SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY EVENT REPORTING AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION

1 . A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing logic, the logic being executed by the processor to:

select an environmental safety condition for the device based on a physical location of the device; and

select a device behavior for the device, the device behavior comprising a vibration pattern produced by the device that is based on the environmental safety condition.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration pattern comprises a first vibration pattern when the environmental safety condition is a first environmental safety condition and the vibration pattern comprises a second vibration pattern when the environmental safety condition is a second environmental safety condition, the first environmental safety condition being different from the second environmental safety condition.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

receive an indication that an emergency event has occurred; and

capture image or video content during the emergency event.

4 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

record the physical location and a time of the emergency event.

5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

determine if the device belongs to a user pool; and

store the image or video content captured by the device for the user pool.

6 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the user pool is based upon at least one pool attribute.

7 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to transmit an anonymized report to a repository that is descriptive of an emergency event occurring in the physical location.

8 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

receive a pattern of user input into an input mechanism of the device; and

place the device into an operational mode based on the pattern of user input.

9 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

receive a pattern of user input into an input mechanism of the device; and

define the environmental safety condition based on the pattern of user input.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to place the device into an operational mode based on the pattern of user input.

11 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

transmit an alert message to one or more trusted contacts when the device enters a location that comprises the environmental safety condition, and the environmental safety condition that is indicative of danger.

12 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to:

track the physical location of the device; and

wherein the environmental safety condition is selectively adjusted based on a change in the physical location.

13 . The device according to claim 12 , wherein the logic is further executed by the processor to generate a warning message when the device enters the physical location and the physical location corresponds to a restricted virtual geo-fenced area

14 . A method, comprising

monitoring a location of one or more devices of a plurality of devices;

selecting an environmental safety condition for the one or more devices using the location; and

selecting a device behavior for the one or more devices, the device behavior comprising a physical response produced by the one or more devices that is based on the environmental safety condition and the location.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving from at least a portion of the plurality of devices, anonymized reports of emergency incidents, wherein each of the emergency incidents comprises a location;

grouping the anonymized reports into groups based on any of:

the location; and

user pools defined by portions of the plurality of devices that are related to one another by at least one pool attribute.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

continually reviewing the anonymized reports from the plurality of devices, and based on the continual review:

re-selecting the environmental safety condition for at least one of the one or more devices; and

re-selecting the device behavior for the at least one of the one or more devices, the device behavior comprising a vibration pattern produced by the device that is based on the environmental safety condition.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating directions or instructions that direct a user of the one or more devices along a path that avoids dangerous locations within a location that includes the environmental safety condition.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising receiving:

a destination for at least one device of the plurality of devices; and

outputting a warning message to the at least one devices that includes an alternative destination that avoids the environmental safety condition.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , further comprising transmitting an alert message to one or more trusted contacts when the one or more devices enters a location that comprises the environmental safety condition, and the environmental safety condition that is indicative of danger.

20 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the plurality of devices comprise a user pool and the environmental safety condition is determined by messages gathered from the user pool, wherein the environmental safety condition is a near-real time environmental safety condition.