Patent ID: 9386141
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computerized process for determining a potential emergency condition and alerting designated users thereto via at least one of a plurality of communication networks, whereby the process is performed utilizing a system comprising at least, one or more processors residing on a server or in the Cloud; a cellular communications network, an internet; a source of information regarding applicable route conditions; and one or more cellular phones each comprising a processor and a GPS receiver, wherein the one or more cellular phones are associated with one or more designated travelers; wherein to alert one or more emergency contact persons of a potential emergency condition, the process further comprises: receiving from a first user: automatically retrieving via the cellular communications network and the Internet, GPS position data generated by the one or more GPS receivers within the one or more cellular phones; automatically tracking, using at least the GPS position data received through the cellular communications network at the Internet, current locations of the one or more designated travelers; automatically determining a proximity of the one or more designated travelers with respect to the arrival location by comparing the current locations of the one or more designated travelers with the position of the arrival location; automatically determining at the designated arrival time, that a potential emergency condition exists because the one or more travelers have not reached the arrival location by the designated arrival time; and automatically altering the one or more emergency contact persons to inform them of the potential emergency condition.