IP Library Granted Patent US 12,614,446
Granted Patent B2
US 12,614,446 · App. 18/216,250 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Wearable panic button

Inventors: Nora Ligrani (Denver, CO); Brian Toolan (Longmont, CO)
Assignee: Intrado Life & Safety, Inc.
G08B25/016G08B7/06G08B21/02G08B25/10G08B25/12H04W4/90
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Patent No.
US 12,614,446
App. No.
18/216,250
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving a configuration; receiving a panic signal; receiving an input; measuring a physical attribute to produce sensor data; determining an occurrence of an emergency event, at least in part based on the configuration and the input; transmitting telemetry data indicating the sensor data, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event; and outputting an audio, visual, or haptic output, at least in part based on the panic signal.

Claims (42)

1 . A method implemented by an apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration;

receiving a panic signal via a personal area network technology;

receiving an input;

measuring a physical attribute to produce sensor data;

determining an occurrence of an emergency event, at least in part based on the configuration and the input;

transmitting telemetry data indicating the sensor data, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event;

transmitting an authenticity request, at least in part based on a reception of the panic signal;

receiving an authenticity response; and

outputting an audio, visual, or haptic output, at least in part based on the authenticity response.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticity request indicates the sensor data.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a device ID of the apparatus, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event, wherein the apparatus stores the device ID.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data is transmitted, if the panic signal is received.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data is transmitted, if a predetermined period is determined to have expired.

6 . An apparatus, comprising:

a wireless network interface that receives a configuration and receives a panic signal via a personal area network technology;

a button that receives an input;

a sensor that measures a physical attribute to produce sensor data;

a processor configured to determine an occurrence of an emergency event, at least in part based on the configuration and the input, wherein

the wireless network interface transmits telemetry data indicating the sensor data, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event;

the wireless network interface transmits an authenticity request, at least in part based on a reception of the panic signal;

the wireless network interface receives an authenticity response; and

an output interface that outputs an audio, visual, or haptic output, at least in part based on the authenticity response.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the authenticity request indicates the sensor data.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising:

a memory that stores a device ID of the apparatus, wherein the wireless network interface transmits the device ID, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event.

9 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the wireless network interface transmits the telemetry data, if the wireless network interface receives the panic signal.

10 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the wireless network interface transmits the telemetry data, if the processor determines that a predetermined period has expired.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, perform operations comprising:

receiving a configuration;

receiving a panic signal via a personal area network technology;

receiving an input;

measuring a physical attribute to produce sensor data;

determining an occurrence of an emergency event, at least in part based on the configuration and the input;

transmitting telemetry data indicating the sensor data, at least in part based on the occurrence of the emergency event;

transmitting an authenticity request, at least in part based on a reception of the panic signal;

receiving an authenticity response; and

outputting an audio, visual, or haptic output, at least in part based on the authenticity response.

12 . The medium of claim 11 , wherein the authenticity request indicates the sensor data.

13 . The medium of claim 11 , wherein the telemetry data is transmitted, if the panic signal is received.

14 . The medium of claim 11 , wherein the telemetry data is transmitted, if a predetermined period is determined to have expired.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: LIGRANI, NORA; TOOLAN, BRIAN
To: INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065754/0741 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2023
From: INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065322/0333 →
Continuity (1)
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