APP-Based Event Type Detection

1 . A method for reporting an event, comprising:

displaying, on a user interface being executed by an electronic device, at least one first user-interactive feature that is selectable by a user;

in response to the user selecting one of the first user-interactive features, displaying a plurality of second user-interactive features that are selectable by the user using a predetermined gesture;

in response to the user selecting one of the second user-interactive features by performing the predetermined gesture, generating a message including an identifier indicative of the selected second user-interactive feature; and

communicating, by the electronic device, the message including the identifier indicative of the selected second user-interactive feature to an event center.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein communicating includes communicating the message to a hub located in a residential location.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein communicating the message to a hub includes communicating the message via a cloud-based server, which, in response, is configured to:

identify a network address associated with the hub based on the message; and

communicate a second message to the hub inclusive of the message.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

determining, by the hub, a code type associated with the identifier included in the message; and

communicating, by the hub, a second message including the code type to a network address.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising generating, by the hub, the second message including the code type and physical address associated with the hub.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising generating, by the hub, the second message further including a device identifier indicative of the hub or the electronic device from which the user selected the first and second user-interactive features.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein generating the second message includes generating a mobile identifier associated with the electronic device, the electronic device being a mobile electronic device.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein communicating the second message to a network address includes communicating the second message to a network address of a central event dispatcher.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying a plurality of second user-interactive features includes displaying a second user-interface inclusive of the second user-interactive features.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein generating a message includes identifying that the user selected the second user-interactive feature by holding the selected second user-interactive feature for a predetermined minimum amount of time longer than 1 second.

11 . A system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory;

an electronic display;

an input/output (I/O) unit; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory, electronic display, and I/O unit, the one or more processors being configured to:

display, on the electronic display, a user interface including at least one first user-interactive feature that is selectable by a user;

in response to the user selecting one of the first user-interactive features, display, on the electronic display, a plurality of second user-interactive features that are selectable by the user using a predetermined gesture;

in response to the user selecting one of the second user-interactive features by performing the predetermined gesture, generate a message including an identifier indicative of the selected second user-interactive feature; and

communicate the message including the identifier indicative of the selected second user-interactive feature to an event center.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, in being configured to communicate the message, are further configured to:

communicate the message to a hub located in a residential location.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors, in being configured to communicate the message to a hub, are further configured to:

communicate the message to the hub via a cloud-based server;

wherein the hub, in response to receiving the message, is configured to identify a network address associated with the hub based on the message; and

communicate a second message to the hub inclusive of the message.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the hub, in response to receiving the message, is further configured to:

determine a code type associated with the identifier included in the message; and

communicate a second message including the code type to a network address.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the hub is further configured to:

generate the second message including the code type and physical address associated with the hub.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the hub, in generating the second message, is further configured to generate the second message further including a device identifier indicative of the hub or the electronic display from which the user selected the first and second user-interactive features.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the hub, in generating the second message, is further configured is further configured to generate a mobile identifier associated with an electronic device corresponding with the electronic display, the electronic device being a mobile electronic device.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the hub, in communicating the second message, is further configured to communicate the second message to a network address of a central event dispatcher.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic display, in displaying the plurality of second user-interactive features, is further configured to display a second user-interface inclusive of the second user-interactive features.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify that the user selected at least one of the second user-interactive features by holding the selected at least one second user-interactive feature for a predetermined minimum amount of time longer than 1 second.