US 8,098,153 C1 (13,152nd)
System and method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device
Mark W. Kraus, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Paul G. Toenjes, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US)
Filed by Mark W. Kraus, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Paul G. Toenjes, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US)
Assigned to LATTICE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,870, Mar. 6, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,098,153, issued Jan. 17, 2012, Appl. No. 11/981,463, Oct. 31, 2007.
Application 90/019,870 is a continuation of application No. 11/469,714, filed on Sep. 1, 2006, abandoned.
Application 11/469,714 is a continuation of application No. 10/896,289, filed on Jul. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,126,472.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/489,022, filed on Jul. 22, 2003.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 22, 2026.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/025 (2022.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/61 (2022.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 67/025 (2013.01) [G08B 25/005 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/61 (2022.05); G08B 25/001 (2013.01); H04M 2242/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.02); H04W 76/50 (2018.02)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-5, 11-12 and 15-18 is confirmed.
Claims 6-10, 13 and 14 were not reexamined.
1. A method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device (32), said method comprising the steps of:
establishing a monitoring database (34) including an identification for a user device (32);
storing in the monitoring database (34) a plurality of contacts to be contacted in response to the monitoring database (34) receiving an alert from the user device (32) and a plurality of contact methods;
arranging the contacts and contact methods in a priority order determined by the user;
establishing an internet protocol (IP) address for the monitoring database (34);
establishing an IP address for the user device (32);
establishing communication over the Internet (36) between the monitoring database (34) and one of the user devices (32);
transmitting an alert from the user device (32) to the monitoring database (34);
automatically establishing communication with one of the contacts through one of the contact methods according to the priority order upon receipt of the alert to notify at least one of the contacts of the emergency through the monitoring database (34) using one of internet protocols and public-switched telephone networks;
receiving one of an accepted and a not accepted and an unresponsive response electrically with the monitoring database (34) from the contact; and
automatically establishing communication with another contact according to the priority order with the monitoring database (34) until the monitoring database receives an accepted response.