Patent application EP18178545A (EP), filed 2018-06-19
Publication number: EP3419269A1
Title: LONE WORKER SAFETY CHECK
Abstract: A lone worker system for performing a safety check is provided. The lone worker system includes a mobile device. The mobile device includes a memory storing a safety check application thereon and a processor. The processor is coupled to the memory and executes the safety check application. The processor initiates the safety check application with respect to the service call. The safety check application executes a use-case safety monitoring of the mobile device with respect to a service call to implement the safety check. The use-case safety monitoring detects an emergency situation with respect to a connectivity of the mobile device to a server, an activity of the mobile device, and a motion of the mobile device.
IPC codes: G08B  21/    02            A I
H04M  11/    04            A I
G08B  21/    18            A I
G08B  25/    08            A I
G08B  29/    04            A I
H04W   4/    02            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A lone worker system for performing a safety check, the lone worker system comprising:
a mobile device comprising:
number: 2
text: The lone worker system of claim 1, wherein the safety check application activates an emergency mode that escalates the service call in response the detection of the emergency situation by the use-case safety monitoring.
number: 3
text: The lone worker system of claim 2, wherein the safety check application executes an emergency alert at a conclusion of a count by an emergency timer of the safety check application under the emergency mode.
number: 4
text: The lone worker system of claim 3, wherein the emergency alert comprises a notification to at least one of a supervisor, a call center operator, and emergency responder.
number: 5
text: The lone worker system of claim 4, wherein the notification comprises at least one of an automatic phone call, an automatic email, and an automatic text message.
number: 6
text: The lone worker system of any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the safety check application detects a location of the mobile device.
number: 7
text: The lone worker system of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lone worker system comprises the server, and
wherein the server is in communication with the mobile device.
number: 8
text: The lone worker system of claim 7, wherein the server executes an emergency call based on a communication from the safety check application of the mobile device under an emergency mode.
number: 9
text: The lone worker system of claim 8, wherein the server executes an emergency call based on the mobile device being out-of-communication at a conclusion of a count by an emergency timer.
number: 10
text: The lone worker system of any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the safety check application determines the connectivity of the mobile device to the server by determining a location of the mobile device.
number: 11
text: A processor-implemented method for performing a safety check, the processor-implemented method being implemented by a safety check application stored on a memory of a mobile device, the safety check application being executed by a processor of the mobile device, the processor being coupled to the memory, the processor-implemented method comprising:
number: 12
text: The processor-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the safety check application activates an emergency mode that escalates the service call in response the detection of the emergency situation by the use-case safety monitoring.
number: 13
text: The processor-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the safety check application executes an emergency alert at a conclusion of a count by an emergency timer of the safety check application under the emergency mode.
number: 14
text: The lone worker system of claim 13, wherein the emergency alert comprises a notification to at least one of a supervisor, a call center operator, and emergency responder.
number: 15
text: The lone worker system of claim 14, wherein the notification comprises at least one of an automatic phone call, an automatic email, and an automatic text message.
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-12-26
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2014266702A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015123787A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: WO2012156722A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: WO2012156722
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2014266702
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2015123787
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2018-12-26)