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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Richard Hutzler, Ocean Shores, WA (US);
Mary E. Montano, Tucson, AZ (US);
William King Morse, Tucson, AZ (US);
Steve Ngoe Nguyen, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Nelson Jay Smith, Iv, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory Carson Windsor, Portland, OR (US);
Richard Hutzler, Ocean Shores, WA (US);
Mary E. Montano, Tucson, AZ (US);
William King Morse, Tucson, AZ (US);
Steve Ngoe Nguyen, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Nelson Jay Smith, IV, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory Carson Windsor, Portland, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program for initiating emergency communication in response to detecting bio-feedback satisfying an alert condition. A portable electronic device is coupled to a body of a user to monitor biofeedback from the body of the user through a monitoring device disposed within the portable electronic device. Detection is made that that the monitored biofeedback satisfies an alert condition. An operation is initiated to cause a wireless transmission of an emergency communication to an emergency station in response to detecting that the monitored biofeedback satisfies the alert condition.