Method for responding to a detected fall and an apparatus for implementing the same
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1. A method of responding to a detected fall, the method comprising:
- determining which one of two or more actions to perform in response to detecting a fall by a user based on a user profile and/or user preference and/or the context of the detected fall, wherein determining which one of two or more actions to perform includes determining whether to ignore a revocation period and initiate a call or request help for the user instead of waiting for an expiration of the revocation period, or wait for the revocation period to expire before commencing a next action, wherein the determining which one of two or more actions to perform is based on at least the user preference, which comprises an indication of a preset length of the revocation period after the detection of the fall before help is requested for the user or the call is initiated; and
performing the determined action; and
performing the determined action.
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Abstract
There is provided a method of responding to a detected fall, the method comprising determining which one or two or more actions to perform in response to detecting a fall by a user based on a user profile and/or user preference and/or the context of the detected fall; and performing the determined action.
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1. A method of responding to a detected fall, the method comprising:
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determining which one of two or more actions to perform in response to detecting a fall by a user based on a user profile and/or user preference and/or the context of the detected fall, wherein determining which one of two or more actions to perform includes determining whether to ignore a revocation period and initiate a call or request help for the user instead of waiting for an expiration of the revocation period, or wait for the revocation period to expire before commencing a next action, wherein the determining which one of two or more actions to perform is based on at least the user preference, which comprises an indication of a preset length of the revocation period after the detection of the fall before help is requested for the user or the call is initiated; and
performing the determined action; andperforming the determined action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code being configured such that, on execution by a processing unit, the processing unit performs the method of:
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determining which one of two or more actions to perform in response to detecting a fall by a user based on a user profile and/or user preference and/or the context of the detected fall, wherein determining which one of two or more actions to perform includes determining whether to ignore a revocation period and initiate a call or request help for the user instead of waiting for an expiration of the revocation period, or wait for the revocation period to expire before commencing a next action, wherein the determining which one of two or more actions to perform is based on at least the user preference, which comprises an indication of a preset length of the revocation period after the detection of the fall before help is requested for the user or the call is initiated; and performing the determined action. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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11. An apparatus for providing a response to a detected fall, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor unit configured to; determine which one of two or more actions to perform in response to detecting a fall by a user based on a user profile and/or user preference and/or the context of the detected fall, wherein determining which one of two or more actions to perform includes determining whether to ignore a revocation period and initiate a call or request help for the user instead of waiting for an expiration of the revocation period, or wait for the revocation period to expire before commencing a next action, wherein the determining which one of two or more actions to perform is based on at least the user preference, which comprises an indication of a preset length of the revocation period after the detection of the fall before help is requested for the user or the call is initiated; and perform the determined action. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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