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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ali Y. Duale, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Akil Khamisi Sutton, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Edward C. Mccain, Campbell Hall, NY (US);
Kennedy Cheruiyot, Gardiner, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to at least one embodiment, a method, a computer system, and a computer program product for notifying emergency personnel is provided. The present invention may include continuously monitoring a dependent using one or more dependent devices wherein the continuous monitoring of the dependent comprises monitoring a location of the dependent or a presence of one or more abnormal conditions; and automatically initiating a dependent alert SOS call to emergency personnel using the dependent devices, wherein the automatically initiating the dependent alert SOS call to the one or more emergency personnel occurs upon receiving a guardian activated SOS signal from one or more guardian devices or upon the presence of the one or more abnormal conditions. Additionally, the present invention may include detecting whether one or more guardian devices initiated the guardian-activated SOS signal and detecting of the presence of the one or more abnormal conditions.