Personal alert device
First Claim
1. A personal alert device for a user comprising:
- a portable housing to be carried by the user;
a processor in said portable housing;
a plurality of sensors connected to said processor for detecting different types of possible physical threats to the user in a local environment of the user, the different types of possible physical threats capable of causing different types of physical harm or injury to the user; and
said processor generating at least one local alert message relating to at least one recommended course of action for the user to thereby avoid physical harm or injury in response to the different types of detected possible physical threats from the local environment of the user.
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Abstract
A personal alert device for a user includes a portable housing to be carried by the user, a processor in the housing, and at least one sensor connected to the processor for detecting a possible physical threat to the user. The processor generates an alert message relating to a recommended course of action for the user to avoid the possible physical threat. The alert message may be an audible speech message, and a visual message displayed on a display connected to the processor. Since a person can be exposed to a variety of physical threats on any given day, the personal alert device carried by the user provides reliable detection of a possible physical threat, and by generating an alert message the user receives a recommended course of action to avoid the possible physical threat.
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38 Claims
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1. A personal alert device for a user comprising:
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a portable housing to be carried by the user;
a processor in said portable housing;
a plurality of sensors connected to said processor for detecting different types of possible physical threats to the user in a local environment of the user, the different types of possible physical threats capable of causing different types of physical harm or injury to the user; and
said processor generating at least one local alert message relating to at least one recommended course of action for the user to thereby avoid physical harm or injury in response to the different types of detected possible physical threats from the local environment of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A personal alert device for a user comprising:
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a portable housing to be carried by the user;
a processor in said portable housing;
a plurality of sensors connected to said processor for detecting different types of possible physical threats to the user in a local environment of the user, the different types of possible physical threats capable of causing different types of physical harm or injury to the user; and
a visual display connected to said processor;
said processor generating at least one local alert message relating to at least one recommended course of action for the user to thereby avoid physical harm or injury in response to the different types of detected possible physical threats from the local environment of the user, the alert message being an audible speech message and a visual message on said display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A personal alert device for a user comprising:
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a portable housing to be carried by the user;
a processor in said portable housing;
a plurality of sensors connected to said processor for detecting different types of possible physical threats to the user in a local environment of the user, the different types of possible physical threats capable of causing different types of physical harm or injury to the user;
a display connected to said processor;
said processor generating at least one local alert message relating to at least one recommended course of action for the user to thereby avoid physical harm or injury in response to the possible physical threats from the local environment of the user, the alert message being a visual message on said display; and
at least one of an audible and tactile transducer for notifying the user to view said display. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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