Patent ID: 8224284
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. An emergency communication method comprising: receiving an indication of an emergency situation; detecting user presence at a plurality of devices each associated with one of a plurality of users; transmitting an emergency message to the plurality of devices at which user presence is detected, wherein the emergency message for each device is transmitted in a media format associated with that device, the emergency message comprises a request for a first confirmation message that is a device confirmation message and a second confirmation message that is a user confirmation message, and the first confirmation message is separate from the second confirmation message; determining, for each device to which the emergency message is transmitted, whether the first confirmation message and the second confirmation message are both received within a specified time; and for each device to which the emergency message is transmitted, if the first confirmation message and the second confirmation message are not both received within the specified time, re-transmitting the emergency message to the device.