Emergency dispatching system

US6696956B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Junji Uchida · Tokushima, JP
• Kyoko Uchida · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2001
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M11/04
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An emergency dispatching system which can reduce the occurrence of false reports, reliably send the first report to relatives or the like in an emergency, and automatically detect even the occurrence of an internal danger. Emergency dispatching system 10 comprises a communication device 12 for a monitored person, a sensor 14 for sensing the vital reaction or the like of the monitored person, contact address storage means 18 where a telephone number to contact in case of emergency is stored, message storage means 22 where a message to be sent in case of emergency is stored, safety judging means 16 for judging the safety of the monitored person based on the output of the sensor 14, dispatch notifying means 28 for warning the monitored person of the emergency when it is assumed by the safety judging means 16 that an emergency has occurred, automatic dialing means 20 for generating a dialing signal and outputting it to the communication device 12 in case where a safety confirmation input is not detected within a certain time since warning, and message dispatching means 26 for dispatching the message to a communication device 38 at a contact address after establishment of a communicatio…