IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,341,839
Granted Patent B2
US 11,341,839 · App. 16/866,277 · Granted May 24, 2022

Event-driven safety notification based on automated incident monitoring

Inventors: Brian Cruver (Austin, TX); Matthew Miller (Austin, TX)
Assignee: ALERT MEDIA, INC.
G08B25/016G08B25/10H04M1/72409H04M1/72421H04M1/72424H04W4/02H04W4/90H04W12/08H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 11,341,839
App. No.
16/866,277
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for facilitating automated response to an event notifying signal, the system including a network monitoring module, an assessment module, a resource monitoring module, and a resource response module. The network monitoring module is configured for monitoring signals received over a data network for a presence of one or more event notifying signals indicative of a relevant incident. The assessment module is configured for assessing a response of the one or more event notifying signals and a resource tasked to the response. The resource monitoring module is configured for monitoring a status of a resource tasked to the response of the event notifying signal. The resource response module is configured for communicating the response to the resource tasked to the response.

Claims (55)

1. A system for facilitating automated response to an event notifying signal, the system comprising:

a network monitoring module configured for monitoring signals received over a data network for a presence of one or more event notifying signals indicative of a relevant incident;

an assessment module configured for assessing a response of the one or more event notifying signals from a mobile computing device having a first record of duration in a geographic area proximate a location and a resource tasked to the response, the resource having a second record of duration in the geographic area proximate the location;

a resource monitoring module configured for monitoring a status of the resource tasked to the response of the event notifying signal; and

a resource response module configured for communicating the response to the resource tasked to the response.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the assessment module is further configured for assessing one or more of a source, a frequency, or a transmission medium of an event notifying signal.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network monitoring module is further configured for monitoring a sensor associated with the resource.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising

a resource sequencing module configured for assigning a sequence of resources tasked to the response, wherein the sequence is based, at least in part, on a status of the resource, a usage pattern of the resource, or an elapsed time.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a resource association module configured for associating one or more resources with a user.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third-party association module configured for associating one or more resources with a third-party based, at least in part, on a status of the third-party, a record of proximity of the third-party to the resource tasked to the response, or a record of interaction between the third-party and the resource tasked to the response; and

a third-party response module configured for communicating a response to the one or more resources associated with the third-party.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a real-time communication module configured for:

communicating a response condition description indication to a user of a resource in response to the event notifying signal, and

receiving a condition description indication from the user of the resource for transmission with the event notifying signal.

8. A method for facilitating automated response to an event notifying signal comprising:

monitoring signals received over a data network for a presence of one or more event notifying signals indicative of a relevant incident;

assessing a response of the one or more event notifying signals from a mobile computing device having a first record of duration in a geographic area proximate a location and a resource tasked to the response, the resource having a second record of duration in the geographic area proximate the location;

monitoring a status of the resource tasked to the response of the event notifying signal; and

communicating the response to the resource tasked to the response.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the assessing a response further comprises assessing one or more of a source, a frequency, or a transmission medium of an event notifying signal.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring a status of a resource tasked to respond further comprises monitoring a sensor associated with the resource.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

assigning a sequence of resources tasked to the response, wherein the sequence is based, at least in part, on a status of the resource, a usage pattern of the resource, or an elapsed time.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

associating one or more resources with a user.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

associating one or more resources with a third-part based, at least in part, on a status of the third-party, a record of proximity of the third-party to the resource tasked to the response, or a record of interaction between the third-party and the resource tasked to the response, and

communicating a response to the one or more resources associated with the third-party.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

communicating a response condition description indication to a user of a resource in response to the event notifying signal, and

receiving a condition description indication from the user of the resource for transmission with the event notifying signal.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by one or more processors of a network-connected computing device to implement:

a network monitoring module configured for monitoring signals received over a data network for a presence of one or more event notifying signals indicative of a relevant incident;

an assessment module configured for assessing a response of the one or more event notifying signals from a mobile computing device having a first record of duration in a geographic area proximate a location and a resource tasked to the response, the resource having a second record of duration in the geographic area proximate the location;

a resource monitoring module configured for monitoring the status of a resource tasked to the response of the event notifying signal; and,

a resource response module configured for communicating the response to the resource tasked to the response.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions executable by the one or more processors of the multifunction mobile computing device to cause the mobile multifunction to implement:

an event priority module configured for

assessing one or more of a source, a frequency, or a transmission medium of an event notifying signal, and

modifying an event priority in based, at least in part, on a condition description indication from a resource.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions executable by the one or more processors of the multifunction mobile computing device to cause the mobile multifunction to implement:

a resource sequencing module configured for assigning a sequence of resources tasked to the response, wherein the sequence is based, at least in part, on a status of the resource, a usage pattern of the resource, or an elapsed time.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions executable by the one or more processors of the multifunction mobile computing device to cause the mobile multifunction to implement:

a resource association module configured for associating one or more resources with a user.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions executable by the one or more processors of the multifunction mobile computing device to cause the mobile multifunction to implement:

a third-party association module configured for associating one or more resources with a third-party based, at least in part, on a status of the third-party, a record of proximity of the third-party to the resource tasked to the response, or a record of interaction between the third-party and the resource tasked to the response, and

a third-party response module configured for communicating a response to the one or more resources associated with the third-party.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions executable by the one or more processors of the multifunction mobile computing device to cause the mobile multifunction to implement:

a real-time communication module configured for

communicating a response condition description indication to a user of a resource in response to the event notifying signal, and

receiving a condition description indication from the user of the resource for transmission with the event notifying signal.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: ALERT MEDIA, INC.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055892/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: CRUVER, BRIAN; MILLER, MATTHEW
To: ALERT MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 052575/0449 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 16236086 · Dec 28, 2018
Continuation In Part 15796291 · Oct 27, 2017
Continuation 15252788 · Aug 31, 2016
Continuation 15179207 · Jun 10, 2016
Continuation 14886552 · Oct 19, 2015
Provisional Application 62624487 · Jan 31, 2018
Provisional Application 62065378 · Oct 17, 2014
Related Publication 20200265705A1 · Aug 20, 2020
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