US 2019/0170537 A1Published application

Method and System for Providing a Self-Rescue Plan in an Emergency

OwnerSterland Gibson, Barbara A. Gibson +1inventors

InventorsSterland Gibson, Barbara A. Gibson, Ahmed Ibrahim

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Abstract

A method and system for providing self-rescue plan in emergency comprises an overall process of presenting detailed information associated with a desired fuel station to a plurality of driver users. Upon receiving a fuel station selection, the method provides the driver user with a route to the fuel station and corresponding status information such as total amount of fuel available, fuel types and grades, prices, pumps, etc. The method also offers service facilities along the route to the driver user to handle life-threatening emergencies. Additionally, the method provides a process for each station user account to enter and update the fuel station related statuses, supplemental supplies and services so that accurate information is presented to the specific driver user in emergency. Further, the method assists an arbitrary user to locate and reach a desired friend in order to help and/or rescue the friend in emergency.

A method for providing a self-rescue plan in an emergency, the method comprising the steps of:

(A) providing a plurality of user accounts managed by at least one remote server, wherein the plurality of user accounts comprises a plurality of driver user accounts and a plurality of station user accounts, and wherein each user account is associated with a corresponding personal computing (PC) device;
(B) providing a location associated with each user account from the plurality of driver user accounts through the remote server;
(C) prompting a specific user account from the plurality of user accounts to specify a search radius through the corresponding PC device of the specific user account, wherein a search for a list of available fuel stations is conducted by the remote server;
(D) receiving the specified search radius with the remote server;
(E) conducting the search with the remote server in order to identify a plurality of search results, wherein each of the plurality of search results is associated with one of the plurality of station user accounts, and wherein the location of each of the plurality of search results is within the specified search radius;
(F) relaying the search results to the corresponding PC device of the specific driver user account through the remote server;
(G) displaying the search results on the corresponding PC device of the specific driver user account;
(H) receiving a fuel station selection from the specific user account, wherein the fuel station selection corresponds to one of the search results;
(I) calculating a route from the location of the specific user account to the location of the fuel station selection with the remote server;
(J) relaying the route to the corresponding PC device of the specific user account with the remote server;
(K) providing a set of characteristics for each fuel station through the remote server;
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(L) relaying the fuel station characteristics of the fuel station selection to the corresponding PC device of the specific user account.

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Application

16/212,651Filed 6 Dec 2018

Priority

6 Dec 2017

Published

6 Jun 2019

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Classification9 codes

G01C 21/3682
Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities: output of POI…
G01C 21/3484
Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments: personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or…
G01C 21/3676
Display of a road map: overview of the route on the road map
G01C 21/3697
Input/output arrangements for on-board computers: output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level

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