Apple Watch News & Update: New Patent Shows the Device Calling 911 in Case of Heart Attack

A new patent application for the Apple Watch and iPhone revealed how the said devices could work at the same time to identify urgent health situations such as a heart attack. The copyright suggested that the Apple Watch and iPhone can be linked to automatically call 911 whenever a medical emergency is detected.

The patent didn't really name what Apple products it was referring to when it mentioned the unit that can work with another device. However, according to 9to5Mac, it clearly hinted that the gadgets would be used were Apple Watch and iPhone, 9to5Mac reported.

The patent wrote that the sensors of these Apple devices can identify a health emergency through observation of the "environmental data" or "user data." Once a health emergency is detected, the gadgets will  send out one or more warnings to another device such as calling 911 or sending an email to a family member.

The copyright application was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The new Apple function was called "Care Event Detection and Alerts." It was described as a "hardware system" that can send warnings for immediate assistance. Apple Insider notes that these assistance does not only include health emergencies but also help from the police, fire rescue and other emergency personnel.

Hence, many believe that Apple Watch is the perfect fit to do the proposed functions. Apple Watch fits the bill as it is a wearable device that has advanced sensors and can be equipped with a processing hardware to detect "care events."

Also, Apple Watch is armed with an application that can be connected to an iPhone. This can be used to send emergency signals in case of an incident. Aside from heart attack, the electronic device can also give warnings during an accident, mugging and other mishaps that can be detected by the built-in accelerometer, heart rate, microphone, GPS and other sensors.