Handheld portable automatic emergency alert system and method
First Claim
1. An automated emergency alert system, comprising:
- a handheld portable communication device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network;
a dynamic sensor operable to generate an acceleration profile for the handheld portable communication device;
a memory operable to store one or more predefined acceleration profiles, each predefined acceleration profile associated with an emergency event;
one or more processors collectively operable to;
receive from the dynamic sensor an acceleration profile for the handheld portable communication device;
access one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory;
compare the acceleration profile received from the dynamic sensor to the one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory to determine if the acceleration profile substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles; and
if it is determined that the acceleration profile received from the dynamic sensor substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory, initiate a communication using the wireless telecommunications network to one or more emergency call centers to notify the emergency call center that the emergency event has occurred.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an automated emergency alert system includes a handheld portable communication device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network, a dynamic sensor operable to generate an acceleration profile for the device, and a memory operable to store one or more predefined acceleration profiles each associated with an emergency event. The system also includes one or more processors collectively operable to (1) receive from the dynamic sensor an acceleration profile for the device; (2) access one or more of the stored predefined acceleration profiles; (3) compare the received acceleration profile to the one or more stored predefined acceleration profiles to determine if the acceleration profile substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile; and (4) if it is determined that the acceleration profile substantially matches a stored predefined acceleration profile, initiate a communication using the network to one or more emergency call centers to notify the call center that the emergency event has occurred.
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1. An automated emergency alert system, comprising:
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a handheld portable communication device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network;
a dynamic sensor operable to generate an acceleration profile for the handheld portable communication device;
a memory operable to store one or more predefined acceleration profiles, each predefined acceleration profile associated with an emergency event;
one or more processors collectively operable to;
receive from the dynamic sensor an acceleration profile for the handheld portable communication device;
access one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory;
compare the acceleration profile received from the dynamic sensor to the one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory to determine if the acceleration profile substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles; and
if it is determined that the acceleration profile received from the dynamic sensor substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles stored in the memory, initiate a communication using the wireless telecommunications network to one or more emergency call centers to notify the emergency call center that the emergency event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automated emergency alert using a handheld portable communications device operable to initiate communication over a wireless telecommunications network, comprising:
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storing one or more predefined acceleration profiles, each predefined acceleration profile associated with an emergency event;
receiving an acceleration profile for the handheld portable communication device;
accessing one or more of the stored predefined acceleration profiles;
comparing the acceleration profile to the one or more stored predefined acceleration profiles to determine if the acceleration profile substantially matches a predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles; and
if it is determined that the acceleration profile substantially matches a stored predefined acceleration profile in the one or more predefined acceleration profiles, initiating a communication using the wireless telecommunications network to one or more emergency call centers to notify the emergency call center that the emergency event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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