Emergency Profile Access via Short-Range Decryption
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Solution Overview
Problem
In emergency situations, when a user of a first mobile device is notifying emergency services about an incapacitated user of a second mobile device, the limited information that can be provided may lead to worsening conditions or incorrect dispatch of first responders.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows a first mobile device to receive actuation of a victim assistance button, receive a second identifier for a second emergency profile from a second mobile device using short-range communication, decrypt the identifier using a common decryption key, and provide it to an emergency service provider server for retrieving the relevant emergency profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a user of a first mobile device manually provides information about an incapacitated user, then the emergency service provider can access some information, but the information is limited and may lead to incorrect dispatch or worsening conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The incapacitated user's mobile device automatically transmits their emergency profile information to the emergency service provider without requiring manual intervention from the incapacitated user or even the assisting user. The system self-executes the information retrieval and transmission process, eliminating the limitation of manual information provision while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary communication mechanism where the first mobile device (operated by the assisting user) automatically retrieves and transmits the second mobile device's (incapacitated user's) emergency profile information. This intermediary process bridges the gap between the assisting user and the emergency service provider, ensuring complete information transfer without requiring the incapacitated user to manually provide information.
2Loss of information
If the system automatically retrieves emergency profile information from the incapacitated user's device, then information completeness improves, but device complexity increases due to multiple communication interfaces and encryption mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal communication architecture where mobile devices can transmit emergency profile information through multiple communication interfaces (e.g., wireless, wired) depending on availability and requirements. This multi-functional approach ensures information retrieval success while abstracting the complexity of different interface types from the user and emergency service provider perspectives.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex manual information gathering processes with automated electronic communication mechanisms. Instead of requiring manual data entry or complex user interactions, the system uses encrypted electronic transmission and automatic data retrieval protocols to transfer emergency profile information, simplifying the overall system operation while maintaining information completeness.
3Reliability
If the system uses encryption for identifier transmission, then security and reliability improve, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary encryption setup and key exchange before the actual emergency profile information transmission. By establishing secure communication channels in advance and using pre-shared encryption keys between devices and the emergency service provider, the system minimizes processing time during critical emergency response while maintaining data security through encryption.
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AI summary
A first mobile device receives actuation of a victim assistance button of an emergency assistance application associated with a first identifier of a first emergency profile associated with a first user of the first mobile device. The first mobile device receives, from a second mobile device, using a short-range communication interface, a second identifier of a second emergency profile associated with a second user of the second mobile device, the second identifier being encrypted and decryptable using a common decryption key associated with the emergency assistance application. The first mobile device decrypts the second identifier using the common decryption key, and provides, to an emergency service provider server, using a long-range communication interface, the second identifier that enables the emergency service provider server to retrieve the second emergency profile from a data storage module of an emergency information system at which the first and second emergency profiles are registered.