Fall-over alert device

• US 20070229286A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis Huang
• Original Assignee: Dennis Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US11/490,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20070229286A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.100
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait

Abstract

A fall-over alert device includes a transceiver, a detecting unit, and a CPU. When the detecting unit detects an abnormal condition from the fall-over alert, the CPU outputs a rescue request signal having an identification code via the transceiver. When a user accidentally falls over or falls unconsciously, the fall-over alert device sends out a rescue request signal with the identification code via the transceiver for help.

Claims

1. A fall-over alert device comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting a rescue request signal having an identification code and for receiving at lest one signal from at least one external device;

a detecting unit for detecting whether the fall-over alert device is in an abnormal condition; and

a CPU having the identification code, and the CPU being connected to the transceiver and the detecting unit;

when the detecting unit detects an inclination angle of the fall-over alert device greater than a predetermined value and exceeding a predetermined time, or detects the fall-over alert device maintaining still over a predetermined time period, or detects an inclination angle of the fall-over alert device greater than a predetermined value and exceeding a predetermined time period and the fall-over alert device maintaining still over a predetermined time period, the CPU outputs a rescue request signal with the identification code via the transceiver.

2. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU is connected to a displaying unit, when the transceiver receives the signal from the external device, the displaying unit displays a picture for identifying the source of the signal.

3. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU is connected to a buzzer, when the detecting unit detects an abnormal condition from the fall-over alert device, the CPU turns on the buzzer to generate a warning sound.

4. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU is connected to a vibration motor, when the detecting unit detects an abnormal condition from the fall-over alert device, the CPU turns on the vibration motor to generate a warning vibration.

5. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU is connected to a lighting unit, when the detecting unit detects an abnormal condition from the fall-over alert device, the CPU turns on the lighting unit to generate a warning light.

6. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detecting unit is a horizontal detecting unit which detects whether the inclination angle of the fall-over alert device is greater than a predetermined value over a predetermined time period.

7. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detecting unit is a motion sensing unit which detects whether the fall-over alert device is held still over a predetermined time period.

8. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined value of the inclination angle of the fall-over alert device is 40°

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9. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device is another fall-over alert device.

10. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device is a base station, which can either transmit signals to the fall-over, alert device or receives the rescue request signal with the identification code from the fall-over alert device.

11. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device is a plurality of fall-over alert devices each of which has a different identification code.

12. The fall-over alert device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a manual distress call unit for manual emergency alert.