Patent attributes
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for personal emergency assistance. An example method can include detecting a need for assistance associated with a user; determining a location associated with the user and a type of assistance needed; selecting a communications interface on a device associated with the user for transmitting an assistance request over a network; transmitting, to a destination system associated with an assistance service, the assistance request via the communications interface selected, the assistance request specifying the location associated with the user and the type of assistance needed; exchanging assistance updates between the device and destination system, the assistance updates comprising location updates, event updates, a status of the assistance request, and/or a status of an assistance response; and providing, by the device, assistance information comprising at least a portion of the assistance updates, the assistance information being provided via a display and/or speaker of the device.
