Personal security system
First Claim
1. A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, said plurality of users comprising first and second distressed users, said method comprising receiving, at a server, a first communication from a first mobile device that is associated with said first distressed user, said first distressed user having been enrolled as a member of a first community, said first mobile device being located at a first location, said first location being associated with a first designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from said first location, receiving, at a server, a second communication from a second mobile device associated with said second distressed user, said second distressed user having been enrolled as a member of a second community, said second mobile device being at said first location, said second community having a second designated party for receiving emergency calls associated with said second community, said second designated party being different from said first designated party, in response to said first communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said first designated party, wherein said first designated party is designated to receive emergency communications from members of said first community, in response to said second communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said first designated party, displaying, to said first designated party, information characterizing said first distressed user, displaying, to said first designated party, information characterizing said second distressed user, displaying, to said second designated party, information characterizing said second distressed user, in response to said first communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said first mobile device, and in response to said second communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said second mobile device.
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Abstract
A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, each having been enrolled as a member of a community includes receiving, at a server, communications from corresponding mobile devices, each of which is associated with a user who has enrolled as a member in a first community. These emergency communications were initiated by activation of respective personal security buttons on the mobile devices, and provide information about respective security conditions. In response to the communications, the server alerts corresponding first and second security services that are appropriate responding to the respective security conditions.
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18 Claims
- 1. A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, said plurality of users comprising first and second distressed users, said method comprising receiving, at a server, a first communication from a first mobile device that is associated with said first distressed user, said first distressed user having been enrolled as a member of a first community, said first mobile device being located at a first location, said first location being associated with a first designated party for receiving emergency calls originating from said first location, receiving, at a server, a second communication from a second mobile device associated with said second distressed user, said second distressed user having been enrolled as a member of a second community, said second mobile device being at said first location, said second community having a second designated party for receiving emergency calls associated with said second community, said second designated party being different from said first designated party, in response to said first communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said first designated party, wherein said first designated party is designated to receive emergency communications from members of said first community, in response to said second communication, causing said server to initiate communication with said first designated party, displaying, to said first designated party, information characterizing said first distressed user, displaying, to said first designated party, information characterizing said second distressed user, displaying, to said second designated party, information characterizing said second distressed user, in response to said first communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said first mobile device, and in response to said second communication, sending a communication from said first designated party to said second mobile device.
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