US 12,333,924 B2
Interactive kiosk with emergency call module
Alan J. Gilbert, Westerville, OH (US); Lawrence A. Duarte, Arvada, CO (US); and Cody C. Walker, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to IKE SMART CITY, LLC, Columbus, OH (US)
Appl. No. 17/919,258
Filed by Ike Smart City, LLC, Columbus, OH (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 16, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/027818
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/212067, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/010,998, filed on Apr. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0162591 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 25/12 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G09F 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 25/12 (2013.01) [G08B 25/014 (2013.01); G09F 27/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kiosk that is publicly accessible, the kiosk comprising:
a base constructed for installation in a public setting;
an interface that is supportable by the base, and receives user input corresponding to content requested to be presented by the kiosk;
a control system comprising a computer processor that, as a result of executing computer-accessible instructions, causes the control system to access information stored by a non-transitory computer memory and generate an output based on the user input received, the control system comprising computer-executable instructions and configured to receive a signal from an emergency activator;
a display device operatively connected to the control system to graphically display the content requested, presenting the content at the public setting based on the output of the control system, the display device configured to display an interactive menu comprising a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents a different category of content;
an emergency call module that is activated in response to selection of the emergency activator to communicate with a remote terminal over a communication network and request assistance from a responder at the public setting, the emergency activator comprising an activation button that transmits the signal from the emergency activator to the control system such that:
when the emergency activator is subjected to a push that is greater than a defined length of time, the computer-executable instructions of the control system determine that the push is deliberate due to the signal conducted being received by the control system for greater than the defined length of time, which results in the control system transmitting an issuance of the request for assistance; and
when the emergency activator is subjected to a push that is less than the defined length of time, the computer-executable instructions of the control system determine that the push is not deliberate due to the signal conducted being received by the control system for less than the defined length of time, which does not result in the issuance of the request for assistance;
a light, operatively connected to the control system, that is activated in response to the computer-executable instructions of the control system determining that the push is deliberate, the light positioned adjacent to the emergency activator on a side panel of the kiosk and indicative of the control system transmitting the issuance of the request for assistance, the side panel enclosing a side of an interior chamber housing the control system; and
a second light located at a vertical elevation above the light and extending upwardly from a top surface of the kiosk, the second light configured to emit light 360° about a vertical axis to be visible to the responder.