ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION FUNCTION FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCY AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120092147A1
• Filed: 12/28/2010
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YU, YING-CHUAN, CHUANG, PING-YANG
• Application Number:
  US12/980,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20120092147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/52 for indicating emergencies
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/043 detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0461 integrated or attached to an item closely associated with the person but not worn by the person, e.g. chair, walking stick, bed sensor

Abstract

An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency is provided. The electronic device includes a position unit, a storage unit, a collision sensing unit, a processing unit, and a communications unit. The position unit provides locating information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude. The storage unit stores an emergency message, communication information, and the locating information of the electronic device. The collision sensing unit senses whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined collision parameters is experienced by the electronic device. The processing unit acquires the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and edits the emergency message with the acquired locating information to generate a notification when the collision parameters of the electronic device occur. The communications unit delivers the notification according the communication information.

Claims

1. An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency, comprising:

a position unit for providing locating information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude;

a storage unit for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the locating information of the electronic device;

a collision sensing unit for sensing whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined collision parameters is experienced by the electronic device;

a processing unit for acquiring the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and editing the emergency message with the acquired locating information to generate a notification when the collision parameters of the electronic device occur; and

a communications unit for delivering the notification to a rescuer device according the communication information.

2. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the collision sensing unit is a three axis acceleration sensor.

3. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the collision sensing unit is a two axis acceleration sensor.

4. The electronic device as described in claim 1, further comprising a control key which is used for generating a control instruction in response to an user input, wherein the processing unit acquires the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, edits the emergency message with the acquired locating information of the device to generate the notification, and controls the communications unit to deliver the notification to the rescuer device in response to the control instruction from the control key.

5. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the position unit is a global positioning system or an assisted global positioning system.

6. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the position unit is a combination of a global positioning system and an assisted global positioning system.

7. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the communications unit delivers the notification to the rescuer device by using a peer-to-peer technology.

8. The electronic device as described in claim 1, further comprising:

an input unit used for editing the emergency message.

9. An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency, comprising:

a position unit for providing locating information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude;

a storage unit for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the locating information of the electronic device;

a control key for generating a control instruction in response to an user input;

a processing unit for acquiring the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, editing the emergency message with the acquired locating information of the device to generate the notification; and

a communications unit for delivering the notification according the communication information in response to the control instruction.

10. A method having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency implemented by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a position unit and a storage unit, the position unit is for providing locating information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude, and the storage unit is for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the locating information of the electronic device, the method comprising:

sensing whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined collision parameters is experienced by the electronic device;

acquiring the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and editing the emergency message with the acquired locating information to generate a notification when the collision parameters of the electronic device occur; and

delivering the notification according the communication information.

11. A method having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency implemented by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a position unit and a storage unit, the position unit is for providing locating information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude, and the storage unit is for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the locating information of the electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a control instruction in response to an user input;

acquiring the locating information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, editing the emergency message with the acquired locating information of the electronic device to generate the notification; and

delivering the notification according the communication information in response to the control instruction.