PERSONAL SECURITY ALERT AND MONITORING APPARATUS

• US 20160029195A1
• Filed: 07/21/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pom-Co Partners, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Pom-Co Partners, Inc.
• Inventors: LEAHY, ANDREW, LAMPE, LUKAS
• Granted Patent: US 9,473,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A personal monitoring apparatus and methods of using the personal monitoring apparatus for contacting one or more third parties through wireless signals and/or a communication network in the event of an emergency. The personal apparatus comprises a data storage device configured to store information selected from the group consisting of user identification information, GPS location information, health information, insurance information, third party contact information and environmental information, a wireless transmitter connected to the data storage device, configured to transmit the information of the data storage device to a third party and an input device configured to simultaneously or near simultaneously activate the wireless transmitter, transmit the stored information of the data storage device and open a line of communication with the third party.

Claims

1. A personal monitoring apparatus comprising:

a data storage device configured to store information selected from the group consisting of user identification information, GPS location information, health information, insurance information, third party contact information and environmental information;

a wireless transmitter connected to the data storage device, configured to transmit a request for assistance and the information of the data storage device to a third party; and

an input device configured to simultaneously or near simultaneously activate the wireless transmitter, request assistance, transmit the stored information of the data storage device and open a line of communication with the third party.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data storage device is a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), RFID, CDMA, GSM, infrared (IR), microwave transmission, and satellite.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising one or more sensors configured to automatically track and monitor a health related variable of a user or an environmental condition.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the wireless transmitter is further configured to transmit the stored information of the data storage device and open a line of communication with the third party automatically in response to a change in the health related variable or the environmental condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is further configured to wirelessly tether the apparatus to a computing device via a wireless signal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the wireless tether co-opts the computing device'"'"'s onboard functions.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus further includes one or more application programming interface (API) to integrate a feature of a third party product.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a single input into the input device simultaneously activates the wireless transmitter, transmits the stored information of the data storage device and opens the line of communication with the third party.

10. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprises a SIM card and a GPS processor.

11. The personal monitoring apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a messaging service loaded into the data storage device.

12. A method for using a personal monitoring apparatus comprising the steps of:

storing information on a data storage device of the personal monitoring apparatus, said information including user identification information, GPS location information, health information, insurance information, text, video, voice, third party contact information or environmental information;

activating the personal monitoring apparatus, via an input device connected to the personal monitoring apparatus;

transmitting, via a wireless transmitter connected to the personal monitoring apparatus, a request for assistance and the information stored on the data storage device to a third party; and

simultaneously or near simultaneously with the transmitting, opening a line of communication between the personal monitoring apparatus and the third party.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data storage device is a USB flash drive.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting propagates a signal selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), RFID, CDMA, GSM, infrared (IR), microwave transmission, and satellite.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of activating, transmitting and opening the line of communication occurs automatically in response to one or more sensors tracking and monitoring a health related variable of a user or an environmental condition.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more sensors are a third party product sensor communicating with the personal monitoring apparatus via an application programming interface (API), network connection, server, cloud network or a combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of activating, transmitting and opening the line of communication is performed with a single input of the input device.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of wirelessly tethering the personal monitoring apparatus to a computing device;

and

co-opting one or more onboard functions of the computing device to perform the step of transmitting or opening the line of communication with the third party.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of connecting via the wireless transmitter, to a second personal monitoring apparatus and transmitting the request for assistance and the information stored on the data storage device to the second personal monitoring apparatus.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of forwarding the request for assistance and the information stored on the data storage device from the second personal monitoring apparatus to the third party.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:

loading into the data storage device a messaging service; and

launching the messaging service.

22. A method for using a personal monitoring apparatus comprising the steps of:

receiving via a wireless transmitting device connected to the personal monitoring apparatus a mass alert from a third party or a second personal monitoring apparatuses;

storing the mass alert on a data storage device of the personal monitoring apparatus;

automatically re-broadcasting via the wireless transmitter, the mass alert to one or more personal monitoring apparatuses with range of the wireless transmitter.