Apparatus to Requests Assistance for a Service Animal Monitoring a Person

• US 20110260873A1
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: M & K Ouchi Foundation
• Original Assignee: M & K Ouchi Foundation
• Inventors: Ouchi, Norman Ken
• Application Number:
  US12/767,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20110260873A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

In the present invention, a service animal is trained to observe a person to detect conditions when assistance should be requested and trained to use a communications device with a service animal activated trigger to call for assistance with a recorded message.

Claims

1. An apparatus suitable for a service animal monitoring a person to call for assistance by transmitting an identifying message to a receiver comprising:

a communications device connected to a network with an actuator suitable for a service animal to activate the communications device where

upon activation, the communications device transmits an identifying message requesting assistance to a predetermined first receiver on the network.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 emits an alarm when the apparatus is activated.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 emits a signal to activate an external alarm when the apparatus is activated.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 provides means to record the identifying message.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 provides means to determine the first receiver on the network to receive the request for assistance.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the identify message provides information on the person needing assistance.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 providing two way communications.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 providing a training mode wherein the communications device does not send the message when the actuator is activated.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 providing a predetermined second receiver and transmits the message to the second receiver.

10. A method for a service animal to monitor a person and call for assistance when required comprising the steps:

providing a person;

providing a first communications device connected to a network with an actuator suitable for a service animal to activate the first communications device where upon activation, the communications device transmits a first recorded message requesting assistance to a predetermined receiver on the network;

providing a service animal trained to monitor the person and to detect conditions requiring assistance and activate the communications device using the actuator to call for assistance.

11. The method of claim 10 providing a second communications device connected to the network with an actuator suitable for service animal activation where upon activation, the second communications device transmits a second message to the predetermined receiver on the network requesting assistance.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the first communication device provides a training mode to teach the service animal to activate the first communications device without transmitting a message.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the first communications device emits an alarm when activated.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the first communications device provides means to record the first message.

15. A method for a service animal to monitor a person and call for assistance when required comprising the steps:

providing a person to be monitored;

providing a first communications device, connected to a network, with an actuator suitable for service animal activation and upon activation, the first communications device sends a first recorded message to a predetermined receiver on the network;

training a service animal to monitor the person to detect when assistance is required and activate the first communications device in a training mode without transmitting a message;

providing the trained service animal to monitor the person to detect when assistance is required and activate the first communications device to send the message requesting assistance.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the service animal training is repeated to reinforce the monitoring and communications device activation behaviors.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the first communications device emits an alarm when activated.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the first communications device provides means to record the first message.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the first communications device provides means to determine the first receiver on the network.

20. The method of claim 15 providing a second communications device connected to the network with an actuator suitable for service animal activation where upon activation, the second communications device transmits a second message to the predetermined receiver on the network requesting assistance.