US Patent 9846999 Smartphone safety system for pedestrians

Systems and methods for providing real-time alerts to a user of a device in or near a potentially dangerous situation are disclosed. A computer-implemented method includes determining, by the mobile device, that a user is looking at the mobile device based on sensor data, determining, by the mobile device, an area of a likely accident event, and generating, by the mobile device, an alert based on the determining that the user is looking at the device and the determining the area of the likely accident event.