Patent ID: 8004399

Claim:
A method for monitoring for emergency notification by use of a personal life safety device at a central monitoring station where the personal life safety device is constructed to provide coordinates of the device's location upon actuation of an emergency notification feature by a device user in an emergency, comprising the steps of: the user activating the emergency notification feature to summon emergency responders to the device's location at said coordinates; the personal life safety device responding to the user activating by automatically generating and sending a signal comprising said coordinates to a local panel at the instant the signal is sent; the local panel relaying the signal to the central monitoring station; the central monitoring station responding to the signal by summoning the emergency responders; and at least one of the central monitoring station and the local panel automatically initiating a direct two-way VoIP communication channel with the personal life safety device providing direct communication between personnel at the central monitoring station or local panel and a user of the personal safety device thereby allowing the personnel to determine details relating to the emergency upon activation of the emergency notification feature.