Systems and methods for managing an emergency situation

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing an emergency situation are provided herein. According to some embodiments, the present technology may related to a security system and method for monitoring, detecting, and providing notification and/or response measures in response to an emergency situation regarding a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for activating a response measure on an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor and a memory for storing logic, the processor executing the logic to perform the method comprising:
 analyzing words or phrases spoken by a user using speech recognition;   determining if the user has spoken a safe word from the analyzed words or phrases, the safe word indicating that the user is in an emergency situation; and   activating a predetermined response measure on the electronic device if the user has spoken a safe word.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising constantly listening for words or phrases spoken by the user. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising placing the electronic device into a stealth operation mode upon activating the predetermined response measure. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein activating a predetermined response measure comprises transmitting a first unique identifier for the electronic device along with a security program communication identifier to an emergency responder, the security program communication identifier comprising a second unique identifier that identifies a security program executing on the electronic device. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising storing a plurality of safe words for the electronic device, wherein each of the plurality of safe words comprises a predetermined response measure that is unique, such that the response measures for the plurality of safe words are different from one another. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising detecting when a sound made by the user has exceeded a predetermined decibel level. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising evaluating the sound to determine if the sound is indicative of distress by the user. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined response measure comprises recording any of audio, video, and location data of the electronic device and transmitting said recorded data to one or more recipients to alert them to the emergency situation. 
     
     
         9 . A method for activating a response measure on an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor and a memory for storing logic, the processor executing the logic to perform the method comprising:
 monitoring any of a location, an orientation, or a position of the electronic device;   detecting a sudden or a threshold exceeding change to any of the location, the orientation, or the position of the electronic device; and   activating a predetermined response measure on the electronic device if a sudden or threshold exceeding change is detected.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the predetermined response measure comprises any of: placing an emergency call to 911; determining an initial location of the electronic device when the emergency is detected and optionally, at predetermined intervals thereafter, transmitting said location(s), or data indicative of said location, to one or more predetermined recipients; activating a microphone and/or camera on the electronic device to capture, record, and transmit audio or video; and automatically transmitting one or more emergency messages to predetermined recipient(s) via standard Short Messaging Service (SMS), Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Instant Message (IM), email message, or combinations thereof, wherein the messages may include text, audio, video, and location data. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to perform operations comprising periodically determining a location of the electronic device and transmitting the location to a predetermined recipient. 
     
     
         12 . An electronic device configured to activate a response measure in response to an emergency event, the electronic device comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory for storing logic, the processor executing the logic to:
 analyze words or phrases spoken by a user using speech recognition; 
 determine if the user has spoken a safe word from the analyzed words or phrases, the safe word indicating that the user is in an emergency situation; and 
 activate a predetermined response measure on the electronic device if the user has spoken a safe word. 
   
     
     
         13 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to constantly listen for words or phrases spoken by the user. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to place the electronic device into a stealth operation mode upon activating the predetermined response measure. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein activate a predetermined response measure comprises transmitting a first unique identifier for the electronic device along with a security program communication identifier to an emergency responder, the security program communication identifier comprising a second unique identifier that identifies a security program executing on the electronic device. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to store a plurality of safe words for the electronic device, wherein each of the plurality of safe words comprises a predetermined response measure that is unique, such that the response measures for the plurality of safe words are different from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to detect when a sound made by the user has exceeded a predetermined decibel level. 
     
     
         18 . The electronic device according to  claim 17 , wherein the processor further executes the logic to evaluate the sound to determine if the sound is indicative of distress by the user. 
     
     
         19 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined response measure comprises recording any of audio, video, and location data of the electronic device and transmitting said recorded data to one or more recipients to alert them to the emergency situation. 
     
     
         20 . The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is further configured to:
 determine location and temporal data for the electronic device;   selectively adjust an emergency event threshold based upon at least one of the location and temporal data;   monitor one or more sensors to collect auditory, visual, and bio-metric data received by the electronic device;   detect a sudden or a threshold exceeding change relative to the emergency event threshold, from an analysis of the collected auditory, visual, and bio-metric data; and   activate a predetermined response measure on the electronic device if a sudden or threshold exceeding change is detected.