SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY INFORMATION

• US 20100033320A1
• Filed: 08/08/2008
• Published: 02/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harry J. Clark Jr, Linda Dougherty-Clark
• Original Assignee: Harry J. Clark Jr, Linda Dougherty-Clark
• Inventors: Dougherty-Clark, Linda
• Granted Patent: US 8,164,438 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.120
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

In one general aspect, emergency information for a person is received from a user. A unique identifier for the person is generated. The unique identifier is associated with the emergency information. The emergency information is stored on an emergency information device. The unique identifier is associated with the emergency information device. The emergency information device is sent to the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving emergency information for a person from a user;

generating a unique identifier for the person;

associating the unique identifier with the emergency information;

storing the emergency information on an emergency information device;

associating the unique identifier with the emergency information device; and

sending the emergency information device with the stored emergency information to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency information is received through the internet.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency information is received through the telephone network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the emergency information on an emergency information device comprises:

generating speech data from the emergency information; and

storing the generated speech data on the emergency information device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the speech data is generated from the emergency information by a computer using text-to-speech processing.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the speech data is generated by a human reading the emergency information into a recording device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency information includes medical information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency information includes contact information.

9. An emergency information device adapted to:

receive emergency information;

store the received emergency information;

receive a request to provide the emergency information; and

provide the emergency information in response to the request.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the emergency information device adapted to receive emergency information comprises the emergency information device adapted to receive a digital voice recording of the emergency information.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the digital voice recording of the emergency information is provided by a computer and generated by the computer using text to speech techniques using a text version of the emergency information.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the emergency information device adapted to provide the emergency information in response to the request comprises the emergency information device adapted to play the digital voice recording of the emergency information through a speaker.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the emergency information device is further adapted to be received in a holder device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the holder device is integrated into a vehicle.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the holder device is integrated into a car seat.

16. An emergency information device comprising:

means for receiving emergency information;

means for storing the received emergency information;

means for receiving a request to provide the emergency information; and

means for providing the emergency information in response to the request.

17. The emergency information device of claim 16, wherein the means for receiving comprising a microphone.

18. The emergency information device of claim 16, wherein the means for storing comprises a microprocessor.

19. The emergency information device of claim 16, wherein the means for providing the emergency information in response to the request comprises a speaker.

20. The emergency information device of claim 16, further comprising a means for interfacing with a car seat, vehicle, or lifejacket.