Patent ID: 9503876
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G08B,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing assistance to each of a plurality of users, each of said users having been enrolled as a member of a community, said method comprising receiving, at a server, a first communication, said first communication having come from a first mobile device associated with a first user from said plurality of users, said first user having been enrolled as a member of a first community, said first communication having been initiated by activation of a personal security button on said first mobile device, said personal security button being configured to issue a notification indicative of a first security condition associated with said first user, receiving, at said server, a second communication, said second communication having come from a second mobile device associated with a second user from said plurality of users, said second user having been enrolled as a member of said first community, said second communication having been initiated by activation of a personal security button on said second mobile device, said personal security button being configured to issue a notification indicative of a second security condition that differs from said first security condition, said second security condition being associated with said second user, in response to said first communication, causing said server to alert a first security service, said first security service being a security service that is appropriate for responding to said first security condition, and in response to said second communication, causing said server to alert a second security service that differs from said first security service, said second security service being a security service that is appropriate for responding to said second security condition.