Human tumble detecting and alarming device

• US 20140197945A1
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xi'an Chinastar M & C Limited
• Original Assignee: Xi'an Chinastar M & C Limited
• Inventors: Gu, Rongxiang, Yuan, Yongping, Lin, Shuxing, He, Yongge
• Granted Patent: US 8,976,019 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.11
• 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

Abstract

A human tumble detecting and alarming device includes an external shell body, a sensor module for detecting body postures of an object to be detected in real time, a data processing module for analyzing information detected by the sensor module and judging whether the detected object tumbles or not according to analyzing results, a wireless communicating module connected to the data processing module and a power source module for respectively supplying the sensor module, the data processing module and the wireless communicating module with electricity. The sensor module is a triaxial acceleration sensor. The sensor module, the data processing module, the wireless communicating module and the power source module are all provided within the external shell body. The human tumble detecting and alarming device is simple in structure, small-sized, portable and easy to operate.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A human tumble detecting and alarming device, comprising an external shell body, a sensor module for detecting body postures of an object to be detected in real time, a data processing module for analyzing information detected by said sensor module and judging whether the detected object tumbles or not according to an analyzing result, a wireless communicating module connected to said data processing module and a power source module for respectively supplying said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module with electricity, wherein said sensor module is a triaxial acceleration sensor;

said sensor module, said data processing module, said wireless communicating module and said power source module are all provided within said external shell body;

said sensor module is connected to said data processing module; and

said power source module is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module.

11. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said external shell body comprises a cubic shell body and an installing element provided on said cubic shell body.

12. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said wireless communicating module is a GSM wireless communicating module.

13. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said wireless communicating module is a GSM wireless communicating module.

14. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 12, wherein said data processing module comprises a data processor and an alarming and indicating unit and an alarm-canceling circuit respectively connected to said data processor.

15. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 13, wherein said data processing module comprises a data processor and an alarming and indicating unit and an alarm-canceling circuit respectively connected to said data processor.

16. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 14, wherein said data processor is an SCM MSP430F247.

17. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 15, wherein said data processor is an SCM MSP430F247.

18. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 16, wherein three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to a first pin P6.1/A1, a second pin P6.2/A2 and a third pin P6.3/A3 of said SCM MSP430F247;

and a fourth pin P5.2/UCB1SOMI/UCB1SCL, a fifth pin P3.7/UCA1RXD/UCA1SOMI and a sixth pin P3.6/UCA1TXD/UCA1SIMO of said SCM MSP430F247 are respectively connected to a first pin PWRKEY, a second pin TXD and a third pin RXD of said GSM wireless communicating module.

19. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 17, wherein three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to a first pin P6.1/A1, a second pin P6.2/A2 and a third pin P6.3/A3 of said SCM MSP430F247;

and a fourth pin P5.2/UCB1SOMI/UCB1SCL, a fifth pin P3.7/UCA1RXD/UCA1SOMI and a sixth pin P3.6/UCA1TXD/UCA1SIMO of said SCM MSP430F247 are respectively connected to a first pin PWRKEY, a second pin TXD and a third pin RXD of said GSM wireless communicating module.

20. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 18, wherein said data processing module further comprises a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier and a third operational amplifier, wherein said three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to said first pin P6.1/A1, said second pin P6.2/A2 and said third pin P6.3/A3 of the SCM MSP430F247 respectively via said first operational amplifier, said second operational amplifier and said third operational amplifier;

said alarming and indicating unit comprises a buzzer alarming circuit and a light indicating circuit, wherein said buzzer alarming circuit comprises a buzzer, a first resistor, a second resistor and an FET;

a seventh pin P3.3/UCB0CLK/UCA0STE of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a gate electrode of said FET via said first resistor;

said gate electrode of said FET is connected to ground via said second resistor and a source electrode of said FET is also connected to ground;

a drain electrode of said FET is connected to said buzzer; and

said light indicating circuit comprises a LED light emitting diode, wherein an eighth pin P3.2/UCB0SOMI/UCA0SCL of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a cathode of said LED light emitting diode and an anode of the LED light emitting diode is connected to a power source terminal via a third resistor.

21. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 19, wherein said data processing module further comprises a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier and a third operational amplifier, wherein said three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to said first pin P6.1/A1, said second pin P6.2/A2 and said third pin P6.3/A3 of the SCM MSP430F247 respectively via said first operational amplifier, said second operational amplifier and said third operational amplifier;

said alarming and indicating unit comprises a buzzer alarming circuit and a light indicating circuit, wherein said buzzer alarming circuit comprises a buzzer, a first resistor, a second resistor and an FET;

a seventh pin P3.3/UCB0CLK/UCA0STE of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a gate electrode of said FET via said first resistor;

said gate electrode of said FET is connected to ground via said second resistor and a source electrode of said FET is also connected to ground;

a drain electrode of said FET is connected to said buzzer; and

said light indicating circuit comprises a LED light emitting diode, wherein an eighth pin P3.2/UCB0SOMI/UCA0SCL of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a cathode of said LED light emitting diode and an anode of the LED light emitting diode is connected to a power source terminal via a third resistor.

22. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said triaxial acceleration sensor is an acceleration sensor ADXL325.

23. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said triaxial acceleration sensor is an acceleration sensor ADXL325.

24. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said power source module comprises a powering battery and a DC/DC power source converting module connected to said powering battery, wherein said powering battery is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module via said DC/DC power source converting module.

25. The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said power source module comprises a powering battery and a DC/DC power source converting module connected to said powering battery, wherein said powering battery is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module via said DC/DC power source converting module.