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US 10,878,683 · App. 16/529,550 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Fall detection-audio looping

Inventors: Albert Riley Howard (Sunnyvale, CA); Catherine B. B. Morrison (San Francisco, CA); Christopher P. Saari (San Francisco, CA); Heather E. Daniel (Cupertino, CA); Kevin M. Lynch (Woodside, CA); Ronald Keryuan Huang (San Jose, CA); Sherif Mohamed (Sunnyvale, CA); Telford E. Forgety (San Jose, CA); Matthew W. Crowley (San Francisco, CA); Eamon F. Gilravi (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G08B21/043G08B21/0446G08B25/016G08B25/10H04W76/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,878,683
App. No.
16/529,550
Filed
Aug 1, 2019
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2699
USPC
340/539.13
Abstract

Techniques are provided for implementing audio looping techniques. In some instances, it may be determined, by a wearable device, whether a user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to detection of a physical event associated with the user. Additionally, the wearable device may transmit a communication channel request to an emergency response service in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period. Further, the wearable device may transmit an audio message to the emergency response service at least in response to the emergency response service accepting the communication channel request.

Claims (45)

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a speaker; and

one or more processors in communication with one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored on the one or more memories to at least:

determine whether a user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to detection of a physical event associated with the user;

in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period, transmit a communication channel request to an emergency response service;

at least in response to the emergency response service accepting the communication channel request, transmit an audio message to the emergency response service;

output, via the speaker, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and

output, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the audio message is generated based at least in part on a text string generated by the mobile device.

3. The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the text string is generated with configurable portions capable of being configured with information that identifies at least one of the physical event or a location of the physical event.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the information that identifies the physical event and the location of the physical event is detected by one or more sensors of the mobile device.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories comprise further computer-executable instructions to at least:

access location information associated with the mobile device; and

determine a language for the audio message based at least in part on the location information; and

generate the audio message in the language prior to transmitting the audio message.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories comprise further computer-executable instructions to generate the audio message by at least:

accessing, from a memory of the mobile device, a text template comprising a plurality of blank spaces corresponding to a plurality of configurable portions;

determining content for each of the plurality of configurable portions; and

generating a text string by adding the content to the text template.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of configurable portions comprise three of more of a device type, an event type, a location type, or a degree of error type.

8. A method, comprising:

determining whether a user associated with a mobile device has responded to a first user interface prompt associated with a physical accident of the user;

attempting to establish a communication channel with an emergency response service based at least in part on occurrence of the physical accident and in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the first user interface prompt;

in accordance with a determination that the communication channel has been established:

transmitting an audio message associated with the physical accident over the established communication channel;

outputting, via a speaker of the mobile device, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and

outputting, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising detecting the occurrence of the physical accident.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein detecting the occurrence of the physical accident comprises determining, based at least in part on sensor data from the mobile device, that the user has fallen.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein attempting to establish the communication channel comprises placing a telephone call by the mobile device when a period of time has passed between detecting the physical accident and determining that the user has not responded to the first user interface prompt.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising detecting that the emergency response service has answered the telephone call, and wherein the determination that the communication channel has been established is based at least in part on the detection that the emergency response service answered the telephone call.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising providing a second user interface prompt configured to, when selected by the user, end transmitting the audio message and terminate the established communication channel.

14. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining that a physical event has occurred with a user of the mobile device;

determining whether the user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to the occurrence of the physical event;

in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period started when the physical event occurred, establishing a communication channel with an emergency response service;

at least in response to receiving a response from the emergency response service through the communication channel, transmitting an audio message to the emergency response service;

outputting, via a speaker of the mobile device, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and

outputting, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the audio message identifies the occurrence of the physical event and a location associated with the physical event.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein outputting the first loop of the audio message is based at least in part on a determination that the communication channel has been established.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises further computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising repeating the outputting of the audio message via the speaker at least until the user responds to a second user interface prompt.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the emergency comprises an event where the user is unable to communicate with the emergency response service.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the communication channel is established without initiation from the user.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the audio message is transmitted to the emergency response service at the first volume, and further comprising transmitting subsequent instances of the audio message to the emergency response service at the second volume.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2020
From: FORGETY, TELFORD E., III
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 054195/0483 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SIXTH INVENTOR MIDDLE NAME. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050000 FRAME: 0007. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT.. Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: HOWARD, ALBERT RILEY; MORRISON, CATHERINE B. B.; SAARI, CHRISTOPHER P.; DANIEL, HEATHER E.; LYNCH, KEVIN M.; HUANG, RONALD KERYUAN; MOHAMED, SHERIF; FORGETY, TELFORD E.; CROWLEY, MATTHEW W.; GILRAVI, EAMON F.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 050728/0770 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TENTH ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049946 FRAME: 0411. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 8, 2019
From: HOWARD, ALBERT RILEY; MORRISON, CATHERINE B. B.; SAARI, CHRISTOPHER P.; DANIEL, HEATHER E.; LYNCH, KEVIN M.; HUANG, RONALD KERYUN; MOHAMED, SHERIF; FORGETY, TELFORD E.; CROWLEY, MATTHEW W.; GILRAVI, EAMON F.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 050000/0007 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2019
From: HOWARD, ALBERT RILEY; MORRISON, CATHERINE B. B.; SAARI, CHRISTOPHER P.; DANIEL, HEATHER E.; LYNCH, KEVIN M.; HUANG, RONALD KERYUN; MOHAMED, SHERIF; FORGETY, TELFORD E.; CROWLEY, MATTHEW W.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 049946/0411 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62754406 · Nov 1, 2018
Provisional Application 62809303 · Feb 22, 2019
Related Publication 20200143654A1 · May 7, 2020
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