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Emergency signal for M2M devices

US9609128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateSep 1, 2015
Grant dateMar 28, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a server connected to a network, a plurality of emergency alerts from a plurality of devices connected to the network. The method also includes analyzing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts to determine an emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts. The method includes categorizing, by the server, the plurality of emergency alerts based on the emergency type of each of the plurality of emergency alerts. The method includes prioritizing a first category of the plurality of emergency alerts and consolidating the plurality of emergency alerts of the first category into a consolidated alert. The method includes causing the consolidated alert to be provided to an emergency responder.

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