Personal crime prevention bracelet

• US 7,602,303 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Issued: 10/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Douglas Security Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Alicia Douglas, Randy Douglas
• Inventors: Douglas, Randy, Douglas, Alicia
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland; Donnie L
• Application Number:
  US11/541,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20080001764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.4
• US Class Current: 340/573.4
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

The apparatus is a bracelet that can transmit the location of the wearer to a monitoring station using GPS technology to locate the wearer and cellular communication technology to transmit the information. The apparatus can also record and transmit sound and visual information to the monitoring station and receive sound transmissions from the monitoring station. Another embodiment of the apparatus includes a two unit version were one unit can detect the distance to the other unit. Once that distance exceeds a certain maximum, an alarm will sound from the first unit. An alarm can also be sent to the monitoring station. Other versions of the apparatus can have a lock to prevent removal of the apparatus invention from a wearer. The lock can be a biometric lock, such as one operated by a fingerprint.

Claims

1. A personal security bracelet that is lightweight and camouflaged as jewelry comprising:

a global positioning system receiver;

a means to detect and project sound data;

a means to detect visual data;

a means to transmit and receive sound data, visual data and location data;

a means to activate transmission of sound data, visual data and location data;

a means to monitor the sound data, visual data or location data transmitted from the personal security bracelet;

so that a person can activate the personal security bracelet and transmit sound data detected by the personal security bracelet, and transmit visual data detected by the personal security bracelet, and transmit location data determined by the global positioning system receiver so that a person operating the monitoring means can respond the security needs of the person who activated the personal security bracelet, the personal security bracelet locks so that it cannot be removed from the person without opening the lock, the lock is a biometric lock that uses fingerprint information from a sensor, the sensor records any fingerprint that attempts to open the lock, the camouflaged as jewelry bracelet is costume jewelry with removable coverings that allow a user to change the appearance of the bracelet without changing the bracelet, at least one receptacle for a selected one or any combination of input device, output devices, cables, input power, input data and output data.

2. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of transmitting sound data is a cellular telephone system.

3. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of transmitting visual data is a cellular telephone system.

4. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of transmitting location data from the global positioning system receiver is a cellular telephone system.

5. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of detecting sound data is a microphone.

6. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of projecting sound data is a speaker.

7. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of detecting visual data is a camera.

8. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the means of monitoring transmission from the personal security bracelet is a computer connected to a cellular telephone system that can receive sound data, visual data and location data from the personal security bracelet through the cellular telephone network.

9. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where a second personal security bracelet can monitor the distance between a first personal security bracelet and the second personal security bracelet through direct signaling between the two personal security bracelets.

10. The personal security bracelet of claim 9 where the second personal security bracelet that is monitoring the first personal security bracelet is monitoring the first personal security bracelet for the distance between the location of the first personal security bracelet and the second personal security bracelet and will alert the operator of the second personal security bracelet when the distance between the first personal security bracelet and the second personal security bracelet exceeds a certain distance.

11. The personal security bracelet of claim 9 where the second personal security bracelet that is monitoring the first personal security bracelet is monitoring the first personal security bracelet for the distance between the location of the first personal security bracelet and the second personal security bracelet and will alert the operator of the second personal security bracelet when the distance between the first personal security bracelet and the second personal security bracelet exceeds a certain distance, as determined by the global positioning system receivers.

12. The personal security bracelet of claim 8 where the computer monitoring the personal security bracelet is part of a security service that will respond to any alarm from the wearer of the personal security bracelet.

13. The personal security bracelet of claim 8 where the computer monitoring the personal security bracelet is located in a police station and is monitored by the police.

14. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the personal security bracelet has an integrated light source so that the user can illuminate an area and improve the means of detecting visual data.

15. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the personal security bracelet is worn by a police officer as a communication and evidence recording device.

16. The personal security bracelet of claim 1 where the personal security bracelet has a means of recording data.