Security, Safety, Augmentation Systems, And Associated Methods

• US 20100323615A1
• Filed: 06/17/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Curtis A. Vock, Perry Youngs
• Original Assignee: Curtis A. Vock, Perry Youngs
• Inventors: Vock, Curtis A., Youngs, Perry
• Application Number:
  US12/818,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20100323615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/20 Speech recognition techniques specially adapted for robustness in adverse environments, e.g. in noise, of stress induced speech G10L21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/60 including speech amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile device has a datalog module that captures multimedia data at the mobile device and transmits the multimedia data through cell networks to a control center. The mobile device may also include a GPS sensor wherein location information is included within the multimedia data. A mobile device has a motion module that, when activated at the mobile device or through a cell network, disables communications through the mobile device when in motion. A system disables operation of a mobile device by a vehicle operator and includes a transmitter within the vehicle that generates a disabling signal that, when received by a safety receiver within the mobile device, disables operation of the mobile device. A mobile device has a microphone, and a voice augmentation module which is selectively activated to augment voice data spoken into the mobile device, by removing background noise and/or replacing or changing voice data.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a microphone;

a digital camera;

a voice recognition module for determining whether a voice command is spoken into the microphone; and

a datalog module for capturing and off-loading multimedia data from the microphone and digital camera when activated by the voice command.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, the multimedia data comprising one or more of image data from the digital camera, video data from the digital camera, and voice data from the microphone.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein a control center remotely stores the multimedia data for remote access and review by and through the Internet.

4. The mobile device of claim 3, further comprising a GPS sensor integrated with the mobile device, the datalog module further capturing and off-loading location information from the GPS sensor as part of the multimedia data stored at the control center.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein turn-off of the mobile device is prohibited when the datalog module is activated.

6. A mobile device, comprising:

a sensor for generating a trigger; and

a datalog module which, when triggered, captures multimedia data at the mobile device and transmits the multimedia data through cell networks to a control center.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, the sensor comprising an accelerometer, the multimedia data comprising one or more of voice data, image data, video data and GPS location.

8. The mobile device of claim 6, further comprising means for disabling power off functionality of the mobile device when the datalog module is activated.

9. The mobile device of claim 6, further comprising an accelerometer which triggers activation of the datalog module independently from a voice command.

10. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein turn-off of the mobile device is prohibited when the datalog module is triggered.

11. A system for augmenting safety of a user of a mobile device, comprising:

a mobile device having a microphone and one or more of a GPS sensor and a digital camera;

a datalog module activated by voice or a trigger to capture data from the microphone, the GPS sensor and the digital camera, the data being wirelessly offloaded from the mobile device; and

remote data storage accessible through the Internet to review the data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile device comprises a recognition module which recognizes a voice command through the microphone or a trigger from movement of the accelerometer.

13. A mobile device, comprising:

a motion module which, when activated at the mobile device or through a cell network, disables communications through the mobile device when the mobile device is in motion.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, further comprising a GPS sensor and controller, the controller determining whether the mobile device is in a driver position on a road and disabling the communications if the mobile device is in the driver position and in motion.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, the motion module disabling communications when the mobile device exceeds a threshold motion that is preset in the mobile device or set through the cell network.

16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein said communications comprise one of voice data, SMS data, Internet traffic.

17. A mobile device, comprising:

a microphone; and

a voice augmentation module which is selectively activated to augment voice data spoken into the mobile device, by (a) removing background noise and/or to (b) replacing or changing voice data.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising voice recognition software and voice synthesis software to replace or change the voice data.

20. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the voice augmentation module is activated from the mobile device.

21. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the voice augmentation module is activated from a remote communication port.

22. A system for augmenting voice communication between a mobile device and a communication port, comprising:

a voice augmentation module located within a service provider of the mobile device that is selectively activated to augment voice data spoken into the mobile device, by (a) removing background noise and/or to (b) replacing or changing voice data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the voice augmentation modules is selectively activated from one of the mobile device and the communication port.

24. A system for disabling operation of a mobile device by an operator of a vehicle, comprising:

a transmitter within the vehicle for generating a disabling signal;

an antenna coupled with the transmitter for transmitting the disabling signal proximate the operator of the vehicle; and

a safety receiver within the mobile device for receiving the disabling signal and disabling, at least in part, operation of the mobile device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein a safety receiver within the mobile device receives the disabling signal when the operator of the vehicle touches a control of the vehicle and the mobile device simultaneously.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the control of the vehicle is the steering wheel of an automobile.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the control of the vehicle is a power lever of a train.

28. A mobile device, comprising:

a microphone and at least one additional device selected from the group of a digital camera and a GPS sensor; and

a datalog module which, when activated, captures data from the microphone and additional device and off-loads the data to remote data storage.

29. The device of claim 28, wherein the datalog module is activated by one of (a) determining that the mobile device was dropped, (b) a voice command determined through voice recognition and (c) a keypad selection.