Methods for remote assistance of disabled persons
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software with instructions for a telephonically enabled mobile terminal to:
- store in memory of the mobile terminal a profile for a disabled user, the profile comprising;
criteria for facilitating communications between the mobile terminal and at least one remote caregiver of a plurality of remote caregivers; and
a coverage period associated with each remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the coverage period specifies when each remote caregiver is available to be contacted;
determine whether a criterion of the criteria has been met;
determine a current date and time; and
initiate communication to the at least one remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers without intervention by the disabled user when one of the criteria has been met, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected based on the coverage period and the current time and date.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal is used to assist individuals with disabilities. A mobile terminal such as a “smartphone” or other commercially available wireless handheld device may be loaded with software. The software may be configured to: (i) store criteria for managing communications between a disabled user of the mobile terminal and a remote caregiver, (ii) determine whether a criterion is satisfied, and if so (iii) initiate a communication from the mobile terminal to the remote caregiver, and (iv) receive a response from the remote caregiver. Thus, through this software, the mobile terminal may dynamically facilitate communications with specific remote caregivers based on specific situations that may confront disabled individuals.
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31 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software with instructions for a telephonically enabled mobile terminal to:
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store in memory of the mobile terminal a profile for a disabled user, the profile comprising; criteria for facilitating communications between the mobile terminal and at least one remote caregiver of a plurality of remote caregivers; and a coverage period associated with each remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the coverage period specifies when each remote caregiver is available to be contacted; determine whether a criterion of the criteria has been met; determine a current date and time; and initiate communication to the at least one remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers without intervention by the disabled user when one of the criteria has been met, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected based on the coverage period and the current time and date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving first input from a user regarding a criterion; receiving second input from the user regarding a plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the second input specifies means for contacting each remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers; receiving third input from one or more sensors associated with a mobile terminal; comparing the third input from the one or more sensors to the criterion; based at least in part on the comparing, determining that an event has occurred; determining an urgency level associated with the event; and causing a signal to be sent to a remote caregiver of the plurality of caregivers alerting the remote caregiver to the occurrence of the event, wherein the remote caregiver is selected at least in part based on the urgency level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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receive first input from a user regarding a criterion; receive second input from the user regarding a plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the second input specifies means for contacting each caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers; store the first and second input in memory associated with a mobile terminal; receive third input from one or more sensors associated with the mobile terminal; compare the third input from the one or more sensors to the criterion; based at least in part on the comparison, determine that an event has occurred; determine an urgency level associated with the event; and cause a signal to be sent from the mobile terminal to at least one of the remote caregivers alerting the at least one remote caregiver to occurrence of the event, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected at least in part based on the urgency level.
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22. A method comprising:
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storing a first criterion for facilitating communications between a user of a mobile terminal and a first remote caregiver, wherein the first criterion is associated with a first urgency level; storing a second criterion for facilitating communications between the user of the mobile terminal and a second remote caregiver, wherein the second criterion is associated with a second urgency level; determining whether the first criterion or the second criterion has been satisfied; and establishing a communication to either the first remote caregiver or the second remote caregiver based on the result of the determining step.
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23. A telephonically enabled mobile terminal comprising:
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a user interface comprising at least one sensor; a transceiver adapted to send and receive communication signals; memory; and a control system coupled to the user interface, transceiver, and memory, the control system adapted to; store a user profile in the memory, the user profile identifying; criteria for sending communications to a plurality of remote caregivers; and a coverage period associated with each remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the coverage period specifies when each remote caregiver is available to be contacted; determine if a criterion from among the criteria has occurred; determine a current time and date, and cause the transceiver to send a signal to at least one remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers if the criterion has occurred, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected based on the current time and date and the coverage period associated with the at least one remote caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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store in memory of a mobile terminal a profile for a disabled user, the profile comprising; criteria for facilitating communications between the mobile terminal and at least one remote caregiver of a plurality of remote caregivers; and a coverage period associated with each remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the coverage period specifies when each remote caregiver is available to be contacted; determining whether a criterion of the criteria has been met; determining a current date and time; and initiating communication to the at least one remote caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers without intervention by the disabled user when one of the criteria has been met, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected based on the coverage period and the current time and date.
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31. A telephonically enabled mobile terminal comprising:
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a user interface comprising one or more sensors; memory; a wireless transceiver; and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface, the memory, and the wireless transceiver and configured to; receive first input from a user regarding a criterion; receive second input from the user regarding a plurality of remote caregivers, wherein the second input specifies means for contacting each caregiver of the plurality of remote caregivers; store the first and second input in the memory; receive third input from the one or more sensors; compare the third input from the one or more sensors to the criterion; based at least in part on the comparison, determine that an event has occurred; determine an urgency level associated with the event; and cause a signal to be sent from the mobile terminal using the wireless transceiver to at least one of the plurality of remote caregivers alerting the at least one remote caregiver to occurrence of the event, wherein the at least one remote caregiver is selected at least in part based on the urgency level.
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