Central Device Emergency Alert Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to efficiently alert emergency contacts during emergency situations, as they primarily focus on contacting emergency services like 911, leaving no mechanism for notifying additional contacts such as relatives or friends who could provide assistance.
Innovation Solution
A central device is configured to identify emergency alert triggers and automatically output messages to pre-defined emergency contacts through various communication methods, including SMS, social media, and voice calls, using user-inputted contact information and prioritization settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the central device focuses on contacting emergency services only, then the emergency call function is reliable, but the ability to notify additional emergency contacts is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The notification function is segmented into different contact types: primary emergency services and additional emergency contacts. The system divides the notification task into separate actionable components, allowing independent configuration and execution for each contact group, thus achieving both reliability for emergency services and versatility for additional contacts
Solution Approach 2:
The central device is enhanced with multi-functionality to handle both traditional emergency service calls and extended notifications to additional contacts. The system universally supports multiple notification targets including 911, family members, friends, and neighbors through a unified emergency alert mechanism
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system attempts to notify multiple emergency contacts simultaneously, then the coverage of emergency notification is improved, but the time constraint and resource limitations are exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring additional emergency contacts and their notification preferences before an emergency occurs. Contact information, notification methods, and prioritization settings are established in advance, enabling rapid automated notification during the emergency without time-consuming manual input
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on emergency severity and resource availability. The system can adaptively select which contacts to notify and through what methods, optimizing the balance between comprehensive coverage and rapid response time based on real-time conditions
3Reliability
If the central device uses multiple communication methods to contact emergency contacts, then the notification reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses intermediary components to manage multiple communication methods. A notification manager acts as an intermediary layer that handles the complexity of selecting and executing appropriate communication channels (SMS, voice call, email, social media) based on contact preferences and system capabilities, shielding the user from this complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the output of communications to additional emergency contacts upon the occurrence of an alarm triggering event. A central device may be configured with one or more data profiles associated with one or more emergency contacts, and each data profile may include emergency contact information associated with one or more methods for communicating a message to each respective emergency contact. When the device identifies an alert trigger within one or more communications passing through the device, the device may output one or more emergency messages to one or more of the emergency contacts according to the one or more stored data profiles.