Individual emergency tracking system

• US 20040121756A1
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan S. Allen, Robbin M. Griffin
• Original Assignee: Bryan S. Allen, Robbin M. Griffin
• Inventors: Griffin, Robbin M., Allen, Bryan S.
• Application Number:
  US10/326,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20040121756A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/006 for emergency situations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

An individual emergency tracking system for providing efficient notification to authorities and family that an individual is experiencing an emergency. The individual emergency tracking system includes a housing, a pair of bands attached to the housing for securing about a wrist, a control unit, a plurality of control switches for entering control codes, a microphone connected to the control unit, a camera connected to the control unit, a GPS unit connected to the control unit, and a transmitter unit connected to the control unit for transmitting an emergency signal to a central station. The emergency signal contains GPS data, audio data and video data relating to the location of the individual. Authorities and family are notified of the emergency via various communication means automatically.

Claims

1. An individual emergency tracking system, comprising:

a housing;

a control unit positioned within said housing;

a display in communication with said control unit;

a plurality of code switches in communication with said control unit for entering an activation/deactivation code;

a GPS unit in communication with said control unit;

a transmitter unit in communication with said control unit for transmitting an emergency signal to a central station containing GPS data and identification data; and

a panic switch in communication with said control unit for indicating a panic situation.

2. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, wherein said identification data includes communication data for individuals to be notified about the situation.

3. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a microphone in communication with said control unit.

4. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a camera in communication with said control unit.

5. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a microphone and a camera in communication with said control unit, wherein said emergency signal carries audio data and video data.

6. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a removal switch in communication with said control unit for determining when said housing is removed from an individual.

7. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 6, wherein said control unit determines whether a period of time X has passed since the initial removal of the housing and after said period of time X activates alert system.

8. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, wherein said identification data includes electronic mail address data for individuals to be notified about the situation.

9. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, wherein said identification data includes telephone number data for individuals to be notified about the situation.

10. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, wherein said identification data includes pager number data for individuals to be notified about the situation.

11. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a code reset switch in communication with said control unit for controlling the entering of code information.

12. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including a panic reset switch in communication with said control unit for allowing deactivation after entering of the deactivation code.

13. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, wherein said code switches are positioned within a rear portion of said housing.

14. The individual emergency tracking system of claim 1, including at least one band attached to said housing for securing to an individual.

15. A method of operating an emergency unit, comprising:

receiving an emergency signal from a transmitter unit, wherein said emergency signal contains GPS location data and individual identification data; and

communicating with individuals within said individual identification data regarding the emergency situation.

16. The method of operating said emergency unit of claim 15, wherein said communicating with individuals is comprised of a transmitting electronic mail to said individuals.

17. The method of operating said emergency unit of claim 15, wherein said communicating with individuals is comprised of a transmitting a digital voice message to said individuals.

18. The method of operating said emergency unit of claim 15, wherein said communicating with individuals is comprised of a transmitting a pager message to said individuals.

19. The method of operating said emergency unit of claim 15, including deactivating said emergency signal by entering a deactivation code into said emergency unit.