Network for detection and monitoring of emergency situations

A non-transitory program storage device readable by computer, and comprising a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform a method of assessing a threat level associated with a distress signal, said method comprising:

• linking a client side communication system with a provider side communication system over a communications network, wherein said client side communication system comprises a first communication device, and wherein said provider side communication system comprises a second communication device;
• linking said first communication device with said second communication device over said communications network;
• transmitting a distress signal from said first communication device to said second communication device;
• mapping, via said provider side communication system, a geographic origin of said distress signal;
• transmitting an audio signal in a one-way communication link from said first communication device to said second communication device;
• utilizing, via said second communication device, said audio signal collected from said first communication device to identify a location of a threat in relation to the geographic origin of said distress signal;
• assessing, via said provider side communication system, a severity level of said distress signal;
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• attributing a threat level associated with any of an audio level, a frequency, and a duration of the transmitted audio signal via said provider side communication system, wherein the attributing of said threat level comprises dynamically representing a seriousness of a threat on a map.

A system for assessing a threat level associated with a distress signal, said system comprising:

• a client side communication system communicatively linked with a provider side communication system over a communications network, wherein said client side communication system comprises a first communication device, wherein said provider side communication system comprises a second communication device, and wherein said first communication device is communicatively linked with said second communication device over said communications network;
• a transceiver operatively connected to said first communication device and configured to transmit a distress signal from said first communication device to said second communication device;
• a processor operatively connected to said provider side communication system, and configured to conduct a threat assessment associated with said distress signal;
• a mapping module operatively connected to said provider side communication system, and configured to map a geographic origin of said distress signal;
• a display device operatively connected to said processor and configured to graphically represent a seriousness of a threat based on said threat assessment;
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• a microphone operatively connected to said first communication device, and configured to transmit an audio signal in a one-way communication link from said first communication device to said second communication device,
• wherein said processor is configured to attribute a threat level associated with any of an audio level, a frequency, and duration of the transmitted audio signal, wherein said processor is configured to assess a severity level of said distress signal, wherein said second communication device is configured to utilize said audio signal received from said first communication device to identify a location of a threat and to dynamically represent a seriousness of a threat on a map.