Methods and systems for audio-based danger detection and alert
AssigneeLife360, Inc.
InventorsDylan Keil, Alexander Haro
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Abstract
Methods and systems for emergency detection and alert are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ambient sound sample and contextual data are received over a network from a communication device. The ambient sound sample and the contextual data are analyzed by comparing the ambient sound sample and the contextual data with historical audio and context profiles. Whether a potential danger exists is determined based on the comparison. In response to determining that the potential danger exists, a user of the communication device is alerted of the potential danger and a response is requested from the user.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for detection of a potential danger for an individual user, comprising:
- receiving an ambient sound sample and contextual environmental data surrounding the individual user from a communication device of the individual user;
- analyzing the ambient sound sample and the contextual environmental data to identify an indication of potential danger to the individual user, wherein the indication of potential danger to the individual user is identified by comparing the ambient sound sample with historical audio profiles from the communication device of the individual user to determine a change in frequency or change in pitch that indicates a potential danger to the individual user, and comparing the contextual environmental data surrounding the individual user with stored contextual environmental profiles to further determine there exists the potential danger at a location of the individual user;
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- in response to the identified indication of potential danger to the individual user, alerting the individual user of the communication device of the potential danger and requesting a response from the individual user.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving an ambient sound sample and contextual data surrounding a user from a communication device of the user;
- comparing the received ambient sound sample with historical audio profiles to determine whether there exists a change in frequency or change in pitch that deviates from a normal pattern, and comparing the received contextual data surrounding the user with historical context profiles to determine whether the user is in a dangerous location;
- determining whether a potential danger exists to the user based on the comparisons;
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- in response to determining that the potential danger exists to the user, alerting the user of the potential danger and requesting a response from the user.
A data processing system, comprising:
- a processor;
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- a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations including
- receiving an ambient sound sample and contextual data surrounding a user from a communication device of the user;
- comparing the received ambient sound sample with historical audio profiles to determine whether there exists a change in frequency or change in pitch that deviates from a normal pattern, and comparing the received contextual data surrounding the user with historical context profiles to determine whether the user is in a dangerous location;
- determining whether a potential danger exists to the user based on the comparisons;
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- in response to determining that the potential danger exists to the user, alerting the user of the potential danger and requesting a response from the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.