Emergency service provision with destination-specific information

• US 9,747,655 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William Michael Smith
• Original Assignee: William Michael Smith
• Inventors: Smith, William Michael, Luby, Zeus Cory
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US14/546,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20160140835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/30 Transportation; Communications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

An emergency service provision platform may be provided. The platform may be integrated into existing transportation service provision platforms. The platform may be configured to receive pick-up and destination location and track a passenger'"'"'s route from the pick-up location to the destination. The platform may provide the passenger with an emergency notification button. Upon selection of the emergency notification button, the platform may communicate and alert comprising passenger and driver information to emergency contacts, infrastructure, and personnel. In some embodiments, the alert may be issued upon a detection of deviation from a route between the pick-up location and the destination. The emergency contacts, infrastructure, and personnel that receive the alert may be pre-set or determined dynamically based on the passenger'"'"'s location at the time of the alert issuance. Furthermore, while the passenger is en route to the destination, the platform may provide the passenger with destination specific information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a pick-up location;

receiving a destination location;

receiving a selection of an emergency button;

issuing an alert upon receiving a selection of an emergency button; and

displaying information associated with the destination location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information associated with the destination location comprises displaying emergency infrastructure and personnel information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information associated with the destination location comprises displaying marketing and promotional information associated with at least one of the following:

events and organizations located near the destination location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein issuing the alert comprises:

accessing passenger information, and

accessing driver information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein issuing the alert further comprises issuing the alert to the passenger'"'"'s emergency contacts.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein issuing the alert further comprises issuing the alert to an emergency service infrastructure and personnel.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the pick-up location is provided by the driver or by the passenger.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein issuing the alert comprises issuing the alert including at least one of the following:

passenger name, passenger location, driver name, and driver'"'"'s vehicle information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising issuing the alert in response to detecting that a passenger has deviated from a path between the pick-up location and the destination.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising issuing the alert in response to detecting that a passenger is getting further from the destination.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a destination location comprises receiving a selection from at least one of the following:

a driver; and

a passenger.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:

receiving a pick-up location;

receiving a destination location;

receiving a selection of an emergency button;

issuing an alert upon receiving a selection of an emergency button; and

displaying information associated with the destination location.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein issuing the alert comprises:

accessing passenger information, and

accessing driver information.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein issuing the alert comprises issuing an alert to emergency service infrastructure and personnel near a location of the passenger.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the pick-up location is provided by the driver or by the passenger.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein accessing the passenger information comprises accessing a network associated with the passenger, the network being comprised of the passenger'"'"'s contacts and location information associated with the passenger'"'"'s contacts.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein issuing the alert comprises issuing an alert to the passenger'"'"'s contacts near the passenger'"'"'s location.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein issuing the alert comprises issuing the alert including at least one of the following:

passenger name, passenger location, driver name, and driver'"'"'s vehicle information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein displaying the information associated with the destination location comprises displaying emergency infrastructure and personnel information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein displaying the information associated with the destination location comprises displaying marketing and promotional information associated with at least one of the following:

events and organizations located near the destination location.