METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING TRANSMISSION OF A PROXIMITY HEALTH ALERT VIA A LOCAL WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

Various methods are provided for facilitating the transmission of a proximity health alert from a device to other local devices upon a determination that a person is in need of help and that local, immediate help is sought. One example method may comprise performing a condition detection process resulting in a determination of whether help is needed, causing activation of a local wireless network interface in an instance in which the performance of the condition detection process results in a determination that help is needed, continuing to perform the condition detection process in an instance in which performance of the condition detection process results in a determination that help is not needed, performing a help request transmission process resulting in identification of a helper device, and causing transmission of additional information to the helper device.