PHYSICAL SECURITY DEVICE

• US 20090315703A1
• Filed: 06/24/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guardian 8 Corp. (Guardian 8 Holdings)
• Original Assignee: Charles A. Ross Jr
• Inventors: Pierce, Keith E., Ross, Charles A. JR., Phillips, Steve L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,310,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.110
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 9/10 Hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellant gases or chemicals
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/02 with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A security device paired with a user'"'"'s cell phone is operable by either a trigger or an accelerometer. The device includes visual and audio alarms, a prerecorded message and an audio recording of the ambient noise. Depression of the trigger will spray mace onto an attacker, activate the alarms and alternately send the message and recording to 9-1-1 or other security monitor. Alternatively, the accelerometer will so activate the device. The alarms and transmissions are synchronized so as to not interfere one with the other. Direct communication with 9-1-1 via the Bluetooth®/cell phone interface is immediately established either by a push-to-talk button or at the termination of a predetermined alarm and message transmission period.

Claims

1. A personal security device in combination with a user'"'"'s communication device, the communication device capable of transmitting a signal, said security device comprising:

a housing;

an interface module in said housing for communication with the user'"'"'s communication device;

a circuit in said housing having a plurality of security components therein;

means for providing power to said circuit;

microprocessor means for regulating activation of said security components in said circuit;

a trigger, an operation of said trigger assembly causing operation of said microprocessor means for activating the security components, at least one of said components including means for providing a signal for transmission by the user'"'"'s communication device to a security monitor via the interface module indicative of a security problem.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said trigger comprises an accelerometer, said accelerometer alternatively causing operation of said microprocessor means for activating said security components upon sensing a predetermined stimulus.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein at least one of said security components further comprises:

a camera module in said circuit, said microprocessor means activating said camera module to visually record the area about said security device.

4. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein at least one of said security components comprises:

a first voice module in said circuit for storing a prerecorded message, said message producing at least one said signal for transmission to the security monitor indicative of the prerecorded message.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4 wherein at least one of said security components further comprises:

a second voice module in said circuit for recording the ambient audio surrounding said device, said ambient recording producing at least one of said signals for transmission to the security monitor indicative of the ambient noise.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5 wherein said microprocessor means regulates an alternative transmission of said messages in said first and second voice modules to the security monitor.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

a microphone for establishing direct communication with the security monitor via said interface module, said microphone either operable by a user or placed in an operable state after a preselected time by said microprocessor means whereby to transmit live audio of the ambient surroundings to the security monitor.

8. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein at least one of said security components comprises an audio alarm in said circuit, said alarm activated as regulated by said microprocessor means.

9. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein at least one of said security components comprises a visual alarm in said circuit, said visual alarm activated as regulated by said microprocessor means.

10. The device as claimed in claim 9 wherein said microprocessor means alternately energizes said visual and audio alarms.

11. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means for synchronizing said activation of said security components to preclude undesirable interference therebetween.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a mace canister for discharge of the mace therefrom;

value means for controlling a discharge of mace from said canister, a depression of said trigger assembly discharging mace from said canister.

13. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means on said housing for manually inflicting undesirable pressure by the user on another party.

14. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said interface module comprises a Bluetooth®

module.

15. A personal security device in combination with a user'"'"'s communication device, the communication device capable of transmitting a wireless signal, said security device comprising:

a housing;

an interface module for establishing communication between the security device and the user'"'"'s communication device;

a circuit in said housing having a plurality of security components therein, said components including a visual alarm and an audio alarm and a prerecorded message identifying the user;

means for providing power to said circuit;

microprocessor means for regulating an activation of said components;

a trigger, an operation of said trigger causing operation of said microprocessor means for activating said alarms and transmitting said prerecorded message to the user'"'"'s communication device via said interface module for transmission to a security monitor.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15 wherein said trigger comprises an accelerometer, said accelerometer alternatively causing said operation of said microprocessor means for activating said security components and transmission of said message.

17. The device as claimed in claim 15 further comprising:

a voice module in said circuit for automatically recording the ambient audio surrounding said device, said ambient recording transmitted to the security monitor via said established module and communication device upon said operation of said microprocessor means.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17 wherein said microprocessor means alternately transmits said message and audio to the security monitor.

19. A personal security device for interface with a user s communication device, the communication device capable of transmitting a signal, said security device comprising:

a housing;

an interface module in said housing for establishing said interface with the user'"'"'s communication device;

a circuit in said housing having a plurality of security components therein;

means for providing power to said circuit;

microprocessor means for regulating an activation of said components, said components including a visual alarm, an audio alarm, a prerecorded first audio message identifying the user and means for recording a second message indicative of the audio surrounding the security device;

a trigger, an operation of said trigger activating said alarms and transmitting said messages to the security monitor via the user'"'"'s communication device linked to said interface module;

means for synchronizing said alarms and transmission of messages in a preselected manner to preclude interference therebetween.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19 wherein said trigger comprises an accelerometer, said accelerometer causing operation of said microprocessor means.