Emergency lifesaving system and emergency lifesaving method using the same

• US 10,536,572 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2018
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ahranta Co.,Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ahranta Co.,Ltd.
• Inventors: Youn, Sang Kwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Perez-Gutierrez, Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pannell, Mark G.
• Application Number:
  US16/131,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20190014204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 4554042
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• 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

An emergency lifesaving system is provided. The emergency lifesaving system includes a wireless terminal configured to download a program thereto via the Internet; a downloadable program configured to be downloaded to the wireless terminal via the Internet; a control server configured to communicate with the wireless terminal control part to determine whether a control signal operating the GPS receiver, the microphone, and the camera of the wireless terminal is generated; and a dangerous situation handling terminal including a receiver configured to receive emergency scene information by communicating with the control server, an emergency scene information output unit configured to output the emergency scene information received by the receiver to determine a level of a danger at a scene of emergency, and a situation handling unit configured to handle an emergency situation according to the level of the danger at the scene of emergency.

Claims

1. An emergency lifesaving system comprising:

a wireless terminal configured to download a program thereto via the Internet, the wireless terminal including a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a tilt sensor, a microphone, and a camera;

a downloadable program configured to be downloaded to the wireless terminal via the Internet,

wherein the program comprises;

a rescue signal activator that activates an emergency rescue signal when an emergency signal is input by a user of the wireless terminal via the wireless terminal; and

a wireless terminal controller connected to the rescue signal activator, and configured to operate the GPS receiver, the microphone, and the camera of the wireless terminal when the rescue signal activator activates the emergency rescue signal;

a control server configured to communicate with the wireless terminal controller to determine whether a control signal operating the GPS receiver, the microphone, and the camera of the wireless terminal is generated, and receive emergency scene information and the emergency rescue signal from the wireless terminal when it is determined that the control signal is generated, the emergency scene information including location information of the wireless terminal, voice information in surroundings of the wireless terminal, and image information of the surroundings of the wireless terminal; and

a dangerous situation handling terminal comprising;

a receiver configured to receive the emergency scene information by communicating with the control server;

an emergency scene information outputter configured to output the emergency scene information received by the receiver to determine a level of a danger at a scene of emergency; and

a situation handler configured to handle an emergency situation according to the level of the danger at the scene of emergency,

wherein the rescue signal activator is configured to display a button type icon on a touch screen of the wireless terminal to input the emergency signal,

wherein the rescue signal activator is configured to activate the emergency rescue signal when inputting the emergency signal by pressing the icon is continued for a certain time period and a number of times of performing a tilting operation generating a slope which is sensed by the tilt sensor is greater than or equal to a certain value,

wherein the control server is configured to output, to the receiver, information regarding the user of the wireless terminal provided from a communication company server providing a communication service for the wireless terminal,

wherein the receiver comprises;

an emergency scene information storage configured to update the emergency scene information therein in real time;

a call information outputter configured to communicate with the control server to receive the emergency rescue signal from the wireless terminal, and output the information regarding the user of the wireless terminal corresponding to the emergency rescue signal and time information regarding a point in time when the emergency rescue signal is received; and

a terminal connector configured to connect the dangerous situation handling terminal to the wireless terminal to establish direct communication between the dangerous situation handling terminal and the wireless terminal, when the emergency rescue signal is received by the call information outputter, and

wherein the dangerous situation handling terminal further comprises;

a situation end button;

a call information storage configured to list and store information regarding the user of the wireless terminal and time information regarding points in time when the emergency rescue signal is received, which are output from the call information outputter, when the situation end button is selected;

a voice outputter configured to output, in the form of sound, the voice information in the surroundings of the wireless terminal received via the receiver; and

a voice data storage connected to the voice outputter and the voice caller configured to store sound output from the voice outputter and content of a call made via the voice caller when the voice outputter and the voice caller are operated.

2. The emergency lifesaving system of claim 1, wherein the emergency scene information outputter comprises:

a location information display configured to display, in the form of a map, the location information of the wireless terminal received via the receiver;

an image display configured to display, in the form of an image, the image information of the surroundings of the wireless terminal received via the receiver,

wherein the situation handler comprises;

a voice output selector configured to turn on or off the voice outputter;

an image display selector configured to turn on or off the image display; and

a lifesaving agency caller configured to call a lifesaving agency, and

wherein the voice caller is configured to provide a function of making a voice call with the wireless terminal.

3. An emergency lifesaving method comprising:

(a) activating an emergency rescue signal when an emergency signal is input by a user of a wireless terminal, and determining, by a control server, whether a control signal operating a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a microphone, and a camera is generated by the wireless terminal having installed therein a program configured to control the GPS receiver, a tilt sensor, the microphone, and the camera when the emergency rescue signal is activated;

(b) when it is determined that the control signal is generated, receiving, by the control server, an emergency scene information and the emergency rescue signal from the wireless terminal, the emergency scene information including location information of the wireless terminal, voice information in surroundings of the wireless terminal, and image information in the surroundings of the wireless terminal;

(c) receiving, by a dangerous situation handling terminal, the emergency scene information by communicating with the control server, outputting the received emergency scene information to determine a level of a danger at a scene of emergency, and handling an emergency situation according to the level of the danger at the scene of emergency;

(d) displaying, by the wireless terminal, a button type icon on a touch screen of the wireless terminal to input the emergency signal,

wherein the emergency rescue signal is activated when inputting the emergency signal by pressing the icon is continued for a certain time period and a number of times of performing a tilting operation generating a slope which is sensed by the tilt sensor is greater than or equal to a certain value;

(e) outputting, by the control server, to the dangerous situation handling terminal, information regarding the user of the wireless terminal provided from a communication company server providing a communication service for the wireless terminal;

(f) updating, by the dangerous situation handling terminal, the emergency scene information therein in real time,

(g) communicating, by the dangerous situation handling terminal, with the control server to receive the emergency rescue signal from the wireless terminal, and outputting the information regarding the user of the wireless terminal corresponding to the emergency rescue signal and time information regarding a point in time when the emergency rescue signal is received;

(h) connecting, by the dangerous situation handling terminal, the dangerous situation handling terminal to the wireless terminal to establish direct communication between the dangerous situation handling terminal and the wireless terminal, when the emergency rescue signal is received by the dangerous situation handling terminal;

(i) listing and storing, by the dangerous situation handling terminal, information regarding the user of the wireless terminal and time information regarding points in time when the emergency rescue signal is received, which are output from the dangerous situation handling terminal, when a situation end button of the dangerous situation handling terminal is selected; and

(j) outputting, by the dangerous situation handling terminal, in the form of sound, the voice information in the surroundings of the wireless terminal received via the dangerous situation handling terminal and storing sound output from the dangerous situation handling terminal and content of a call made via the dangerous situation handling terminal when the dangerous situation handling terminal is operated.

4. The emergency lifesaving method of claim 3, wherein (c) comprises:

updating and storing the emergency scene information received from the control server in real time;

receiving the emergency rescue signal, which is transmitted from the wireless terminal, from the control server, and outputting the information regarding the user of the wireless terminal corresponding to the received emergency rescue signal and the time information regarding the point in time when the emergency rescue signal is received;

displaying the location information of the wireless terminal, the voice information in the surroundings of the wireless terminal, and the image information of the surroundings of the wireless terminal which are included in the emergency scene information received from the control server;

checking the emergency scene information, and trying to make a call or calling a lifesaving agency according to the level of the danger at the scene of emergency; and

ending an emergency rescue process by generating a situation end signal for ending the emergency rescue process.