INTERCHANGEABLE PERSONAL SECURITY DEVICE WITH A COMMUNICATION ACCESSORY
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a portable accessory formed to receive an alerting device, the alerting device fitting within a compartment of the portable accessory, the portable accessory comprising a communication device;
an alerting device comprising an alerting element, the alerting device being interchangeable with a plurality of portable accessories; and
one or more activation elements disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements.
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Abstract
An apparatus for personal security is disclosed that includes a portable accessory formed to receive an alerting device. The alerting device fits within a compartment of the portable accessory, and the portable accessory includes a communication device. The apparatus includes an alerting device with an alerting element. The alerting device is interchangeable with a plurality of portable accessories. One or more activation elements are disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements. In one embodiment, the alerting device sends the alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal. In another embodiment, the communication device notifies one or more predefined contacts that an alert signal was sent in response to receiving the alert signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a portable accessory formed to receive an alerting device, the alerting device fitting within a compartment of the portable accessory, the portable accessory comprising a communication device; an alerting device comprising an alerting element, the alerting device being interchangeable with a plurality of portable accessories; and one or more activation elements disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an interchangeable alerting device shaped to fit within two or more portable accessories, wherein at least one of the portable accessories comprises a communication device; an activation module in the alerting device that receives an activation signal in response to a user interacting with one or more activation elements of the alerting device; an alert module in wireless communication with the communication device that wirelessly sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal; and a notification module that sends a notification in response to the communication device receiving the alert signal, the communication device sending the notification to one or more predefined contacts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving, in an alerting device, an activation signal in response to a user interacting with one or more activation elements of the alerting device, the alerting device interchangeable and shaped to fit within two or more portable accessories, wherein at least one of the portable accessories comprises a communication device; and wirelessly sending an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal, the communication device in communication with the alerting device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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