Locating an EMS unit closest to a source of a distress signal and notifying proximate personal devices
AssigneeMicrochip Technology Incorporated
InventorsDaniel Boiangiu, Valentin Stoia
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Abstract
A method for distress signal monitoring with EMS and public notification in crowded public spaces. The method includes receiving a distress signal from a first personal device in a crowded public space; locating the first personal device closest to an EMS unit indicating that a user of the first personal device is in distress; transmitting a location of the first personal device to the EMS unit; identifying a second personal device proximate to the first personal device; and transmitting a notification signal to the second personal device indicating that a person is in distress.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a distress signal from a first personal device;
- locating an EMS unit closest to the first personal device;
- transmitting a location of the first personal device to the EMS unit indicating that a user of the first personal device is in distress;
- identifying a second personal device proximate to the first personal device;
- and
- transmitting a notification signal to the second personal device indicating that a person is in distress and instructing a user of the second personal device to clear a path for the EMS unit.
A system comprising:
- a control circuit to:
- receive a distress signal from a first personal device in a crowded public space;
- locate an EMS unit closest to the first personal device;
- transmit a location of the first personal device to the EMS unit indicating that a user of the first personal device is in distress;
- identify a second personal device proximate to the first personal device;
- and
- transmit a notification signal to the second personal device indicating that a person is in distress and instructing a user of the second personal device to clear a path for the EMS unit.
A system comprising:
- a control circuit to:
- monitor a vital sign of a user of a first personal device;
- determine whether the user is in distress based on the vital sign;
- transmit a distress signal to a server;
- and
- receive a notification signal indicating that a person near the user is in distress, the notification signal instructing the user to clear a path for an EMS unit to reach the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.