Patent ID: 9386438
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G08B,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: establishing at a deterrent device a first wireless communications link with a mobile computing device, wherein the deterrent device is not the mobile computing device and the mobile computing device is not included in the deterrent device; receiving at the deterrent device a user indication to initiate a deterrent; activating an image capture device component of the deterrent device to capture at least one image in response to the user indication to initiate the deterrent; transferring at least the image, via the first wireless communications link, from the deterrent device to the mobile computing device in which the mobile computing device establishes a connection via a second communication link to at least an emergency contact and at least transmits the image and user information to the emergency contact via the second communication link; and initiating in response to the user indication to initiate the deterrent a releasing of the deterrent from the deterrent device.