Fall detection-audio looping

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10878683-B2
Application number	US-201916529550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2019
Priority date	Nov 1, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

Techniques are provided for implementing audio looping techniques. In some instances, it may be determined, by a wearable device, whether a user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to detection of a physical event associated with the user. Additionally, the wearable device may transmit a communication channel request to an emergency response service in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period. Further, the wearable device may transmit an audio message to the emergency response service at least in response to the emergency response service accepting the communication channel request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile device, comprising:
a speaker; and
one or more processors in communication with one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored on the one or more memories to at least:
determine whether a user has responded to a 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 user interface prompt after expiration of a time period, transmit a communication channel request to an emergency response service;
at least in response to the emergency response service accepting the communication channel request, transmit an audio message to the emergency response service;
output, via the speaker, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and
output, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the audio message is generated based at least in part on a text string generated by the mobile device.

3. The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the text string is generated with configurable portions capable of being configured with information that identifies at least one of the physical event or a location of the physical event.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the information that identifies the physical event and the location of the physical event is detected by one or more sensors of the mobile device.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories comprise further computer-executable instructions to at least:
access location information associated with the mobile device; and
determine a language for the audio message based at least in part on the location information; and
generate the audio message in the language prior to transmitting the audio message.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories comprise further computer-executable instructions to generate the audio message by at least:
accessing, from a memory of the mobile device, a text template comprising a plurality of blank spaces corresponding to a plurality of configurable portions;
determining content for each of the plurality of configurable portions; and
generating a text string by adding the content to the text template.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of configurable portions comprise three of more of a device type, an event type, a location type, or a degree of error type.

8. A method, comprising:
determining whether a user associated with a mobile device has responded to a first user interface prompt associated with a physical accident of the user;
attempting to establish a communication channel with an emergency response service based at least in part on occurrence of the physical accident and in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the first user interface prompt;
in accordance with a determination that the communication channel has been established:
transmitting an audio message associated with the physical accident over the established communication channel;

outputting, via a speaker of the mobile device, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and
outputting, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising detecting the occurrence of the physical accident.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein detecting the occurrence of the physical accident comprises determining, based at least in part on sensor data from the mobile device, that the user has fallen.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein attempting to establish the communication channel comprises placing a telephone call by the mobile device when a period of time has passed between detecting the physical accident and determining that the user has not responded to the first user interface prompt.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising detecting that the emergency response service has answered the telephone call, and wherein the determination that the communication channel has been established is based at least in part on the detection that the emergency response service answered the telephone call.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising providing a second user interface prompt configured to, when selected by the user, end transmitting the audio message and terminate the established communication channel.

14. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining that a physical event has occurred with a user of the mobile device;
determining whether the user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to the occurrence of the physical event;
in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period started when the physical event occurred, establishing a communication channel with an emergency response service;
at least in response to receiving a response from the emergency response service through the communication channel, transmitting an audio message to the emergency response service;
outputting, via a speaker of the mobile device, a first loop of the audio message at a first volume level; and
outputting, via the speaker, a second loop of the audio message at a second volume level that is different than the first volume level and is selected without user input.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the audio message identifies the occurrence of the physical event and a location associated with the physical event.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein outputting the first loop of the audio message is based at least in part on a determination that the communication channel has been established.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises further computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising repeating the outputting of the audio message via the speaker at least until the user responds to a second user interface prompt.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the emergency comprises an event where the user is unable to communicate with the emergency response service.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the communication channel is established without initiation from the user.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the audio message is transmitted to the emergency response service at the first volume, and further comprising transmitting subsequent instances of the audio message to the emergency response service at the second volume.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Howard Albert Riley
• Morrison Catherine B B
• Saari Christopher P
• Daniel Heather E
• Lynch Kevin M
• Huang Ronald Keryuan
• Mohamed Sherif
• Forgety Telford E
• Crowley Matthew W
• Gilravi Eamon F

Classifications

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W76/50

  for emergency connections · CPC title

• G08B25/08

  using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B25/016

  Personal emergency signalling and security systems (emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12) · CPC title

• G08B21/0446

  worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait · CPC title