Physical Object: Personal Information Device

Personal Emergency Notification

Overview

'Personal Emergency Notification' provides the capability for travelers to report an emergency or activate a panic button to summon assistance. The personal mayday capability is provided by a portable device such as a smart phone.

This functional object is included in the "Personal Information Device" physical object.

This functional object is included in the following service packages:

This functional object is mapped to the following Functional View PSpecs:

Requirements

# Requirement
01 The personal traveler interface shall provide the capability for a traveler to report an emergency and summon assistance.
02 The personal traveler interface shall provide the capability to accept input from a traveler via a panic button or some other functionally similar form of input device provided as part of the traveler's personal portable device.
03 When initiated by a traveler, the personal traveler interface shall forward a request for assistance to the center containing the traveler's current location and identity.
04 The personal traveler interface shall acknowledge the request for emergency assistance.
05 When initiated by a traveler, the personal traveler interface shall forward a request for assistance to another personal traveler interface containing the traveler's current location and identity.
06 The personal traveler interface shall be able to forward conditions, incidents and hazards in their vicinity to other personal traveler interface devices.

Standards

Currently, there are no standards associated with the functional object itself though the interfaces may have standards associated with them.