Disseminating information to facilitate user safety
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, at a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to a finger-worn ring, a signal indicating an event, wherein the signal indicating the event is generated by at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring;
in response to obtaining the signal indicating the event, obtaining information corresponding to the event based on examining the signal, including at least one of(i) determining a type of a user interaction of a plurality of available user interactions of different types with an input mechanism on the finger-worn ring,(ii) determining that the mobile device is entering or exiting a designated boundary at, before or after a specified time, or(iii) determining that the mobile device does not enter or exit a designated boundary at a specified time,wherein different sequences of actions are triggered depending on the determined type of user interaction;
conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a first type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types;
identifying a current mode of operation of an application that is associated with the finger-worn ring and executed on the mobile device,upon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a first mode, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to at least one of a preselected remote network server or one or more preselected information recipients, andupon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a second mode that is distinct from the first mode, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected information recipients;
conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a second type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application;
conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a third type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmitting a medical alert to the preselected remote network server and one or more of the preselected information recipients, irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application;
conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fourth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types;
causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to generate an audible alert, wherein the audible alert includes a loud spoken warning that states that at least one of video, audio, images or location data corresponding to the event has been successfully transmitted to a public authority, andtransmitting the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected remote network server and the preselected information recipients irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; and
conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fifth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, canceling a scheduled transmission of the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server,wherein at least one of medical information, location data, audio, video or image is recorded using at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring, including continuously transmitting at least one of the audio, video, image, location data or medical information of the user to the remote network server for a duration of the event,wherein upon a user-initiated recording of one or more of the audio, video, image, location data or the medical information while no event is occurring, a corresponding recording is stored in local storage of the mobile device, andwherein at least one of the locally stored audio, video, image, location data or the medical information recorded prior to an event occurrence is transmitted to the remote network server upon receiving a signal indicating an event.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, at a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to a finger-worn ring, a signal indicating an event, wherein the signal indicating the event is generated by at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring; in response to obtaining the signal indicating the event, obtaining information corresponding to the event based on examining the signal, including at least one of (i) determining a type of a user interaction of a plurality of available user interactions of different types with an input mechanism on the finger-worn ring, (ii) determining that the mobile device is entering or exiting a designated boundary at, before or after a specified time, or (iii) determining that the mobile device does not enter or exit a designated boundary at a specified time, wherein different sequences of actions are triggered depending on the determined type of user interaction; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a first type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types; identifying a current mode of operation of an application that is associated with the finger-worn ring and executed on the mobile device, upon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a first mode, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to at least one of a preselected remote network server or one or more preselected information recipients, and upon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a second mode that is distinct from the first mode, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected information recipients; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a second type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmitting the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a third type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmitting a medical alert to the preselected remote network server and one or more of the preselected information recipients, irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fourth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types; causing a speaker coupled to the mobile device to generate an audible alert, wherein the audible alert includes a loud spoken warning that states that at least one of video, audio, images or location data corresponding to the event has been successfully transmitted to a public authority, and transmitting the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected remote network server and the preselected information recipients irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; and conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fifth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, canceling a scheduled transmission of the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server, wherein at least one of medical information, location data, audio, video or image is recorded using at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring, including continuously transmitting at least one of the audio, video, image, location data or medical information of the user to the remote network server for a duration of the event, wherein upon a user-initiated recording of one or more of the audio, video, image, location data or the medical information while no event is occurring, a corresponding recording is stored in local storage of the mobile device, and wherein at least one of the locally stored audio, video, image, location data or the medical information recorded prior to an event occurrence is transmitted to the remote network server upon receiving a signal indicating an event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a finger-worn ring that includes an input mechanism configured to process an interaction by a user associated with the finger-worn ring, the ring configured to generate a non-telephonic signal indicating an event in response to processing the interaction by the user; and a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to the finger-worn ring, the mobile device configured to; obtain a signal indicating an event, wherein the signal indicating the event is generated by at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring; in response to obtaining the signal indicating the event, obtain information corresponding to the event based on examining the signal, including at least one of (i) determining a type of a user interaction of a plurality of available user interactions of different types with an input mechanism on the finger-worn ring, (ii) determining that the mobile device is entering or exiting a designated boundary at, before or after a specified time, or (iii) determining that the mobile device does not enter or exit a designated boundary at a specified time, wherein different sequences of actions are triggered depending on the determined type of user interaction; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a first type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types; identify a current mode of operation of an application that is associated with the finger-worn ring and executed on the mobile device, upon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a first mode, transmit the information corresponding to the event to at least one of a preselected remote network server or one or more preselected information recipients, and upon identifying the current mode of operation of the application as a second mode that is distinct from the first mode, transmit the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected information recipients; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a second type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmit the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a third type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, transmit a medical alert to the preselected remote network server and one or more of the preselected information recipients, irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fourth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types; cause a speaker coupled to the mobile device to generate an audible alert, wherein the audible alert includes a loud spoken warning that states that at least one of video, audio, images or location data corresponding to the event has been successfully transmitted to a public authority, and transmit the information corresponding to the event to one or more of the preselected remote network server and the preselected information recipients irrespective of the current mode of operation of the application; and conditioned on determining that the type of the user interaction corresponds to a fifth type of user interaction of the plurality of available user interactions of different types, cancel a scheduled transmission of the information corresponding to the event to the preselected remote network server, wherein at least one of medical information, location data, audio, video or image is recorded using at least one of the mobile device or the finger-worn ring, including continuously transmitting at least one of the audio, video, image, location data or medical information of the user to the remote network server for a duration of the event, wherein upon a user-initiated recording of one or more of the audio, video, image, location data or the medical information while no event is occurring, a corresponding recording is stored in local storage of the mobile device, and wherein at least one of the locally stored audio, video, image, location data or the medical information recorded prior to an event occurrence is transmitted to the remote network server upon receiving a signal indicating an event. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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