System and Method for Alerting a List of Multiple Recipients of a User's Request for Assistance

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• broadcasting a request to each of a plurality of recipient devices in response to a request for assistance from a first user device;
• receiving an assistance response from a particular recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices;
• broadcasting a message to each recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices, other than the particular recipient device, indicating that the particular recipient device provided the assistance response;
• and
• locking out communication with each recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices, other than the particular recipient device, to prevent additional assistance responses.

A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• broadcasting a request to each of a plurality of recipient devices in response to a request for assistance from a first user device;
• receiving an assistance response from a particular recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices;
• broadcasting a message to each recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices, other than the particular recipient device, indicating that the particular recipient device provided the assistance response;
• and
• locking out communication with each recipient device of the plurality of recipient devices, other than the particular recipient device, to prevent additional assistance responses.