Emergency situation detector
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1. Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising:
- a stress input unit for receiving body stress information from a subject, a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, a comparator unit, associated with said stress input unit and said physical input unit, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject, said apparatus being operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter alarm state.
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Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising: a stress input unit for receiving body stress information from a subject, a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, a comparator unit, associated with said stress input unit and said physical input unit, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject, said apparatus being operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state.
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1. Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising:
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a stress input unit for receiving body stress information from a subject, a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, a comparator unit, associated with said stress input unit and said physical input unit, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject, said apparatus being operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter alarm state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 91)
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42. Emergency situation detection method comprising:
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receiving body stress level information from a subject, receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and physical reaction in said subject, and thresholding said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 92)
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- 53. A system comprising rule based logic and at least one body sensor for location on a subject, the subject being expected to follow certain behavioral rules, said at least one sensor being usable in combination with said rule based logic to detect noncompliance with said behavioral rules, thereby to indicate an abnormal situation.
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59. The system of clam 53, wherein said events include said user sleeping or dozing when he is not expected to.
- 68. A direction sensor for mounting on a mobile body, said direction sensor comprising a compass needle and functionality for measuring an angle of said compass needle in relation to a reference, said direction sensor being configured for mounting in orientation fixed manner on said mobile body.
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70. Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising:
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a physiological input unit for receiving body physiological information from a subject, a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, and a logic unit, associated with said physiological input unit and said physical input unit, for applying at least one logical operation simultaneously to said physiological information and said physical information, to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95)
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78. Emergency situation detection apparatus according to clam 70, wherein said physical input unit comprises an inclination detector affixed to said subject.
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96. Central co-ordination unit for controlling a plurality of remotely located emergency situation detectors, each detector comprising:
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a stress input unit for receiving body stress information from a subject, a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, a comparator unit, associated with said stress input unit and said physical input unit, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject said apparatus being operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state, said co-ordination unit comprising an alarm unit for indicating that one of said detectors has entered an alarm state and a contact unit for contacting and providing a location of said one of said detectors having entered said alarm state.
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97. Vehicle protection unit for emergency situation detection and monitoring of said vehicle, said protection unit comprising:
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a sensor associated with said vehicle for sensing vehicle situation data;
a logical unit associated with said sensor for determining from the output of said sensor whether an emergency situation is present; and
an alarm unit for entering an alarm state on detection of said emergency situation, said alarm state comprising setting a transmitter to transmit vehicle situation data to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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- 119. A system comprising rule based logic and at least one body sensor for location on a subject, the subject being expected to follow certain physical rules, said at least one sensor being usable in combination with said rule based logic to detect non-compliance with said physical rules, thereby to indicate an abnormal situation.
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123. Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising at least one of:
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a) a stress input unit for receiving body stress information from a subject, b) a physical input unit for receiving body physical reaction data from said subject, and c) a voice input unit for recognizing stress-indicating audio input;
a comparator unit, associated with said at least two input units, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject, said apparatus being operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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129. Emergency situation detection apparatus comprising
a voice input unit for recognizing stress-indicating audio input; -
a comparator unit, associated with said at least two input units, for comparing stress level information and physical reaction data, to detect substantially simultaneous stress level change and a physical reaction in said subject, said apparatus being fixable to a location and operable to threshold said simultaneous detection to infer the presence of an emergency situation and to enter an alarm state.
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- 130. A relay device for an emergency situation detection apparatus, the relay device comprising a receiver for receiving alarm state data from an emergency situation detection apparatus within range, a data enhancer for enhancing said alarm state data and an output for sending said enhanced data onwards to a remote location.
- 135. A craft for air or space flight, comprising a control system and at least one externally mounted camera connected to said control system and mounted to provide information about a current flight condition of said craft.
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146. The craft of 140, configured to carry out continuous download of data to a remote location following said indication of said alarm state.
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