Systems and methods facilitating emergency response
AssigneeRapidsos, Inc.
InventorsAnil MEHTA, Michael John MARTIN, Nicholas Edward HORELIK
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for sending emergency alerts. In some embodiments, sensors and wearable devices may trigger and send the emergency alerts and/or warning signals via available communication devices. Multi-media emergency alerts are also disclosed that include situational awareness information for effective and efficient emergency response.
Claims20
A method for providing situational awareness during an emergency, comprising:
- receiving, by an emergency management system (EMS), an alert from an electronic device associated with a user, wherein the alert comprises a request for emergency assistance and an emergency location;
- identifying, by the EMS, one or more sensors located within a predefined vicinity of the emergency location or within a predefined service area of an emergency dispatch center (EDC);
- determining whether the one or more identified sensors have relevant information about the emergency;
- requesting, by the EMS, sensor data from at least one of the one or more identified sensors;
- and
- providing, by the EMS, the alert and the sensor data to the EDC.
A system for providing situational awareness during an emergency, the system comprising an emergency management system (EMS) comprising memory with program code and one or more processors to execute the program code to:
- receive an alert from an electronic device associated with a user, wherein the alert comprises a request for emergency assistance and an emergency location;
- identify one or more sensors located within a predefined vicinity of the emergency location or within a predefined service area of an emergency dispatch center (EDC);
- determine whether the one or more identified sensors have relevant information about the emergency;
- request sensor data from at least one of the one or more identified sensors;
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- provide the alert and the sensor data to the EDC.
A method for facilitating communications between a trigger device and an emergency dispatch center during an emergency, comprising:
- via a trigger device, initiating an emergency alert, wherein the trigger device is a wearable device or a sensor and the emergency alert comprises a location of the trigger device and additional data associated with the emergency;
- accessing a list of communication devices that are networked with the trigger device;
- selecting a first communication device from the list of communication devices;
- initiating a connection attempt between the trigger device and the first communication device;
- responsive to a successful connection attempt between the trigger device and the first communication device, transmitting the emergency alert to the first communication device and establishing a data communication link via the first communication device for transmitting the emergency alert to an emergency dispatch center (EDC).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.