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.

An agricultural alarm system is for use in association with an agricultural production facility. The agricultural alarm system has a geofence outlining a boundary of an agricultural production facility. At least one sensor located within the geofence boundary senses whether a physical property is within a desired range. The geofence is adapted to sense whether a user device is located inside the geofence boundary. At least one computing device is adapted to receive signals from the at least one sensor indicating an alarm condition when the physical property is outside the desired range. The computing device is adapted to cause alarm notifications to be sent to a first group of user devices when the alarm condition exists. The members of the first group are determined based on their presence within the geofence boundary.

A network management system manages the operation of a home security system in a communication network, such as a mesh network. The home security system can include multiple components such as a camera, a lighting device, a security alarm, a doorbell switch and doorbell chime, and a fingerprint sensor, which connect with the communication network to perform various operations. The network management system monitors environmental parameters of the communication network, such as parameters associated with the access points and components of the home security system, determines an access point to which a component of the home security system is to be connected for efficient operation of the home security system, and connects the component to the communication network via the determined access point.

Use of multiple sensors to determine whether motion of an object is occurring in an area is described. In one aspect, an infrared (IR) sensor can be supplemented with a radar sensor to determine whether the determined motion of an object is not a false positive.

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.

In an approach to invention purpose, for controlling evacuation of a plurality of individuals carrying corresponding portable computing devices from a venue having a plurality of exits associated with corresponding exit computing devices, wherein the method comprises, under the control of the portable computing device of each of the individuals. One or more computer processors receive one or more of evacuation messages of wireless type each being transmitted by a source entity. The one or more computer processors select a selected evacuation message of the received evacuation messages according to the hop number of the received evacuation messages. The one or more computer processors subscribe to a directed exit being set to the origin exit of the selected evacuation message.

Fatigue driving monitoring, reminding and early-warning method and system based on computer vision are provided. The system includes: a fatigue real-time monitoring system for identifying fatigue characteristic postures of a driver and obtaining a fatigue level according to frequencies of the fatigue characteristic postures and a driving time; a fatigue automatic reminding system for receiving the fatigue level, obtaining a vehicle real-time position information and providing the driver with a corresponding grade of reminder according to the fatigue level; and a fatigue information early-warning system for receiving the fatigue level and the vehicle real-time position information to obtain a fatigue safety index, so that a cloud map of fatigue road conditions is obtained according to the fatigue safety index and shared with traffic management departments and drivers for early-warning. It reduces the situation of fatigue driving on freeway and the hazard of traffic safety accidents caused by fatigue driving.

A network node obtains a message to be transmitted as a public warning system notification to multiple UEs, via one or more SIBs, and obtains area information corresponding to the message. The area information indicates an area for which the message is relevant. The network node determines how many SIBs are needed for transmitting the area information and segments the message into a plurality of segments, based on how many SIBs are needed for transmitting the area information. The network node transmits the message and the area information via SIBs, such that a segment of the message is included in each SIB and such that each portion of the area information included in a SIB is accompanied by a segment of the message. A UE receives the SIBs and assembles the message and area information, displaying the message if it is relevant.

There is provided a method of locating one or more users in an emergency, comprising the steps of, at a server: detecting a state of emergency; and receiving location data from at least one computing device associated with a user upon detection of the state of emergency.