Safety device utilizing a beacon
First Claim
1. A system for enhancing the safety of one or more persons, the system comprising:
- a Personal Safety Beacon (PSB) device comprising;
an accelerometer sensor,a moisture sensor,a vibration sensor andan atmospheric sensor, configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of environmental conditions encountered by a person being monitored;
a biological processes sensor configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of biological conditions encountered by the person; and
an onboard logging facility on the PSB device and configured to store a log history of the measurements indicative of environmental conditions and the measurements indicative of biological conditions;
a water activated switch that when activated indicates a hazardous or unsafe condition; and
one or more portable electronic devices that is in continuous communication with the PSB device, the one or more portable electronic device hosting a monitoring application that monitors the person, wherein the monitoring application is configured to notify a user upon detecting one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions based on the information provided by the PSB device and inquire the onboard logging facility for the log history, wherein notification provided to the user includes both one or more environmental conditions and one or more biological conditions currently being encountered by the person being monitored and previous to the detecting the one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions.
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Abstract
A system for enhancing the safety of one or more persons includes a Personal Safety Beacon (PSB) device that is coupled with a person being monitored. The PSB device is configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of environmental conditions encountered by the person being monitored. The PSB device is also configured to transmit a unique identifier associated with the PSB device. The system further includes one or more portable electronic devices that are in continuous communication with the PSB device. The one or more portable electronic device hosts a monitoring application that monitors the person. The monitoring application is configured to notify a user upon detecting one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions based on the information provided by the PSB device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for enhancing the safety of one or more persons, the system comprising:
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a Personal Safety Beacon (PSB) device comprising; an accelerometer sensor, a moisture sensor, a vibration sensor and an atmospheric sensor, configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of environmental conditions encountered by a person being monitored; a biological processes sensor configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of biological conditions encountered by the person; and an onboard logging facility on the PSB device and configured to store a log history of the measurements indicative of environmental conditions and the measurements indicative of biological conditions; a water activated switch that when activated indicates a hazardous or unsafe condition; and one or more portable electronic devices that is in continuous communication with the PSB device, the one or more portable electronic device hosting a monitoring application that monitors the person, wherein the monitoring application is configured to notify a user upon detecting one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions based on the information provided by the PSB device and inquire the onboard logging facility for the log history, wherein notification provided to the user includes both one or more environmental conditions and one or more biological conditions currently being encountered by the person being monitored and previous to the detecting the one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for enhancing the safety of a person, the method comprising:
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coupling a Personal Safety Beacon (PSB) device with a person being monitored, the PSB device comprising; an accelerometer sensor, a moisture sensor, a vibration sensor, and an atmospheric sensor, each configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of environmental conditions encountered by a person being monitored; a biological processes sensor configured to perform a plurality of measurements indicative of biological conditions encountered by the person; and an onboard logging facility on the PSB device and configured to store a log history of the measurements indicative of environmental conditions and the measurements indicative of biological conditions; and a water activated switch that when activated indicates a hazardous or unsafe condition; performing, by the PSB device, measurements indicative of environmental conditions and biological conditions encountered by the person being monitored; storing a log history of the environmental conditions and the biological conditions encountered on the onboard logging facility; transmitting, periodically, a unique identifier associated with the PSB device to one or more portable electronic devices that are in continuous communication with the PSB device, wherein the transmission includes information related to the plurality of measurements performed by the PSB device; monitoring a status of the person being monitored by a monitoring application that is hosted by the one or more portable electronic devices based on the information provided by the PSB device; and upon detecting one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions, inquiring the onboard logging facility for the log history, wherein notification provided to the user includes both one or more environmental conditions and one or more biological conditions currently being encountered by the person being monitored and previous to the detecting the one or more hazardous or unsafe conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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