Apparatus for automatically reporting an event to a remote location
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically reporting an emergency event, comprising:
- an actuator, including a sensor for sensing the event and providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event;
a controller, including a signal generator for formatting data corresponding to the event in response to the actuation signal, to form a report signal; and
a transmitter for transmitting the report signal;
wherein the controller is disposed in a first housing attached to a subject of the emergency event;
the transmitter is disposed in a second housing;
the transmitter is connected to the controller by a cable; and
the second housing is a bouyant cradle.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically reporting an event includes an actuator having a sensor for sensing the event and providing an actuation signal, a controller having a signal generator for formatting data corresponding to the event to form a report signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the report signal. The actuator may include a water-activated switch to sense the event or a motion detector to sense the event. The actuator may sense a signal corresponding to a change in a monitored physiological parameter of a person coupled to the apparatus. The apparatus may also include a global positioning system receiver. The report signal may be formed according to standard digital selective calling. A process of automatically reporting an event includes sensing the event, providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event, formatting data corresponding to the event in response to the actuation signal, to form a report signal, and transmitting the report signal. Sensing the event may include sensing contact of a subject of the event with water, sensing an absence of motion of a subject of the event, or sensing a change in a monitored physiological parameter of a subject of the event. Data corresponding to the event may include global positioning system data. Formatting data corresponding to the event may include formatting the data according to standard digital selective calling protocol.
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67 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically reporting an emergency event, comprising:
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an actuator, including a sensor for sensing the event and providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event;
a controller, including a signal generator for formatting data corresponding to the event in response to the actuation signal, to form a report signal; and
a transmitter for transmitting the report signal;
wherein the controller is disposed in a first housing attached to a subject of the emergency event;
the transmitter is disposed in a second housing;
the transmitter is connected to the controller by a cable; and
the second housing is a bouyant cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for automatically reporting an emergency event, comprising:
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an actuator, including a sensor for sensing the event and providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event;
a signal generator for generating a formatted data report signal in response to the actuation signal; and
a transmitter for transmitting the report signal;
wherein the actuator is disposed in a first housing attached to a subject of the emergency event;
the transmitter is disposed in a second housing;
the transmitter is connected to the actuator by a cable; and
the second housing is a buoyant cradle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A reporting unit for automatically providing a report of an emergency event to a remote location, comprising:
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an actuator, including a sensor for sensing the event and providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event;
a controller, including a signal generator for formatting a digital selective calling protocol signal corresponding to the event, in response to the actuation signal; and
a transmitter for transmitting the digital selective calling protocol signal to the remote location;
wherein the actuator is disposed in a first housing attached to a subject of the emergency event;
the transmitter is disposed in a second housing;
the transmitter is connected to the actuator by a cable; and
the second housing is a buoyant cradle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A process of automatically reporting an emergency event, comprising:
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sensing the event at a location of a subject of the event;
providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event from a first housing disposed at the location of the subject of the event;
formatting data corresponding to the event in response to the actuation signal, to form a report signal; and
transmitting the report signal from a second housing that is disposed in a buoyant cradle and connected to the first housing by a cable. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
remotely receiving the report signal; and
formatting the received report signal according to digital selective calling protocol.
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41. The process of claim 31, wherein formatting data corresponding to the event to form the report signal includes including data content related to the event in the report signal.
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42. The process of claim 41, further including arranging the data content in a data field.
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43. The process of claim 41, further including arranging the data content in a plurality of data fields.
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44. The process of claim 31, further including providing the formatted report signal directly to the transmitter.
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45. The process of claim 31, wherein providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event includes providing a plurality of actuation signals in response to a respective plurality of sensed events.
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46. The process of claim 45, wherein formatting data the corresponding to the event to form the report signal includes including data content related to the event in the report signal, wherein the data content includes an identification of the sensed event.
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47. The process of claim 31, wherein the actuation signal is a binary signal.
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48. The process of claim 47, wherein the binary signal indicates only the presence or absence of the event.
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49. The process of claim 48, wherein the data is formatted based solely on the binary signal.
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50. The process of claim 31, further comprising modulating the report signal with a carrier signal, prior to transmitting the report signal.
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51. A process of automatically reporting an emergency event, comprising:
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sensing the event at a location of a subject of the event;
providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event from a first housing disposed at the location of the subject of the event;
generating a formatted data report signal in response to the actuation signal; and
transmitting the report signal from a second housing that is disposed in a buoyant cradle and connected to the first housing by a cable. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
remotely receiving the report signal; and
formatting the received report signal according to digital selective calling protocol.
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61. A process of automatically providing a report of an emergency event to a remote location, comprising:
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sensing the event at a location of a subject of the event and providing an actuation signal in response to the sensed event from a first housing disposed at the location of the subject of the event;
formatting a digital selective calling protocol signal corresponding to the event, in response to the actuation signal; and
transmitting the digital selective calling protocol signal to the remote location from a second housing that is disposed in a buoyant cradle and connected to the first housing by a cable. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
remotely receiving the report signal; and
formatting the received report signal according to digital selective calling protocol.
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