Automated Alert Generation in Response to a Predetermined Communication on a Telecommunication Device

• US 20120258684A1
• Filed: 06/19/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: QUID Fit LLC
• Original Assignee: QUID Fit LLC
• Inventors: Franz, Peter Joseph, Franz, Karyn Elizabeth, Mailloux, Tracy Eugene, Haan, Lucas John, Hoyer, Rosa David
• Granted Patent: US 8,538,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A cell phone software application that automatically informs a person'"'"'s ICE contacts when their cell phone has made an emergency 911 call. Also included are systems for sending the GPS location of the cell phone to both the emergency service responders and to the ICE contacts. Personal medical information can also be transmitted automatically to the emergency service when the emergency call has been made. A system for disabling the alerting of the person'"'"'s ICE contacts is also included such that the cell phone user is free to make emergency calls on behalf of other people.

Claims

1. A system for automatically alerting a person'"'"'s contact or contacts when the person has made a call to a pre-determined number, comprising:

a mobile communication device;

a contact software module installed on the mobile communication device for a person to pre-identify at least one contact and input contact information;

a call number sensing software module installed on the mobile communication device for sensing when the mobile communications device has called a pre-determined number;

a medical records retrieval software module installed on the mobile communications device for signaling a data facility to send medical records when the mobile communications device has called the pre-determined number; and

an alert software module installed on the mobile communication device for alerting at least one contact that the mobile communications device has called the pre-determined number.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical records retrieval software module signals the data facility to send the medical records to the mobile communications device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical records retrieval software module signals the data facility to send the medical records to an emergency service associated with the pre-determined number.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the person'"'"'s contact is an emergency contact, and wherein the pre-determined number is an emergency number.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein alerting one or more contacts comprises sending a text, SMS or other digital message from the mobile communication device to one or more contacts.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein alerting one or more contacts comprises alerting a plurality of different contacts.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of different contacts are simultaneously alerted.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device includes a GPS, and wherein the alert software module sends the location of the mobile communications device to at least one contact when the mobile communications device has called the pre-determined number.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device includes a GPS, and wherein the alert software module sends the location of the mobile communications device to an emergency service associated with the emergency number when the mobile communications device has called the emergency number.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the contact software module is configured for the person to input personal emergency information.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the personal emergency information comprises medical information.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the alert software module sends the personal emergency information to an emergency service associated with the emergency number when the mobile communication device has called the emergency number.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an alert cancellation software module installed on the mobile communication device for preventing the alert software module from alerting at least one contact when the alert cancellation software module has been activated within a pre-determined period of time after the call to the pre-determined number has been made.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an emergency display software module installed on the mobile communication device for displaying the contact information on a screen of the mobile communication device after the mobile communication device has alerted at least one contact.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the emergency display software module also displays personal emergency information that has been pre-inputted into the emergency contact software module.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a cell phone.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the emergency contact information inputted into the emergency contact software module comprises the identities of ICE contacts.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is any device that is aware of its own location.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a tablet, laptop or desktop computer.

18. A method of automatically alerting a person'"'"'s contact or contacts when the person makes a call to a pre-determined number, comprising:

inputting contact information into a contact software module installed on a mobile communication device;

calling a pre-determined number from the mobile communication device, thereby activating an call number sensing software module and a medical records retrieval module installed on the mobile communication device;

having the medical records retrieval module signal a data facility to send medical records to either the mobile communications device or an emergency service associated with the pre-determined number; and

having the call number sensing software module activate an emergency alert software module installed on the mobile communication device, wherein the emergency alert software module retrieves the emergency contact information and then sends a message to the emergency contact that the mobile communications device has called the pre-determined number.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the person'"'"'s contact is an emergency contact, and wherein the pre-determined number is an emergency number.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

having the emergency alert software module send a message to a plurality of different pre-stored emergency contacts.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

determining the location of the mobile communication device with a GPS; and

sending the location of the mobile communication device to at least one of;

(a) the emergency contact, and

(b) an emergency service associated with the emergency number.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

inputting personal emergency information into the emergency contact software module; and

sending the personal emergency information to device to at least one of;

(a) the emergency contact, and

(b) an emergency service associated with the emergency number.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

activating an alert cancellation software module installed on the mobile communication device, thereby preventing the emergency alert software module from alerting the emergency contact.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the alert cancellation software module must be activated within a pre-determined period of time after the emergency call has been made to prevent the emergency alert software module from alerting the emergency contact.

26. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying the emergency contact information on a screen of the mobile communication device after the mobile communication device has alerted at least one emergency contact.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein the mobile communication device is any device that is aware of its own location.

30. The method of claim 18, wherein the mobile communication device is a tablet, laptop or desktop computer.