Fall detection-audio looping

US10878683B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Albert R. Howard · Sunnyvale, US
• Catherine B. B. Morrison · San Francisco, US
• Christopher P. Saari · Cupertino, US
• Heather E. Daniel · San Jose, US
• Kevin Lynch · Woodside, US
• Ronald K. Huang · San Jose, US
• Sherif Mohamed · San Francisco, US
• Telford Earl Forgety, III · San Jose, US
• Matthew W. Crowley · Sunnyvale, US
• Eamon F. Gilravi · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 1, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W88/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.