ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,364, issued on Jan. 28.

"Parameter prioritized hirable emergency service providers" was invented by Sean Ben Menahem (Agoura Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for automated operation of a system for summoning help from emergency responders is shown and described. A database contains identity and qualifications of potential responders, as well as their geographic locations. Upon receipt of a call for assistance, the system prioritizes available responders based on qualifications and estimated response time. All of these parameters can be updated in real time to reflect changing conditions, with a list of proposed r...