Patent ID: 8886153
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G08G,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving at a emergency notification platform position information and acceleration information associated with a mobile device and with other mobile devices within close proximity of the mobile device, the emergency notification platform being remote from the mobile device; comparing the position information and acceleration information of the mobile device with an average of the position information and the acceleration of the other mobile devices; applying a rule based on the comparing to determine an alert condition; generating a notification message based on the application of the rule; and initiating transmission of the notification message from the emergency notification platform to one or more predetermined destinations stored at the emergency notification platform that are specified by a user of the mobile device, wherein the notification message specifies information relating to the alert condition, and wherein the rule specifies one or more parameters indicating an accident condition associated with a user of the mobile device.