Safety monitoring method and system

• US 9,667,366 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• 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:
  US14/992,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20160125562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• 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 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 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 including a plausible excuse for the primary contact to leave an agenda location.

Claims

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

providing a computer having computer readable memory;

receiving user schedule information having an agenda time and primary contact data from a user computing device to said computer;

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

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

automatically contacting a communication device of said primary contact at said agenda location using said primary contact data at said agenda time with said computer;

automatically providing said instruction communication to said communication device of said primary contact with said computer;

automatically directing said primary contact via said communication device to leave said agenda location with said computer; and

automatically providing at least one automated directional response option with said instruction communication from said computer and to said communication device;

wherein said at least one automated directional response option is selected from group consisting of providing a call back option;

providing a text message back option;

providing an e-mail back option;

providing at least one excuse to leave option;

providing an automated system contact to a specified contact option;

providing an option to contact safety assistance;

providing an option to enter a security code; and

providing an option to end communication; and

receiving a user selected direction response from said communication device of said primary contact to said computer.

2. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said user schedule information further comprises a user selected excuse, and wherein said step of calculating said instruction communication further comprises calculating said instruction communication based on said user selected excuse.

3. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of providing user selectable excuse options from said computer.

4. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said agenda time comprises data selected from a group consisting of a user specified time, a communication time, an arrival time, a departure time, a check in time, a check out time, and reoccurring event data.

5. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said primary contact data is selected from a group consisting of a phone number, an e-mail address, a SMS message address, a cell phone number, a home phone number, an internet address, and an electronic device identifier.

6. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said communication device comprises a device selected from a group consisting of a computer, Internet transmission source, email transmission source, phone, cellular phone, land line phone, phone integrated with a device, phone integrated with a security system, Personal Digital Assistant, electronic device, portable electronic device, mobile web device, and cloud-based device.

7. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said instruction communication comprises a communication selected from a group consisting of text message, voice message, cell phone call, e-mail, photo, IVR (interactive voice response), voice driven communication, numerically driven communication, server-driven communication, and messaging service communication.

8. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of automatically receiving a contact communication from said communication device of said primary contact and recording a contact communicative relating to said contact communication with said computer.

9. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 8 wherein said contact communication comprises confirmation of said instruction communication to said primary contact via said communication device.

10. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of automatically providing at least one additional instruction communication to said communication device of said primary contact with said computer.

11. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 wherein said instruction communication comprises a reminder of said agenda time.

12. A method of providing excusable departure from user activities according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of sending GPS coordinates of said primary contact'"'"'s communication device to a third party contact via said computer.

13. A discrete departure system comprising:

a user information memory of a computer configured to accept and store user schedule information received from a user computing device wherein said schedule information comprises an agenda time and primary contact data;

an electronic calendar element of said computer responsive to said user information memory and configured to lodge said agenda time associated with said primary contact data within said electronic calendar element;

an automated instruction communication generator of said computer configured to generate an instruction communication display to provide a primary contact an excuse to leave an agenda location at said agenda time;

an automated directional response option display comprising at least one option selected from a group consisting of a call back option;

a text message back option;

an e-mail back option;

at least one excuse to leave option;

an automated system contact to a specified contact option;

an option to contact safety assistance;

an option to enter a security code; and

an option to end communication; and

a third party interactive communication output responsive to said user information memory and said automated instruction communication generator configured to send said instruction communication display and said automated directional response option display to a communication device of said primary contact.

14. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 and further comprising a storage system of said computer configured to store data, communications and responses.

15. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said user schedule information further comprises a user selected excuse.

16. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 and further comprising user selectable excuse options from said computer.

17. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said agenda time comprises data selected from a group consisting of a user specified time, a communication time, an arrival time, a departure time, a check in time, a cheek out time, and reoccurring event data.

18. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said primary contact data is selected from a group consisting of a phone number, an e-mail address, aSMS message address, a cell phone number, a home phone number, an internet address, and an electronic device identifier.

19. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said communication device comprises a device selected from a group consisting of a computer, internet transmission source, email transmission source, phone, cellular phone, land line phone, phone integrated with a device, phone integrated with a security system, Personal Digital Assistant, electronic device, portable electronic device, mobile web device, and cloud-based device.

20. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said third party interactive communication output comprises a communication selected from a group consisting of text message, voice message, cell phone call, e-mail, photo, IVR (interactive voice response), voice driven communication, numerically driven communication, server-driven communication, and messaging service communication.

21. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 and further comprising a primary contact response communication input.

22. A discrete departure system according to claim 21 wherein said primary contact response communication input comprises a primary contact confirmation communication input.

23. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 wherein said third party interactive communication output is configured to send said instruction communication display to said communication device of said primary contact at least two times.

24. A discrete departure system according to claim 13 and further comprising a notification generator of said computer configured to send said primary contact'"'"'s GPS coordinates to a third party contact.