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Safety notification service

US8977237B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/90
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automated safety notification system is proposed herein in which one or more safe zone access points may be physically deployed to one or more safe zones associated with a disaster area. If a person with a mobile phone or other mobile device enters the safe zone, the safe zone access point may detect the presence of the mobile device and perform certain functions in response to the detection. For example, the safe zone access point may initiate contact of a predetermined plurality of contacts that the person may have already designated before the disaster. The safe zone access point may also be used to initiate an insurance claim.

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