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Systems and methods for automated personal emergency responses

  • US 8,866,606 B1
  • Filed: 09/10/2013
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A subscriber device for alerting an automated personal emergency response system, comprising:

  • a control module including at least one processing device;

    a user interface module operatively coupled to the control module, the user interface module including at least;

    an alert button configured to respond to an alert button press by initiating one or more transmissions to the automated personal emergency response system; and

    a visual display screen capable of rendering text in at least three colors; and

    an audio module operatively coupled to the control module, the audio module including at least;

    an audio file server, the audio file server configured to provide one or more audio voice prompts to a user of the subscriber device without the subscriber device being operatively connected to an external network;

    one or more speakers; and

    one or more microphones,wherein at least one speaker and at least one microphone are configured to facilitate communications between a user of the subscriber device and at least some parties joined to a teleconference established by the automated personal emergency response system in response to an alert button press, andwherein the audio module is capable of overriding a user volume setting of the subscriber device in response to a signal received by the subscriber device via an external network.

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