Granted Patent B2

US 12,425,828 · App. 18/535,876 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Inventors: Henry Katz (Brookline, MA); Zvika Ferentz (Rye Brook, NY); Jeffrey Sternberg (New York, NY); Nicholas Edward Horelik (Long Island City, NY); Michael John Martin (Long Island City, NY)

Assignee: RapidSOS, Inc.

H04W4/90H04M3/4217H04M3/5116H04W4/50H04L67/306H04M2203/355

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A system for managing a response to an emergency, comprising:

a triggering device associated with a user and configured to transmit an emergency alert when triggered by an emergency; and

at least one server providing an emergency management application, the emergency management application configured to:

maintain at least one database comprising a list of one or more associated devices of the triggering device;

receive the emergency alert from the triggering device;

responsive to determining the triggering device is able to host a connection with the at least one server, establish a connection with the triggering device; and

responsive to determining the triggering device is not able to host a connection with the at least one server, connect to at least one of the one or more associated devices in the list, wherein the at least one of the one or more associated devices is authorized by the user to be connected to a dispatch center.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency management application is configured to establish a connection with the triggering device and at least one of the one or more associated devices in the list responsive to determining the triggering device is able to host a connection with the at least one server.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency management application is configured to connect to at least two of the one or more associated devices concurrently.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the list of one or more associated devices of the triggering device is a prioritized list having a plurality of associated devices.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency management application is configured to establish an audio call with the triggering device upon determining the triggering device is able to host an audio call.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency alert is triggered based on sensor data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency management application is configured to:

establish a communication session for communicating with the user via the triggering device responsive to establishing a connection with the triggering device; and

establish a communication session for communicating with the user via the at least one of the one or more associated devices responsive to establishing a connection with the at least one of the one or more associated devices.

8. A method for managing a response to an emergency, comprising:

maintaining, via an emergency management application provided by at least one server, at least one database comprising a list of one or more associated devices of a triggering device associated with a user;

receiving an emergency alert from the triggering device at the emergency management application, wherein the emergency alert is transmitted from the triggering device associated with the user in response to the triggering device being triggered by an emergency;

responsive to determining the triggering device is able to host a connection with the at least one server, establishing a connection with the triggering device; and

responsive to determining the triggering device is not able to host a connection with the at least one server, connecting to at least one of the one or more associated devices in the list, wherein the at least one of the one or more associated devices is authorized by the user to be connected to a dispatch center.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising establishing a connection with the triggering device and at least one of the one or more associated devices in the list responsive to determining the triggering device is able to host a connection with the at least one server.

10. The method of claim 8 , comprising connecting to at least two of the one or more associated devices concurrently.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the list of one or more associated devices of the triggering device is a prioritized list having a plurality of associated devices.

12. The method of claim 8 , comprising establishing an audio call with the triggering device upon determining the triggering device is able to host an audio call.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the emergency alert is triggered based on sensor data.

14. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

responsive to establishing a connection with the triggering device, establishing a communication session for communicating with the user via the triggering device; and

responsive to establishing a connection with the at least one of the one or more associated devices, establishing a communication session for communicating with the user via the at least one of the one or more associated devices.

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