AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 14 April 2020 (14.04.2020)

[Claim 1] A method for sending an alert, comprising:

Connecting a smartwatch to a database server via an application program interface (API) to detect the smartwatch operability;

a user setting a pre-set time into a smartwatch, wherein said pre-set time indicating when said user expects to be awake and responsive; detecting an interaction between the user and the smartwatch at pre-set time;

detecting a location of the smartwatch;

detecting a heart rate of the user;

Wherein the API transferring the pre-set time from the smartwatch to a database on a server via the API;

Wherein the improvement comprises an aBiometric monitoring system that includes:

The smartwatch initiates sending an alert to a receivers via a data com munications network in response to detecting the lack of interaction between the user and said smartwatch at the pre-set time;

Wherein upon detecting non-operability of the smartwatch initiates sending alert to the receivers; and

Wherein the user can interrupt/cancel transmittal of an alert to the receivers

by a predetermined signal.

[Claim 2] The method according to claim 1, wherein the user can be so physically or mentally incapacitated that they cannot interact with the smartwatch at the pre-set time.

[Claim 3] The method according to claim 1, the smartwatch periodically transmits via the wireless module and the API and thereby updating the database with any changes to the pre-set time;

[Claim 4] The method according to claim 1, wherein the pre-set time comprising:

a time of day and a specific time interval.

[Claim 5] The method according to claim 1, wherein the user setting a modality for interrupting and cancelling the transmittal of the alert to the receivers via the smartwatch.

[Claim 6] The method according to claim 1, wherein testing the lucidity and state of awareness of the user at the pre-set time by detecting the user's in teraction with the smartwatch.

[Claim 7] The method according to claim 6, wherein the user's interaction with 15 the smartwatch comprising: sliding or pressing the button once or twice on said smartwatch.

[Claim 8] The method according to claim 1, wherein in response to detecting the lack of interaction between the user and the smartwatch, the said smartwatch connects with an application program interface (API), which further connects to the database server.

[Claim 9] The method according to claim 1, wherein an audit log stores the user interaction data, the heart rate data and the GPS position data.

[Claim 10] The method according to claim 1, wherein the alert to the receivers includes sending the GPS position data of the smartwatch and heart rate data of the user to the said receivers.

[Claim 11] The method according to claim 1, wherein interrupting and cancelling the transmittal of alert to the receivers and transferring the pre-set time from the smartwatch to a database on a server via the API comprises: Inputting data onto the smartwatch that connects through an API to the server;

Inputting data onto a cloud-based user portal that connects through an API to the server.

[Claim 12] The method according to claim 1, wherein the receivers comprise one or more electronic addresses and communication devices between said receivers and the server.

[Claim 13] The method claimed in claim 12, wherein the data transmission

includes a reliability circuit comprising:

a) An intelligent automatic transfer switch mechanism for auto detecting the suboptimal performance of any component in the circuit and switch data flow and signal transmission to alternative components in the circuit.

b) Iterative flow processing to check, recheck and determine the path ways for data flow and signal transmissions resulting from resistance or closure of components in the circuit.

c) Physical network arrangements with components operating in parallel circuit configuration to provide redundancy comprising:

i) The use of multiple servers (51); and load balancers.

ii) Communication with the user through the device (33) and the auxiliary device (47);

d) Signal transmissions operating in parallel circuit configuration to provide redundancy comprising:

i) Multiple copies of signals including short message, e-mail and voice 16 mail are sent by various communication methods;

ii) Multiple copies of signals are transmitted through multiple bandwidth channels;

iii) Multiple copies of signals are transmitted through multiple telecom munication providers;

iv) Multiple copies of signals are sent to multiple receivers (49);

e) Processing operations in parallel circuit configuration to provide re dundancy comprising:

i) Data matching operations of the device (33) the user (3l) and signal transmission to detect inconsistent values in the system;

ii) Continuous and periodic data audit checks performed through the automatic programmable interface (API).

[Claim 14] 14. An apparatus for sending an alert, comprising:

A cloud-based server that comprises:

a database,

a scheduler and

an application programming interface (API);

one or more receivers comprises email and

telephone numbers for text messages;

A smartwatch comprises:

a user interface control,

a wireless module,

a GPS module,

a heart rate sensor,

an audit log;

Detecting user interaction with at least one of the one or more user interface controls, wherein said user interface controls are visual display interface and buttons on the smartwatch, and controlling the smartwatch based on the detected user interaction;

Wherein the GPS module provides GPS position data of the smartwatch, and a heart rate sensor provides heart rate data of the user; Wherein an audit log stores the user interaction data, the heart rate data of the user and the GPS position data of the smartwatch;

Wherein the smartwatch visual display interface includes a means for entering a time of day and a specific time interval and storing said time values in the audit log;

Wherein the data in the audit log is transmitted via the wireless module and the API to the database; 17

The smartwatch periodically transmits via the wireless module and the API and thereby updates the database with any changes to the pre-set time;

Wherein the server transmits an emergency alert to receivers at the pre set time that is stored in the database, said emergency alert comprises GPS position data of the smartwatch and the heart rate data of the user; Wherein a specific interaction of the user with the smartwatch during the specific time interval cancels the transmission of the emergency alert to receivers and thereby signals that the user is responsive;

Wherein the API checks for a transmission from the smartwatch at times dictated by the scheduler;

Wherein the server hosts scheduled tasks configured to initiate the transmission of an alert sent from the server to the receivers when there is an absence of transmission from the smartwatch at times dictated by the scheduler and thereby signal the inoperability of the smartwatch; and

Wherein the improvement comprises the transmission of alerts to receivers independently of the biometric status or interaction of the user.

[Claim 15] 15. The apparatus claimed in claim 14, wherein a visual display

interface for data input on a cloud-based user portal that connects to the database can receive the time of day and the specific time interval and store the said data into the database.