Fall detection—audio looping

US11605274B2 · 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: Dec 22, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 22, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/90
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques are provided for contacting emergency response services when certain conditions are met. In some instances, it may be determined, by a wearable device, whether a user has responded to a first 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 first user interface prompt after expiration of a first time period, certain actions may be performed. For example, a countdown timer may begin to run for a second timer period. During the second period, an audio alert and a haptic alert may be output by the wearable device. In accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to a second user interface prompt prior to expiration of the second time period, a communication channel request may be transmitted to an emergency response service by the wearable device.