Multiple-radio pendants in emergency assistance systems
AssigneeSaferAging, Inc.
InventorsJohn McKINLEY, Christopher WILLIAMS
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Abstract
A system and method for reporting events in an emergency assistance system is provided. A main radio using a main wireless technology can be configured to communicate with the emergency assistance system. An additional secondary radio using a secondary wireless technology can provide additional or alternative communication with the emergency assistance system. Detected events can be reported to the emergency assistance system over a network connection with the emergency assistance system using the main radio or the secondary radio. This can be based on a determined status of the main radio and/or the secondary radio.
Claims20
A system for reporting events in an emergency assistance system, comprising:
- a main radio using a main wireless technology for communicating with the emergency assistance system;
- a secondary radio using a secondary wireless technology for providing additional or alternative communication with the emergency assistance system;
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- an event detecting component configured to report detected events to the emergency assistance system over a network connection with the emergency assistance system using the main radio or the secondary radio.
A method for reporting events in an emergency assistance system, comprising:
- determining to report a detected event to the emergency assistance system;
- detecting a status of a main radio configured to communicate with the emergency assistance system;
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- employing a secondary radio to report the detected event where the status of the main radio indicates that there is no connection to the emergency assistance system.
A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- determine to report a detected event to the emergency assistance system;
- detect a status of a main radio configured to communicate with the emergency assistance system;
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- employ a secondary radio to report the detected event where the status of the main radio indicates that there is no connection to the emergency assistance system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.