical location.

8. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said distinct primary contact security verification data is selected from a group consisting of:

caller identification information;

a security code;

a digital security code;

a biometric identification;

a voice identification;

a digital photograph;

an email address;

a user name;

a phone number;

Global Positioning System information; and

home security information.

9. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of sending said mapped calculated location characteristic representative of said location of said primary contact at said agenda time to a specified contact using said specified contact data.

10. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the steps of:

recording said contact communication; and

sending said recorded contact communication to a specified contact.

11. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 wherein said user schedule information further comprises third party data.

12. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 11 and further comprising a step of sending a communication notice to a third party communication device using said third party data.

13. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of verifying accuracy of said primary contact data.

14. A method of monitoring user activities comprising the steps of:

receiving an input from a communication device of user schedule information having an agenda time, primary contact data, and distinct primary contact security verification data;

automatically storing said user schedule information in a computer storage memory component of a computer;

automatically calendaring said agenda time associated with said user schedule information using a computer microprocessor;

automatically retrieving said user schedule information at said agenda time;

automatically contacting a primary contact using said primary contact data at said agenda time through a primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

automatically providing multiple automated directional response options to said primary communication device at said agenda time;

receiving a contact communication from said primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

automatically making a system response determination based on said contact communication;

automatically storing said contact communication from said primary communication device associated with said primary contact on said computer storage memory component of said computer; and

allowing user retrieval of said user schedule information, said contact communication, and said system response determination.

15. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 14 wherein said step of automatically providing said multiple automated directional response options to said primary communication device at said agenda time comprises multiple automated directional response options selected from a group consisting of:

providing a call back option;

providing a text message back option;

providing an email back option;

providing at least one excuse to leave option;

providing an automated system contact to a specified contact option;

providing an option to enter a security code; and

providing an option to end supervision.

16. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 14 wherein said step of receiving said contact communication from said primary communication device comprises the step of receiving a contact communication selected from a group consisting of:

a no-response contact communication;

a phone call answer;

a dialed digital response;

a home security communication;

a dialed “

1”

;

a voice communication;

a Global Positioning System data;

a security code;

a dialed security code;

a voiced security code;

a biometric identification; and

a digital photograph.

17. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 14 wherein said step of automatically making said system response determination based on said contact communication comprises the step of deciding if said contact communication complies with said distinct primary contact security verification data.

18. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 17 wherein said distinct primary contact security verification data is selected from a group consisting of:

a security code;

a digital security code;

a biometric identification;

a voice recognition;

a digital photograph;

Global Positioning System information; and

home security information.

19. A method of monitoring user activities according to claim 14 wherein said step of automatically making a system response determination based on said contact communication comprises a system response determination selected from a group consisting of:

re-contacting said primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

contacting a specified communication device associated with a specified contact using specified contact data;

waiting a predetermined amount of time and contacting said primary communication device associated with said primary contact;

fining said primary contact for said non-compliant contact communication;

contacting an emergency service communication device associated with emergency services;

re-contacting said primary communication device at a user specified time; and

communicating an exit methodology to said primary contact.

20. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities comprising the steps of:

receiving user schedule information having an agenda time and primary contact data;

automatically calendaring said agenda time associated with said primary contact data;

calculating an instruction communication to provide to a primary contact an excuse to leave an agenda location;

automatically contacting said primary contact at said agenda location using said primary contact data at said agenda time;

automatically providing said instruction communication to said primary contact;

automatically directing said primary contact to leave said agenda location;

automatically receiving a contact communication from said primary contact; and

recording an instruction communicative and a contact communicative relating to said instruction communication and said contact communication.