# US 12,223,823 B2 · Emergency device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,223,823 B2 - Document ID: US12223823B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/610,850 - Filed: 2024-03-20 - Published: 2024-07-11 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-28 - Assignees: Icoe Technology Ltd. - Applicants: Icoe Technology Ltd. - Inventors: Benjamin Wilde; Daniel Hook - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12223823B2 ## CPC - G08B 27/001: {Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen} - G08B 25/016: {Personal emergency signalling and security systems (emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12)} - H04M 1/72418: for supporting emergency services - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract There is provided an emergency device comprising: a housing, in which the housing includes a speaker and a memory for storing an audio recording or script for guiding an end-user through an emergency. The housing has a generally cylindrical shape. The emergency device includes a single recessed button or switch located on the front face of the housing. The device is configured to play the audio recording or script via the speaker upon detection of a trigger condition, such as the button or switch being activated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Audio assist device comprising: a housing, in which the housing includes a speaker and a memory for storing an audio guidance, namely an audio recording or script for delivering step by step instructions, and for storing and/or transmitting a voice memo or recording made by a user responding to the audio guidance; and a single recessed button or switch located on the front face of the housing configured to initiate the audio guidance; in which the audio assist device transmits status related data to a cloud or connected computing device, where status related data includes one or more of the following: audio assist device ID, geo-localisation, signal quality, battery level, trigger condition activated and script activation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The audio assist device of claim 1, in which the audio assist device communicates with an application running on the cloud or connected computing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The audio assist device of claim 2, in which the application includes an interface module that allows a user to select or enter an audio script for the audio assist device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The audio assist of claim 3, in which the interface module displays a list of scripts associated with the audio assist device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The audio assist of claim 3, in which the interface module displays a map with the current or last tracked location of the audio assist device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The audio assist of claim 5, in which the status related data associated with the audio assist device is overlaid on an interactive map. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the cloud or connected computing device transmits configuration related data to the audio assist device, including if a signature is required or script ID. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The audio assist of claim 2, in which the application stores history of any changes made to a script, including author, date or time script was modified, changes made, past or current activation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The audio assist of claim 2, in which the application stores all scripts created for the audio assist device in a library. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is configured to transmit its updated status related data to the cloud or connected computing device at pre-defined intervals. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is configured to play the audio recording or script when instructed to do so by a person; and to receive, after the audio recording or script has been played, an audio signature, code or recording of that person speaking their name, to verify that the person has listened to the audio recording. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is configured to play each step of the audio recording or script via the speaker when instructed to do so by a person. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is being configured to play the audio recording or script and to store and/or transmit an audit trail associated with the audio recording or script. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The audio assist of claim 13, in which the audit trail includes data related to any events associated with a recording or script, including (a) the time, and/or location of any past or current activation of the device, (b) whether the playback of a recording or script has been completed and the time of completion, and/or location of the device on completion, (c) the receipt of an audio signature or code or recording of that person speaking their name and the time of that receipt and the location of the device on that receipt, or (d) any audio content recorded during an activation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The audio assist of claim 13, in which the audio trail data is associated with a tamper-resistant or tamper-evident timestamp. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The audio assist of claim 13, in which the audio trail data is tamper-resistant or tamper-evident to meet applicable evidentiary standards. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is configured to detect that the audio recording or script has been completed when a person records his name or code. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the cloud or connected computing device is configured to determine if audio signature or code is indicative of compliance rules being met. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device detects the script has been completed when an end-user records his name or code. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the application sends a flag or alert when compliance rules are met or when there is a possibility of non-compliance. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is configured to record audio content when instructed to, such as following a specific voice command or other trigger condition. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the housing has a generally cylindrical shape. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the overall height of the audio assist device is approximately less than 4 cm, and the overall diameter of the housing is approximately less than 8 cm. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the overall height of the audio assist device is approximately less than 4.5 cm, and the overall diameter of the housing is approximately less than 9.2 cm. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the diameter of the button or switch is approximately less than 6 mm, or less than 5 mm. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The audio assist of claim 1, in which the audio assist device is portable and can be operated by one hand. ### Claim 27 An audio assist cloud-based system including multiple audio assist devices, each audio assist device comprising: a housing, in which the housing includes a speaker and a memory for storing an audio guidance, namely an audio recording or script for delivering step by step instructions, and for storing and/or transmitting a voice memo or recording made by a user responding to the audio guidance; and a single recessed button or switch located on the front face of the housing configured to initiate the audio guidance; in which each audio assist device transmits status related data to a cloud, where status related data includes one or more of the following: audio assist device ID, geo-localisation, signal quality, battery level, trigger condition activated and script activation.