DETERMINING LOCATION AND SURVIVABILITY OF A TRAPPED PERSON UNDER A DISASTER SITUATION BY USE OF A WIRST WEARABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A wrist wearable computing and communication device for a user, comprising:
- a sensory unit providing a first means for sensing if said wearable device is worn by the user and a second means for sensing body temperature of the user when said wearable device is worn by the user;
a communication unit providing a means for communicating with an external device;
a processor providing a means for controlling operation of said wearable device; and
a power supply unit providing a means for supplying the power for the wearable device,wherein said wrist wearable device further comprising a case with at least a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface is in contact with the user'"'"'s wrist when the device is worn.
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Abstract
A wrist wearable computing and communication device for an emergency occasion is disclosed. The device, for example, is useful for a trapped person under a mound of debris created by a fallen building during an earthquake or a terrorist attack. The invention is based upon a conventional wrist electronic watch with an additional sensory unit for sensing survivability of the trapped person and a communication unit for communicating with an external device. The invention is characterized by that an authorized signal delivered by a nearby mobile rescue station will switch on the sensory unit of the wearable device to provide the information with regard to trapped person'"'"'s status. In one embodiment, a pressure sensor on the backside of the wearable device is used to measure the wrist induced pressure to confirm if the device is worn and a temperature sensor to measure the body temperature of the trapped person after the confirmation. In another embodiment, a motion sensor is used to measure the movement of the wrist after an alerting signal is triggered by the mobile rescue station.
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1. A wrist wearable computing and communication device for a user, comprising:
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a sensory unit providing a first means for sensing if said wearable device is worn by the user and a second means for sensing body temperature of the user when said wearable device is worn by the user; a communication unit providing a means for communicating with an external device; a processor providing a means for controlling operation of said wearable device; and a power supply unit providing a means for supplying the power for the wearable device, wherein said wrist wearable device further comprising a case with at least a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface is in contact with the user'"'"'s wrist when the device is worn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of emergency data collection and communication based upon a wearable computing and communication device associated with a trapped person, wherein said device comprising a sensory unit and a communication unit, the method comprising:
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detecting by the sensory unit if the wrist device is worn by the person; detecting by the sensory unit the person'"'"'s body temperature when said device is worn by the person; transmitting a data file including data collected from the sensory unit to an external communication device through an ad hoc communication network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of identifying survivability of a trapped person wearing a wrist computing and communication device, wherein said wrist device comprising a sensory unit for sensing the survivability of the trapped person and a communication unit for communicating through an ad hoc communication network with an external device operated by a rescue personnel, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from the external device; delivering an alerting signal to the person by an output device of the wrist device; detecting the person'"'"'s survivability by the sensory unit; transmitting the data collected from the sensory unit to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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