PORTABLE RADIO WITH AUTOMATIC MOTION SENSING AND EMERGENCY ALERT FACILITY
First Claim
1. A portable radio with automatic motion and orientation sensing and emergency alert facility comprising of a motion/orientation sensing device incorporated within the body of said radio and powered by same supply characterized in that said motion/orientation sensing device includes but is not limited to a Solid State Accelerometer and a Solid State Gyroscope or a multidirectional Solid state Accelerometer (1).
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An apparatus and method comprising of a portable radio such as those carried by Firefighters and other First Responders and equipped with automatic motion sensing and Emergency Alert capabilities incorporated within the body of said portable radio which becomes activated when such Firefighters and other First Responders are unconscious or immobilized. The invention incorporates a motion sensing component, such as a Solid State Accelerometer interfaced with an orientation component, such as a Solid State Gyroscope, or a multidirectional solid State Accelerometer incorporated within the body of said portable radio and programmed to be activated by the wearer'"'"'s motionlessness and subsequently provides the Emergency Alert as if the wearer had pressed the Emergency Alert button. The activation may send out an audible distress signal, a radio frequency (RF) distress signal, or both.
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- 1. A portable radio with automatic motion and orientation sensing and emergency alert facility comprising of a motion/orientation sensing device incorporated within the body of said radio and powered by same supply characterized in that said motion/orientation sensing device includes but is not limited to a Solid State Accelerometer and a Solid State Gyroscope or a multidirectional Solid state Accelerometer (1).
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