Personal signal transmission and tracking system for locating individuals

• US 6,917,797 B1
• Filed: 02/23/2000
• Issued: 07/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daniel Hoppa
• Original Assignee: Daniel Hoppa
• Inventors: Hoppa, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Gesesse, Tilahun
• Application Number:
  US09/511,527
• Time in Patent Office: 1,966 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/456.1, 455/414.2, 455/404, 455/456, 455/457, 455/521, 379/45, 379/37, 379/38, 340/628, 340/7.55, 340/7.63, 340/825.49, 340/7.5, 340/7.21, 340/287, 342/457
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A personal safety signaling apparatus is provided for communicating the presence of an emergency to a monitoring station. The monitoring station then triangulates the location of the emergency signal and alerts an emergency response vehicle.

Claims

1. A personal safety signaling apparatus comprising:

first wireless communication means, said first wireless communication means for transmitting an emergency radio signal;

an activation means for initiating said first wireless communication means;

a first wireless link for receiving said emergency radio signal, said first wireless link capable of communicating the presence of said emergency radio signal to a central monitoring station via a second wireless link;

said central monitoring station capable of determining the location of said first wireless link via triangulation of said emergency radio signal, said central monitoring station further capable of alerting an emergency response vehicle via an otherwise conventional alerting method; and

a wrist watch having ridged said activation means extending linearly above a watch face in parallel alignment therewith and having curved ridge ends defining opposed upper corners of said watch face; and

a pull-clip placed on a side of said watch, said pull-clip pulled to trigger transmission of a remote signal.

2. The personal safety signaling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone, and

a second wireless communication means, said second wireless communication means capable of communicating audible input acquired by said microphone to said first wireless link.