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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Venkata V. Gadepalli, Apex, NC (US);
Trudy L. Hewitt, Cary, NC (US);
Ashok K. Iyengar, Encinitas, CA (US);
James M. Moreno, Georgetown, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and/or computer program product control transmission of assistance requests between electronic devices. One or more processors detect an emergency condition being experienced in real-time by a distressed person. The processor(s) identify at least one assistance candidate that is within a predetermined proximity of the distressed person, and determine a skill level of the at least one assistance candidate for treating the emergency condition. The processor(s) tailor an assistance request on behalf of the distressed person based on the skill level of the at least one assistance candidate, and transmit the assistance request to an electronic device in possession of the at least one assistance candidate.