Interchangeable personal security device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an alerting device comprising an alerting element, the alerting device being interchangeable with a plurality of wearable accessories;
a wearable accessory formed to receive the alerting device such that the alerting device is not visible while the accessory is worn; and
one or more activation elements disposed on the wearable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements, the activation signal being one of a plurality of different activation signals generated based on an interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements, each activation signal associated with a different alerting function,wherein one or more custom notifications are created for the alerting device, each custom notification associated with an interaction pattern of one or more different activation elements of the alerting device such that a particular custom notification is sent in response to an associated interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements being used to activate the alerting device, andwherein a notification associated with the interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements is determined and the notification is sent to one or more predefined contacts associated with the one or more activation elements the user interacted with.
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Abstract
An apparatus for personal security is disclosed that includes a wearable accessory formed to receive an alerting device such that the alerting device is not visible while the accessory is worn. The apparatus includes an alerting device with an alerting element. The alerting device is interchangeable with a plurality of wearable accessories. One or more activation elements are disposed on the wearable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements. In one embodiment, the alerting device is in wireless communication with a communication device and sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal. In another embodiment, the communication device notifies one or more predefined contacts that an alert signal was sent in response to receiving the alert signal.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an alerting device comprising an alerting element, the alerting device being interchangeable with a plurality of wearable accessories; a wearable accessory formed to receive the alerting device such that the alerting device is not visible while the accessory is worn; and one or more activation elements disposed on the wearable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements, the activation signal being one of a plurality of different activation signals generated based on an interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements, each activation signal associated with a different alerting function, wherein one or more custom notifications are created for the alerting device, each custom notification associated with an interaction pattern of one or more different activation elements of the alerting device such that a particular custom notification is sent in response to an associated interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements being used to activate the alerting device, and wherein a notification associated with the interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements is determined and the notification is sent to one or more predefined contacts associated with the one or more activation elements the user interacted with. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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an interchangeable alerting device shaped to fit within two or more wearable accessories; a notification module that; creates one or more custom notifications for the alerting device; and associates each of the one or more custom notifications with an interaction pattern of one or more different activation elements of the alerting device such that a particular custom notification is sent in response to an associated interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements being used to activate the alerting device; an activation module in the alerting device that receives an activation signal in response to a user interacting with one or more activation elements of the alerting device, the activation signal being one of a plurality of different activation signals generated based on an interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements, each activation signal associated with a different alerting function; and an alert module in wireless communication with a communication device that wirelessly sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal, wherein the notification module determines a notification that is associated with the interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements used to activate the alerting device and sends the notification in response to the communication device receiving the alert signal, the communication device sending the notification to one or more predefined contacts. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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creating one or more custom notifications for an alerting device; associating each of the one or more custom notifications with an interaction pattern of one or more different activation elements of the alerting device such that a particular custom notification is sent in response to an associated interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements being used to activate the alerting device; receiving, in the alerting device, an activation signal in response to a user interacting with one or more activation elements of the alerting device, the alerting device interchangeable and shaped to fit within two or more wearable accessories, the activation signal being one of a plurality of different activation signals generated based on the interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements, each activation signal associated with a different alerting function; wirelessly sending an alert signal to a communication device in response to receiving the activation signal, the communication device in wireless communication with the alerting device; determining a notification that is associated with the interaction pattern of the one or more activation elements used to activate the alerting device; and sending the notification in response to the communication device receiving the alert signal, the communication device sending the notification to one or more predefined contacts associated with the one or more activation elements the user interacted with.
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