Disseminating information to facilitate user safety
First Claim
1. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, comprising:
- receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connectable to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients;
receiving, at the mobile device, a signal indicating the event wherein the signal indicating the event is activated by a user pressing a panic button with a thumb a designated number of times, the panic button being included in a ring that is separate from the mobile device and worn on a finger of the user, the ring being in wireless communication with the mobile device;
receiving, at the mobile device, information regarding the event;
in response to receiving the information regarding the event, determining a user action request based on the designated number of times the panic button is pressed;
identifying a current mode of operation of the panic button and an associated application running on the mobile device, wherein the current mode of operation comprises one of a real mode, a test mode and a bad date mode;
in response to determining the user action request and upon identifying the current mode of operation, determining whether to contact a rescue center, wherein determining whether to contact the rescue center comprises;
determining whether the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to at least one of a first designated number associated with a panic alert, a second designated number associated with a silent panic alert, a third designated number associated with a medical panic, a fourth designated number associated with a loud panic, or a fifth designated number associated with cancellation of an alert,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the first designated number, performing one of;
transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the real mode, or transmitting the information regarding the event to the information recipients from the designated list in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the test mode or the bad date mode,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the second designated number, transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center, irrespective of the current mode of operation,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the third designated number, transmitting information indicating a medical emergency to one or more of the rescue center, the information recipients from the designated list, or a public authority,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fourth designated number, causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to produce a loud spoken warning, irrespective of the current mode of operation, andconditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fifth designated number, canceling a scheduled transmission of an indication of the event to the rescue center; and
conditioned on determining to contact the rescue center, transmitting an indication of the event to the rescue center via the network to prompt a participant of the rescue center, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the event in order that the information regarding the event can be transmitted to at least one of the information recipients from the designated list or a public authority, based at least in part on the decision.
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Abstract
A method for disseminating information regarding a problem and administering medical interventions comprises providing a mobile device wirelessly connectable to a network, receiving and storing contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients, receiving, via the mobile device and via the wireless trigger transmitting to the mobile device, a signal from a user indicating the problem, receiving, via the mobile device, information regarding the problem, transmitting an indication of the problem to a rescue clearinghouse via the network, prompting a participant of the rescue clearinghouse, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the problem, and at least one of transmitting the information regarding the problem to the information recipients from the designated list and transmitting the information regarding the problem to a government rescue organization, based at least in part on the decision.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, comprising:
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receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connectable to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients; receiving, at the mobile device, a signal indicating the event wherein the signal indicating the event is activated by a user pressing a panic button with a thumb a designated number of times, the panic button being included in a ring that is separate from the mobile device and worn on a finger of the user, the ring being in wireless communication with the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device, information regarding the event; in response to receiving the information regarding the event, determining a user action request based on the designated number of times the panic button is pressed; identifying a current mode of operation of the panic button and an associated application running on the mobile device, wherein the current mode of operation comprises one of a real mode, a test mode and a bad date mode; in response to determining the user action request and upon identifying the current mode of operation, determining whether to contact a rescue center, wherein determining whether to contact the rescue center comprises; determining whether the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to at least one of a first designated number associated with a panic alert, a second designated number associated with a silent panic alert, a third designated number associated with a medical panic, a fourth designated number associated with a loud panic, or a fifth designated number associated with cancellation of an alert, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the first designated number, performing one of;
transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the real mode, or transmitting the information regarding the event to the information recipients from the designated list in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the test mode or the bad date mode,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the second designated number, transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center, irrespective of the current mode of operation, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the third designated number, transmitting information indicating a medical emergency to one or more of the rescue center, the information recipients from the designated list, or a public authority, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fourth designated number, causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to produce a loud spoken warning, irrespective of the current mode of operation, and conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fifth designated number, canceling a scheduled transmission of an indication of the event to the rescue center; and conditioned on determining to contact the rescue center, transmitting an indication of the event to the rescue center via the network to prompt a participant of the rescue center, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the event in order that the information regarding the event can be transmitted to at least one of the information recipients from the designated list or a public authority, based at least in part on the decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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23. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connectable to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients, wherein the mobile device is in wireless communication with a finger worn panic button; receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination; tracking movement of the mobile device from a current location to the intended destination; determining when the mobile device stops making progress towards the intended destination, including determining that a relative distance between the current location of the mobile and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of the movement of the mobile device; in response to determining when the mobile device stops making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer, having a first designated period of time; determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by the expiration of the first designated period of time; in response to determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by the expiration of the first designated period of time, signaling a finger worn panic button, which is wirelessly connected to the mobile device, to indicate an imminent panic condition, comprising a pulsed vibration of the finger worn panic button, for a second designated time period; and conditioned on the expiration of the second designated time period without receiving a cancel signal from a user of the mobile device responsive to the imminent panic condition, transmitting an indication of an event to a rescue center via the network to prompt a participant of the rescue center, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the event in order that the information regarding the event can be transmitted to at least one of the information recipients from the designated list or a public authority, based at least in part on the decision, wherein transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center is based on determining a current mode of operation of the mobile device that is one of real mode, a test mode and a bad date mode, and wherein determining whether to contact the rescue center comprises; determining whether the user has pressed the panic button a designated number of times, wherein the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to at least one of a first designated number associated with a panic alert, a second designated number associated with a silent panic alert, a third designated number associated with a medical panic, or a fourth designated number associated with a loud panic, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the first designated number, performing one of;
transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the real mode, or transmitting the information regarding the event to the information recipients from the designated list in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the test mode or the bad date mode,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the second designated number, transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center, irrespective of the current mode of operation, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the third designated number, transmitting information indicating a medical emergency to one or more of the rescue center, the information recipients from the designated list, or a public authority, and conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fourth designated number, causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to produce a loud spoken warning, irrespective of the current mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connectable to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients, wherein the mobile device is in wireless communication with a finger worn panic button; receiving, at the mobile device, a signal from a user indicating a safe time period that corresponds to a time period during which no alert is sent to a rescue center; measuring an elapsing of the safe time period; providing an alert to the user via a vibration of the finger worn panic button at a predetermined time before the expiration of the safe time period, wherein the alert is configured to remind the user to cancel the timed transmission of an indication of an event before the expiration of the safe time period; and conditioned on expiration of the safe time period without receiving a completion indication from the user, transmitting an indication of an event to the rescue center via the network to prompt an operator of the rescue center, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the event in order that the information regarding the event can be transmitted to at least one of the information recipients from the designated list or a public authority, based at least in part on the decision, wherein the completion indication is signaled by the user pressing the finger worn panic button that is wirelessly connected to the mobile device, and wherein transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center is based on determining a current mode of operation of the mobile device that is one of real mode, a test mode and a bad date mode, and wherein determining whether to contact the rescue center comprises; determining whether the user has pressed the panic button a designated number of times, wherein the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to at least one of a first designated number associated with a panic alert, a second designated number associated with a silent panic alert, a third designated number associated with a medical panic, or a fourth designated number associated with a loud panic, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the first designated number, performing one of;
transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the real mode, or transmitting the information regarding the event to the information recipients from the designated list in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the test mode or the bad date mode,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the second designated number, transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center, irrespective of the current mode of operation, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the third designated number, transmitting information indicating a medical emergency to one or more of the rescue center, the information recipients from the designated list, or a public authority, and conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fourth designated number, causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to produce a loud spoken warning, irrespective of the current mode of operation.
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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a panic button included in a ring worn on a finger, the panic button configured to be depressed by a thumb to generate a signal indicating an event; one or more processors; and a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving, through a network connection, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients; storing the contact information; receiving a signal indicating the event wherein the signal is activated by a user pressing the panic button a designated number of times; receiving information regarding the event; in response to receiving the information regarding the event, determining a user action request based on the designated number of times the panic button is pressed; identifying a current mode of operation, wherein the current mode of operation comprises one of a real mode, a test mode and a bad date mode; in response to determining the user action request and upon identifying the current mode of operation, determining whether to contact a rescue center, wherein determining whether to contact the rescue center comprises; determining whether the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to at least one of a first designated number associated with a panic alert, a second designated number associated with a silent panic alert, a third designated number associated with a medical panic, a fourth designated number associated with a loud panic, or a fifth designated number associated with cancellation of an alert, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the first designated number, performing one of;
transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the real mode, or transmitting the information regarding the event to the information recipients from the designated list in response to identifying the current mode of operation as the test mode or the bad date mode,conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the second designated number, transmitting the indication of the event to the rescue center, irrespective of the current mode of operation, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the third designated number, transmitting information indicating a medical emergency to one or more of the rescue center, the information recipients from the designated list, or a public authority, conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fourth designated number, causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to produce a loud spoken warning, irrespective of the current mode of operation, and conditioned on determining that the designated number of presses of the panic button corresponds to the fifth designated number, canceling a scheduled transmission of an indication of the event to the rescue center; and conditioned on determining to contact the rescue center, transmitting an indication of the event to the rescue center over the network connection to prompt a participant of the rescue center, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the event in order that the information regarding the event can be transmitted to at least one of the information recipients from the designated list or a public authority, based at least in part on the decision.
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