PERSONAL WARNING DEVICE

• US 20110291801A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ruth Sommer, William R. Sommer
• Original Assignee: Ruth Sommer, William R. Sommer
• Inventors: Sommer, Ruth, SOMMER, WILLIAM R.
• Application Number:
  US13/150,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20110291801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/8.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A personal warning device for preventing or stopping attacks on individuals by persons or animals. The device may be manually activated or may be activated by voice recognition. The device may be programmed to recognize a specific user'"'"'s voice and may be reused and programmed by multiple users. The device may be attached to the personal effects of the user or may be carried.

Claims

1. A personal warning device including:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface, and a cavity;

a power supply for providing the device with power;

a speaker located within the housing cavity and positioned for sounding an audible alarm from said device

a microphone located within the housing cavity and positioned in an opening in a surface of the housing for receiving audio transmission from a user;

at least one actuator located on a surface of the housing;

at least one visual light indicator located within the housing cavity and viewable through a surface of the housing;

a memory storage device located within the housing cavity;

a central processing unit located within the housing for processing input data from the microphone and the actuator, and outputting data to activate the visual light indicator and audible alarm; and

wherein the memory storage device is in operable communication with the central processing unit to store input data.

2. The personal warning device of claim 1 wherein said at least one visual light indicator is a light emitting diode.

3. The personal warning device of claim 1 wherein said power source is a rechargeable battery.

4. The personal warning device of claim 1 further including a GPS receiver and a signal transmitter, wherein said central processing unit is capable of processing data from said GPS receiver and outputting said data with said signal transmitter.

5. A method for using a personal warning device including the steps of:

providing a device having a power supply for providing the device with power, a speaker positioned for sounding an audible alarm from said device, a microphone positioned for receiving audio transmission from a user, at least one actuator, at least one visual light indicator, a memory storage device, a central processing unit for processing input data from the microphone and the activator, and outputting data to activate the visual light indicator and the audible alarm, wherein the memory storage device is in operable communication with the central processing unit to store input data;

inputting a personal alarm word into said microphone for storage in said memory storage device;

inputting an activation word into said microphone;

comparing the personal alarm word stored in the memory storage device with the activation word;

verifying the activation word voice and word; and

activating said audible alarm.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of activating said audible alarm includes activating said at least one actuator.

7. The method of claim 5 further including the steps of:

providing a GPS receiver and a signal transmitter; and

whereby inputting the activation word into said microphone activates said GPS and said signal transmitter.

8. The method of claim 5 further including the steps of:

providing a GPS receiver and a signal transmitter; and

inputting a manual input signal into said at least one actuator to thereby activate said GPS and said signal transmitter.