SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SMART SUBSTANCE DISPENSER SLEEVE

• US 20160012701A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Lu
• Original Assignee: Chi Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Chi
• Application Number:
  US14/326,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20160012701A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 13/00 Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use A62C11/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0012 Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 9/10 Hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellant gases or chemicals
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A unitary sleeve configured to encompass at least a portion of a dispenser device and convert the substance dispenser into a “smart” dispenser. An actuator is coupled to the dispenser device and actuated in response to mechanical release of a substance from the dispenser device. A transmitter module is coupled to the actuator and operable to transmit an activation signal to a remote device in response to actuation of the actuator. The remote device communicatively coupled to the transmitter module of the unitary sleeve comprises the “smart” substance dispenser system.

Claims

1. A unitary sleeve configured to encompass at least a portion of a dispenser device, the unitary sleeve comprising:

an actuator coupleable to the dispenser device and actuated in response to mechanical release of a substance from the dispenser device; and

a transmitter module coupled to the actuator and operable to transmit an activation signal to a remote device in response to actuation of the actuator.

2. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, further comprising one or more protrusions configured to encourage proper orientation of the dispenser device such that release of the substance from the dispensing device occurs away from a user.

3. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, further comprising one or more grooves configured to cause a user to tightly grip the unitary sleeve.

4. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the unitary sleeve is shaped with a pointed head opposite an exposed portion of the dispenser device.

5. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a spring triggered mechanism configured to convert the mechanical release of the substance to selection of a button on the transmitter module.

6. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a spring triggered mechanism configured to convert the mechanical release of the substance to transmission of the activation signal by the transmitter module.

7. The unitary sleeve of claim 6, wherein the remote device is at least one of a smart phone, tablet, laptop, personal computer (PC), mainframe, server and the like.

8. The unitary sleeve of claim 7, wherein the remote device, upon receipt of the activation signal, is configured to initiate at least one of:

locking the remote device, sounding an alarm, determining geographic location of the remote device, transmitting a text message to one or more defined emergency contacts, and establishing a voice call with an emergency response provider.

9. The unitary sleeve of claim 8, wherein the text message transmitted to the one or more defined emergency contacts includes the geographic location of the remote device.

10. The unitary sleeve of claim 8, wherein the remote device is configured to simultaneously transmit the text message to the one or more defined emergency contacts.

11. The unitary sleeve of claim 7, wherein the remote device, upon receipt of the activation signal posts a message onto a user'"'"'s social networking wall associated with one or more social networking accounts.

12. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the transmitter module is a low power transmitter employing at least one of BLUETOOTH and ZIGBEE wireless communications standards.

13. The unitary sleeve of claim 12, wherein the transmitter module is communicatively coupled to the remote device.

14. The unitary sleeve of claim 13, wherein the transmitter module includes a transceiver and a microphone configured to allow a user to communicate with an emergency response provider via the transmitter module.

15. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the dispenser device is a standard off-the-shelf pepper spray device such as at least one of MACE, PEPPER SHOT, ASP, STREETWISE, WILDFIRE, MAGNUM, and DEFENSE TECH.

16. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the unitary sleeve comprises aluminum alloy material.

17. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the transmitter module is paired with the remote device prior to transmission of the activation signal.

18. The unitary sleeve of claim 17, wherein the transmitter module is paired with the remote device in response to a personal identification number (PIN) being entered into a smart dispenser application on the remote device.

19. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the dispenser device is at least one of a pepper spray, an electroshock device, a firearm, and fire extinguisher.

20. The unitary sleeve of claim 1, wherein the substance released is at least one of electrical current, chemical, ammunition, and water.