SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WITH MANUAL CANCELLATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving data relating to the physical state of an individual;
determining, via the received data, that the individual might need assistance;
administering a test to the individual to determine whether to request assistance; and
if a manual cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time, requesting assistance for the individual.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation that is responsive to physiological, environmental and/or input sensors associated with an individual. In embodiments, the invention enables a sensor system or device to be biased toward what would be false alarms, which may be avoided by the individual informing the device that he or she does not need assistance. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data relating to the physical state of an individual; determining, via the received data, that the individual might need assistance; administering a test to the individual to determine whether to request assistance; and if a manual cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time, requesting assistance for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor, and at least one input device, wherein the apparatus is capable of receiving data relating to the physical state of an individual from the at least one input device, wherein the apparatus is capable of determining, via the received data, that the individual might need assistance, wherein the apparatus is capable of administering a test to the individual to determine whether to request assistance, and, if a manual cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time, wherein the apparatus is capable of requesting assistance for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform instructions for:
receiving data relating to the physical state of an individual; determining, via the received data, that the individual might need assistance; administering a test to the individual to determine whether to request assistance; and if a manual cancellation is not received from the individual in response to the test within a period of time, requesting assistance for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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