Swim-A-Sure system and device

• US 9,672,716 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2014
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarke V. Carroll
• Original Assignee: Clarke V. Carroll
• Inventors: Carroll, Clarke V
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Haile, Benyam
• Application Number:
  US14/321,087
• Publication Number:
  US 20160005292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 441 12, 34053928
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/26 Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of diverselectric communication in general H04
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 2009/0017 characterised by making use of satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System [GPS]
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/00 Life-saving in water life-saving in general A62B; arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices for ships, other waterborne vessels or for equipment for shipping B63B45/00; rescue equipment specially adapted for submarine personnel B63G8/40
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/0005 by means of alarm devices for persons falling into the water, e.g. by signalling, by controlling the propulsion or manoeuvring means of the boat alarms responsive to presence of persons in a body of water in general G08B21/08
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/08 Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like non-sinkable swimsuits, drawers or trunks A41D7/001 ; equipment for swimming A63B, e.g. swimming aids other than life-buoys or life-belts A63B31/00, teaching frames for swimming, swimming boards A63B69/14
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/13 attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist B63C9/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 9/21 Boats, rafts, buoys or the like, characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights, reflectors B63C9/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/08 responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/088 by monitoring a device worn by the person, e.g. a bracelet attached to the swimmer
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/12 Manually actuated calamity alarm transmitting arrangements emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm, activators, e.g. details of alarm push buttons mounted on an infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/002 Distress signalling devices, e.g. rescue balloons vehicle optical signalling for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52

Abstract

An interactive life system for increasing the safety of person in water having a base station configured to communicate with a remote node; the base station having a first controller having a first microcontroller; and a transceiver means; wherein the base station further includes an alert for alerting a monitor, a pager; a NOAA weather receiver; wherein the remote node comprises a second controller, a second transceiver, a GPS, a buoy, a panic button, a pressure transducer, a visual indicator, a vibrating motor, and a mount; wherein the second controller comprises a second microcontroller; wherein the panic button communicates with the base station; wherein the visual indicator includes light; wherein the vibrating motor includes a mechanical indicator; and where the monitee can wear the device on the wrist.

Claims

1. An interactive life system for increasing the safety of

a person in water comprising;

a base station having a first controller and a first RF transceiver for communicating bi-directionally with a second controller and second RF

transceiver of a remote node;

said base station operated by a monitor having a first visual means, an audio alert means, a deployment means, and paging means cooperatively connected together;

said remote node worn by a monitee having a buoy means attached to a mounting means and having a tether connecting said mounting means and

said buoy means together;

said buoy means housing said second controller and second RF transceiver, along with a second visual means, vibrating means, pressure

transducer means, panic means, buoy release means, and GPS means cooperatively connected together;

wherein said deployment means includes a button that sends a continuous message to said remote node to deploy said buoy means.

2. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein each visual means includes a light.

3. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said GPS means tracks the last known transmission from said remote node which may also be superimposed on a map running on a personal communication device and/or laptop.

4. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said system further includes a weather receiver.

5. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said system further includes a lightning detector.

6. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said paging means provides said base station with means to page said remote node.

7. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said pressure transducer means monitors atmospheric pressure, wherein said pressure transducer:

senses atmospheric pressure upon power up which is characterized as a pressure baseline,

continuously senses the actual atmospheric pressure of the remote node while powered on;

wherein said second controller compares the actual pressures sensed with a pressure set point defined by the base station,

when said pressure comparison yields a result that exceeds the acceptable pressure set point, the second controller signals the monitee via second visual means and vibration means thereby providing the monitee with a predetermined time interval to get back into compliance, else said node notifies the base station of the non-compliant pressure reading and duration thereof;

wherein said time interval is set by the base station by the monitor.

8. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein said panic means provides a button for the monitee to touch when the monitee is on the cusp of needing assistance;

wherein said button causes the second microcontroller to signal the buoy release means 68 to release the buoy means 52 from mounting means 70 while remaining tethered, wherein said node transmits an endless message to the base station indicating an emergency situation via said first visual means 16 and audio alert means 17.

9. An interactive life system as in claim 1, wherein base station provides means for setting a second predetermined time interval, wherein said deployment means is automatically deployed if neither the monitee nor the monitor activate said deployment means;

by sending an endless message from the base station to the remote node to activate the buoy release means.