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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Marc H. Coq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
William J. Green, Cary, NC (US);
Regina D. Jones, Lithia Springs, GA (US);
Kelly Malone, Essex, MA (US);
Joey A. Perry, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Wendell P. Ramsey, Austin, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include techniques for anonymous notification and intervention users requiring assistance, where the techniques include receiving an input from a user at a location, wherein the input is associated with an event requiring assistance from another user, and dynamically assigning a neighborhood based at least in part on the input, wherein the neighborhood represents a vicinity of the location. The techniques also include determining at least a threshold number of users is in the neighborhood, and based on the determination, sending a real-time alert to the users in the neighborhood, wherein the real-time alert includes information pertaining to the event requiring assistance.