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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Hti Ip, L.l.c., Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
James Ronald Barfield, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
Stephen Christopher Welch, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Telematics, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/016 (2013.01); B60Q 5/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/043 (2013.01); G08B 21/0446 (2013.01); G08B 21/0492 (2013.01); G08B 25/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A personal emergency response (PER) device may include an audio sensor that is used to enhance the operation of the PER device. The audio sensor may obtain audio data that can be used to verify whether a fall event that is detected by the PER device is a false positive signal and/or enhance the reliability of a detected fall event. In some implementations, the audio data may be used in the detection of vehicle crashes in which a user of the PER device is involved.