Patent ID: 9008994
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G01C,G01S,G08B

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a storage system; at least one processor; an accelerometer; a gyroscope; a global position system (GPS) receiver; one or more programs stored in the storage system and executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising: a detection module that detects an acceleration of the portable electronic device via the accelerometer, and determines whether the portable electronic device is falling according to the detected acceleration of the portable electronic device; a determination module that detects an angular velocity of the portable electronic device via the gyroscope when the portable electronic device is determined as falling, and determines whether the portable electronic device is static for a predetermined time period according to the detected angular velocity of the portable electronic device; a collection module that collects location information of the portable electronic device from the GPS receiver when the portable electronic device is static for the predetermined time period; and a report module that sends the location information to a target electronic device using a communication application of the portable electronic device.