Personal alert device
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1. A method of protecting the health and safety of an authorized user comprising the steps of:
- monitoring a vital sign of the authorized user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the authorized user; and
automatically calling for help using a radio frequency channel when the monitored vital sign exceeds a threshold value.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for protecting the health and safety of an authorized user. The method includes the steps of monitoring a vital sign of the authorized user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the authorized user and automatically calling for help using a radio frequency channel when the monitored vital sign exceeds a threshold value.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of protecting the health and safety of an authorized user comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a vital sign of the authorized user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the authorized user; and
automatically calling for help using a radio frequency channel when the monitored vital sign exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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14. An apparatus for protecting the health and safety of a user comprising:
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means for monitoring a vital sign of the user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the user; and
means for automatically calling for help when the vital sign exceeds a threshold value.
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27. An apparatus for protecting the health and safety of a user comprising:
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a sensor adapted to monitor a vital sign of the user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the user; and
a communications device adapted to automatically call for help when the vital sign exceeds a threshold value.
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39. A method of protecting the health and safety of an authorized user comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a vital sign of the authorized user via a portable sensor attached to and carried by the authorized user; and
automatically calling for help using a radio frequency channel when the monitored vital sign exceeds a threshold value.
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45. An apparatus for protecting the health and safety of a user comprising:
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means for monitoring at least some vital signs of the user via portable sensors attached to and carried by the user; and
means for automatically calling for help when the vital signs exceed threshold values.
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48. An apparatus for protecting the creditability and safety of a user comprising:
sensors adapted to monitor at least some vital signs of the user via a portable sensors attached to and carried by the user; and
a wireless communications device adapted to communicate with other devices if at least some of the vital signs exceed a threshold value.
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55. A method of protecting the health and safety of an authorized user comprising the steps of:
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using voice recognition or auxiliary pushbuttons on the PAD 10 to identify and allow the authorized user to call for help, having a stored recorded audio message; and
connecting to the monitoring station, the base station may play back the audio message requesting help and the desired location.
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56. The method of protecting the health and safety of the authorized user further comprising transmitting the call for help to a monitoring station through the Internet.
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