Disseminating Information to Facilitate User Safety

• US 20190035257A1
• Filed: 09/26/2018
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Life Protector LLC
• Original Assignee: Life Protector LLC
• Inventors: Nepo, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,424,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/12 Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications

Abstract

A method for disseminating information regarding a problem and administering medical interventions comprises providing a mobile device wirelessly connectable to a network, receiving and storing contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients, receiving, via the mobile device and via the wireless trigger transmitting to the mobile device, a signal from a user indicating the problem, receiving, via the mobile device, information regarding the problem, transmitting an indication of the problem to a rescue clearinghouse via the network, prompting a participant of the rescue clearinghouse, different from the user, to make a decision about a course of action regarding the problem, and at least one of transmitting the information regarding the problem to the information recipients from the designated list and transmitting the information regarding the problem to a government rescue organization, based at least in part on the decision.

Claims

1. A method for disseminating information regarding an event, the method comprising:

receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of at least one information recipient, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a wearable device;

determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination;

monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination;

detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination;

in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period;

conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period;

monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of a input mechanism on the wearable device; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

conditioned on the user activating the input mechanism on the wearable device within the second preselected time period, resetting the first timer without transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert comprises signaling the wearable device to generate vibrations.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wearable device includes a finger-worn ring, and wherein the input mechanism includes a button that is positioned on the finger-worn ring to be depressed by a thumb of a hand wearing the finger-worn ring.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a gravitational force measured by at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the gravitational force that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the gravitational force greater than the predetermined threshold, signaling the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a speed of movement of at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the speed of movement that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the speed of movement greater than the predetermined threshold, signaling the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

continuously recording, using at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device, one or more of audio, location data or medical information of the user, wherein the audio, location data and the medical information are stored in local storage of the mobile device;

upon a parameter corresponding to the stored recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information reaching a predetermined threshold value, overwriting, in the local storage of the mobile device, previously stored audio, location data or medical information with a most recent recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information,

wherein the overwriting ceases in response to one of (i) obtaining a signal indicating transmission of the second alert, or (ii) receiving a user input to stop the continuous recording; and

in response to the expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting, in conjunction with transmitting the second alert, to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity, (i) at least one of the audio, location data or the medical information stored in local storage of the mobile device prior to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert, and (ii) at least one of the location data, medical information, audio, video or image recorded subsequent to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the parameter is one of available memory in the local storage of the mobile device or a preselected recording duration, and wherein the parameter reaching the predetermined threshold value comprises one of:

the available memory in the local storage of the mobile device being less than or equal to a preselected minimum memory threshold value, or

an amount of time for the continuous recording of one or more of the audio, the location data or the medical information of the user is equal to or greater than the preselected recording duration.

9. A system for disseminating information regarding an event, the system comprising:

a wearable device that includes an input mechanism configured to process an interaction by a user associated with the wearable device; and

a mobile device that is communicatively coupled to the wearable device and is wirelessly connected to a network, the mobile device configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving and storing, in the mobile device, contact information corresponding to a designated list of information recipients;

determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination;

monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination;

detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination;

in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period;

conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period;

monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of a input mechanism on the wearable device; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of at least one designated information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

conditioned on the user activating the input mechanism on the wearable device within the second preselected time period, resetting the first timer without transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one designated information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein signaling the wearable device to generate a first alert comprises signaling the wearable device to generate vibrations.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the wearable device includes a finger-worn ring, and wherein the input mechanism includes a button that is positioned on the finger-worn ring to be depressed by a thumb of a hand wearing the finger-worn ring.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a gravitational force measured by at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the gravitational force that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the gravitational force greater than the predetermined threshold, signaling the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one designated information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a speed of movement of at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the speed of movement that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the speed of movement greater than the predetermined threshold, signaling the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one designated information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

continuously recording, using at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device, one or more of audio, location data or medical information of the user, wherein the audio, location data and the medical information are stored in local storage of the mobile device;

upon a parameter corresponding to the stored recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information reaching a predetermined threshold value, overwriting, in the local storage of the mobile device, previously stored audio, location data or medical information with a most recent recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information,

wherein the overwriting ceases in response to one of (i) obtaining a signal indicating transmission of the second alert, or (ii) receiving a user input to stop the continuous recording; and

in response to the expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting, in conjunction with transmitting the second alert, to one or more of the at least one designated information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity, (i) at least one of the audio, location data or the medical information stored in local storage of the mobile device prior to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert, and (ii) at least one of the location data, medical information, audio, video or image recorded subsequent to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the parameter is one of available memory in the local storage of the mobile device or a preselected recording duration, and wherein the parameter reaching the predetermined threshold value comprises one of:

the available memory in the local storage of the mobile device being less than or equal to a preselected minimum memory threshold value, or

an amount of time for the continuous recording of one or more of the audio, the location data or the medical information of the user is equal to or greater than the preselected recording duration.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving and storing, in a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a network, contact information corresponding to a designated list of at least one information recipient, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a wearable device that includes an input mechanism configured to process an interaction by a user associated with the wearable device;

determining, by the mobile device, a present location of the mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, coordinates of an intended destination;

monitoring movement of the mobile device from the present location to the intended destination;

detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination based on determining that a relative distance between the present location of the mobile device and the intended destination has not decreased in successive measurements of a current distance between the mobile device and the intended destination;

in response to detecting that the mobile device has stopped making progress towards the intended destination, starting a first timer for a first preselected time period;

conditioned on determining that the mobile device has not resumed making progress towards the intended destination by an expiration of the first preselected time period, controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate a first alert for a second preselected time period;

monitoring whether a user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert, wherein the user input is provided based on user activation of the input mechanism on the wearable device; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting a second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, a preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

conditioned on the user activating the input mechanism on the wearable device within the second preselected time period, resetting the first timer without transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate a first alert comprises controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate vibrations.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a gravitational force measured by at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the gravitational force that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the gravitational force greater than the predetermined threshold, controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

monitoring, using the mobile device, a speed of movement of at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device;

detecting a change in the speed of movement that is greater than a predetermined threshold;

in response to detecting the change in the speed of movement greater than the predetermined threshold, controlling the mobile device to signal the wearable device to generate the first alert;

monitoring whether the user input is received within the second preselected time period to cancel the alert; and

conditioned on expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting the second alert to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or a public entity.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

continuously recording, using at least one of the mobile device or the wearable device, one or more of audio, location data or medical information of the user, wherein the audio, location data and the medical information are stored in local storage of the mobile device;

upon a parameter corresponding to the stored recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information reaching a predetermined threshold value, overwriting, in the local storage of the mobile device, previously stored audio, location data or medical information with a most recent recording of one or more of the audio, location data or the medical information,

wherein the overwriting ceases in response to one of (i) obtaining a signal indicating transmission of the second alert, or (ii) receiving a user input to stop the continuous recording; and

in response to the expiration of the second preselected time period without receiving the user input to cancel the first alert, transmitting, in conjunction with transmitting the second alert, to one or more of the at least one information recipient, the preselected remote network server, or the public entity, (i) at least one of the audio, location data or the medical information stored in local storage of the mobile device prior to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert, and (ii) at least one of the location data, medical information, audio, video or image recorded subsequent to obtaining the signal indicating transmission of the second alert.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the parameter is one of available memory in the local storage of the mobile device or a preselected recording duration, and wherein the parameter reaching the predetermined threshold value comprises one of:

the available memory in the local storage of the mobile device being less than or equal to a preselected minimum memory threshold value, or

an amount of time for the continuous recording of one or more of the audio, the location data or the medical information of the user is equal to or greater than the preselected recording duration.