Methods and systems for contingency communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing emergency services may be performed by a base station operating in a communication system in an embodiment, the method for providing emergency services includes transmitting a beacon signal to indicate an emergency status to enable portable devices to operate in a stress mode. A distress signal may be transmitted by a mobile device in response to the beacon signal to the base station, wherein the distress signal carries information at least comprising user identity associated with the mobile device, geolocation of the mobile device, or biometrics of a user of the mobile device.

An automated alert system, device and method designed to deliver crisis notifications within seconds to law enforcement personnel. The alert system and method is designed to enhance the response time to an active shooter scenario, thereby minimizing the number of causalities or victims associated with such dangerous scenarios. The system and method uses combination of various hardware components, cellular automation and partnership with first responders to provide an advanced alert system which ensures quick responses.

Methods are disclosed for providing Lawful Intercept (LI) for vehicles. In one embodiment the method includes providing, to at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one vehicle number of a vehicle being tracked and using a camera of the at least one autonomous vehicle, determining a vehicle number of the a vehicle the autonomous vehicle has encountered. The method further includes comparing the vehicle number of the vehicle the autonomous vehicle encountered to the vehicle number of the vehicle being tracked, and when the vehicle number of the vehicle the autonomous vehicle encountered matches the vehicle number of the vehicle being tracked, sending a message to law enforcement that the vehicle being tracked has been encountered.

Systems and methods are provided for worker protection system with ultra-wideband (UWB) based anchors. One or more wayside units placed on or near a track may be configured to form a work zone network, based on ultra-wideband (UWB) communications, corresponding to a work zone in an area surrounding or in proximity to the one or more wayside units. When the work zone network is formed, at least one wayside unit of the one or more wayside units may be configured to obtain ranging information to a train traversing the track, based on communications of UWB signals with at least one train-mounted unit deployed on the train, and the one or more wayside units are configured to generate, based on the ranging information, notifications relating to the train and/or the work zone.

A system for calling attention according to the present disclosure includes: at least one sensor configured to detect environmental information; a storage device in which condition data representing a condition under which a specific incident occurs is stored; determination means for determining a possibility of an occurrence of the specific incident based on a result of the detection by the sensor and the condition data stored in the storage device; and calling attention means for calling attention to a fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, in which when the determination means determines that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident, the calling attention means calls attention to the fact that there is the possibility of the occurrence of the specific incident.

A distributed processing network system (10), an integrated response system (50) comprising multiple distributed processing network systems and related methods providing situational awareness information for emergency responses. In one embodiment there is disclosed a response system (50) comprising first and second server based systems (10, 11) each providing real time awareness of personnel (18, 19) for different organizations, the first system receiving information for a first organization and the second system receiving information for a second organization, the first system coupled to the second system to communicate information generated in the first system to personnel in the second organization via the second system to facilitate timely and appropriate response by personnel in the second organization to an emergency situation in the first organization.

The present invention comprises a novel Virtual Facilities Manager architecture that optimizes home health by combining multiple prediction engines, fed by continuously monitored and processed sensor-based and environmental data (historical as well as current), with an integrated Homecare Network of homeowners and service and other providers. This enables a continuous feedback process in which abnormal conditions (symptoms of an underlying problem, including suboptimal performance) are detected and addressed by issuing contextual alerts with associated actions (related alert-action pairs) in an iterative manner over time. By maintaining a Home Health Record including Scores (e.g., reliability and energy efficiency) representing the systemic state of one or more homes, the present invention detects not only maintenance issues, but also suboptimal performance “problems,” and addresses them with the same iterative troubleshooting approach until such scores return to an acceptable level.

A system allows for a user to notify an insurance provider or other third-party with a button press. The button can notify of an emergency situation. An event determiner may analyze information of events surrounding the button click. This information may include the time of day, location, identifying information for the insured, recent locations of the button, information from similar button presses and information from previous insurance claims. Based on this information, the event determiner may provide a high percentage estimate of an abnormal condition: home break-in, car accident, flat tire, etc. The system may automatically take action, depending on the event, such as contacting the police, sending a tow truck, or starting an insurance claim.

In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for managing emergency notifications and incident reports at a commercial facility. A graphical interface enables a worker associated with a facility to input information regarding an ongoing/impending emergency event, e.g., Active Threat, Acts of Violence, Fire/Explosion, Injury, Power Failure, Missing Child, Severe Weather, Robbery, Hazmat, Bomb Threat, Covid-19, Store Closure, Special Events etc. This information is processed via an analytical engine that evaluates the entered information in view of various business rules in order to identify the appropriate workers to notify, and generates and transmits the notifications to the employees determined to be suitable for receiving a notification. In response to the generation of the emergency notification, an incident report engine evaluates the entered emergency, and automatically generates an incident report, which may be later accessed and/or modified by workers having a suitable employee access level.

In an apparatus including a personal monitoring device which includes a microphone, speaker, camera, memory or database, global positioning device, controller, and transmitter, the improvement including a wearable device configured to include at least one of more components of the personal monitoring device on, with, or within, the wearable device, and a smoke detector, the fire detector, or the carbon monoxide (CO) detector. The microphone, speaker, or camera is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, detects a presence of smoke, a fire, or a presence of carbon monoxide, and the speaker emits an alarm, a siren blare, or an audible and verbal message. The transmitter transmits a message to a computer or communication device.