Abstract: A method for electronically executing a query using an electronic device having a display and an input device, that is connected to a computer readable storage medium and connected through a network to a database, such as the Internet. A natural-language-text query string is entered and presented on the display. Relevant query words are selected from among the potential query words of the query string. The relevant query words are encoded on the storage medium and the database is searched to identify registered interests in the relevant query words. A query report is then formed and presented on the display. Optional search string modification steps are taken to further refine the search query in a dynamic fashion.

Abstract: Smartphones have increasingly been used for individual and collective protection, despite the lack of specialized methods and solutions capable of extracting all the hidden potential of the junction of hardware, software and people. Effectively having those devices as instruments for triggering and coordinating individual and collective reactions to crises and threats requires a practical and integrated design, whereas different aspects must be considered. The present invention allows a smartphone user to easily and properly share his status during distress situations with people who can better help him contextually and reliably.