US 2026/0170938 A1Published application

Emergency notification application with secondary user monitoring and alerting

AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.

InventorsCHEE YEW CHEONG, SEOH LI CHUA, ANOOP SEHGAL PARAS RAM, YEW TATT SIM, CHEN HANG CHIA

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Abstract

An emergency notification system providing panic button functionalities to a primary user can have its functionalities extended to detect and respond to emergencies involving a secondary user remotely located from the primary user. The system receives video footage of the secondary user in accordance with specified times and locations and applies video analytics algorithms to detect an emergency incident. The system sends an alert to the primary user along with the relevant video footage. Upon confirmation by the primary user, the system sends an alert to the appropriate emergency response agency that includes the video footage, a location of the secondary user, and an indication of the type of emergency.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An alert system comprising:

a camera arranged to capture video footage of an environment of a first individual;
at least one processor;
and
non-transitory, computer-readable data storage comprising program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the alert system to perform a set of operations comprising:
receiving the video footage of the environment of the first individual;
applying a video analytics algorithm to the video footage to detect a potential emergency incident involving the first individual;
in response to detecting the potential emergency incident involving the first individual, (i) identifying a communication device of a second individual based on an identifier of the communication device of the second individual being stored in association with an identifier of the first individual, and (ii) causing the communication device of the second individual to output an alert, wherein the alert comprises (a) at least a portion of the video footage of the first individual and (b) a prompt for approving or rejecting activation of an emergency function;
determining whether the communication device of the second individual has received a user input comprising an approval or rejection of the activation of the emergency function;
when the user input comprises an approval of the activation of the emergency function, proceeding to activate the emergency function by establishing a connection with a computing device at a public safety access point (PSAP) and sending to the computing device at the PSAP (i) at least the portion of the video footage of the first individual and (ii) a location of the environment of the first individual;
and
when the user input comprises a rejection of the activation of the emergency function, refraining from activating the emergency function.

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A method comprising:

receiving video footage captured in an environment of a first individual;
applying a video analytics algorithm to the video footage to detect a potential emergency incident involving the first individual;
in response to detecting the potential emergency incident involving the first individual, (i) identifying a communication device of a second individual based on an identifier of the communication device of the second individual being stored in association with an identifier of the first individual, and (ii) causing the communication device of the second individual to output an alert, wherein the alert comprises (a) at least a portion of the video footage of the first individual and (b) a prompt for approving or rejecting activation of an emergency function;
determining whether the communication device of the second individual has received a user input comprising an approval or rejection of the activation of the emergency function;
when the user input comprises an approval of the activation of the emergency function, proceeding to activate the emergency function by establishing a connection with a computing device at a public safety access point (PSAP) and sending to the computing device at the PSAP (i) at least the portion of the video footage of the first individual and (ii) a location of the environment of the first individual;
and
when the user input comprises a rejection of the activation of the emergency function, refraining from activating the emergency function.

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A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
non-transitory, computer-readable data storage comprising program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to perform a set of operations comprising:
receiving video footage captured in an environment of a first individual;
applying a video analytics algorithm to the video footage to detect a potential emergency incident involving the first individual;
in response to detecting the potential emergency incident involving the first individual, (i) identifying a communication device of a second individual based on an identifier of the communication device of the second individual being stored in association with an identifier of the first individual, and (ii) causing the communication device of the second individual to output an alert, wherein the alert comprises (a) at least a portion of the video footage of the first individual and (b) a prompt for approving or rejecting activation of an emergency function;
determining whether the communication device of the second individual has received a user input comprising an approval or rejection of the activation of the emergency function;
when the user input comprises an approval of the activation of the emergency function, proceeding to activate the emergency function by establishing a connection with a computing device at a public safety access point (PSAP) and sending to the computing device at the PSAP (i) at least the portion of the video footage of the first individual and (ii) a location of the environment of the first individual;
and
when the user input comprises a rejection of the activation of the emergency function, refraining from activating the emergency function.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/983,427Filed 17 Dec 2024
Published: 18 Jun 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

G08B 25/001
Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems: alarm…
G06V 10/87
Using pattern recognition or machine learning: using selection of the recognition techniques, e.g. of a classifier in a multiple classifier system
G06V 20/44
In video content: event detection
G06V 20/52
Context or environment of the image: surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects