Personal security system apparatus and method
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1. A method for monitoring safety of a plurality of persons within a predetermined area, comprising:
- a. wirelessly transmitting from a person in apprehension respecting personal safety a distress signal indicative of a preselected identification code unique to such person;
b. monitoring said distress signal by a plurality of detecting stations distributed throughout said predetermined area so that at least one of said detectinq stations is within range of said distress signal throughout said predetermined area;
c. detecting said distress signal by at least one of said detecting stations;
d. sending a relay signal to a central monitoring station from at least one of said detecting stations responsively to detecting said distress signal, said relay signal including;
i. information indicative of said unique code associated with said distress signal; and
ii. information indicative of location within said predetermined area from which said relay signal is sent;
e. upon receiving said relay signal at said central monitoring station, determining said unique code associated with said detected distress signal and correlating said unique code with said person in apprehension;
f. correlating said information indicative of location from which said relay signal was sent with position within said predetermined area; and
g. providing a sensorially perceptible information display including;
i. identity of said person in apprehension;
ii. membership status and personal information for said person in apprehension; and
iii. position within said predetermined area from which said distress signal was transmitted.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring safety of persons within a predetermined area includes personal transmitters for wirelessly transmitting distress signals, stations for detecting transmission of any such distress signals and generating relay signals indicative of the transmitter of the distress signal for receipt by a central monitoring station for processing thereby.
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1. A method for monitoring safety of a plurality of persons within a predetermined area, comprising:
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a. wirelessly transmitting from a person in apprehension respecting personal safety a distress signal indicative of a preselected identification code unique to such person; b. monitoring said distress signal by a plurality of detecting stations distributed throughout said predetermined area so that at least one of said detectinq stations is within range of said distress signal throughout said predetermined area; c. detecting said distress signal by at least one of said detecting stations; d. sending a relay signal to a central monitoring station from at least one of said detecting stations responsively to detecting said distress signal, said relay signal including; i. information indicative of said unique code associated with said distress signal; and ii. information indicative of location within said predetermined area from which said relay signal is sent; e. upon receiving said relay signal at said central monitoring station, determining said unique code associated with said detected distress signal and correlating said unique code with said person in apprehension; f. correlating said information indicative of location from which said relay signal was sent with position within said predetermined area; and g. providing a sensorially perceptible information display including; i. identity of said person in apprehension; ii. membership status and personal information for said person in apprehension; and iii. position within said predetermined area from which said distress signal was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for monitoring safety of a plurality of persons within a predetermined area, comprising:
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a. wirelessly transmitting from a person in apprehension respecting personal safety a distress signal indicative of a first preselected identification code unique to such person in apprehension; b. continuously transmitting from a security person a location signal indicative of a second preselected identification code unique to such security person; c. monitoring said distress and location signals by a plurality of detecting stations distributed throughout said predetermined area so that at least one of said detecting stations is within range of said distress and location signals throughout said predetermined area; d. detecting said distress and location signals by at least one of said detecting stations; e. sending a relay signal to a central monitoring station from at least one of said detecting stations responsively to detecting said distress and location signals, said relay signal including; i. information indicative of said unique codes associated with said distress and location signals; and ii. information indicative of location within said predetermined area from which said relay signal is sent; f. upon receiving said relay signal at said central monitoring station, determining said unique codes associated with said detected distress and location signals and correlating said unique codes with said person in apprehension and security person; g. correlating said information indicative of location from which said relay signal was sent with a position within said predetermined area; and h. providing a sensorially perceptible information display including, identity of said person in apprehension, identity of said security person, membership status and personal information for said person in apprehension, and location within said predetermined area from which said detected distress and location signals were transmitted.
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23. A method for monitoring safety of a plurality of persons within a predetermined area, comprising:
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a. transmitting from a person in apprehension respecting personal safety a distress signal indicative of a first preselected identification code unique to said person in apprehension; b. transmitting a battery signal indicative of low battery power for providing said distress signal; c. continuously transmitting from a security person a location signal indicative of a second preselected identification code unique to said security person; d. monitoring said distress, battery and location signals by a plurality of detecting stations distributed throughout said predetermined area so that at least one of said detecting stations is within range of said distress, battery and location signals throughout said predetermined area; e. detecting said distress, battery and location signals by at least one of said detecting stations; f. activating an alarm at the detecting station responsively to detecting said distress signal; g. sending a relay signal to a central monitoring station from at least one of said detecting stations responsively to detecting said distress, battery and location signals, said relay signal including; i. information indicative of said unique codes associated with said distress, battery and location signals; and ii. information indicative of location within said predetermined area from which said relay signal is sent; h. upon receiving said relay signal at said central monitoring station, determining said unique codes associated with said detected distress, battery and location signals and correlating said unique codes with said person in apprehension, low batter power and security person; i. correlating said information indicative of location from which said relay signal was sent with a position within said predetermined area; and j. providing a sensorially perceptible information display including, identity of said person in apprehension, low battery power and security person, membership status and personal information for said person in apprehension, and location within said predetermined area from which said location signal was transmitted.
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24. Apparatus for monitoring safety of a dynamically changing plurality of preselected personnel within a predetermined area, comprising:
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a. a plurality of portable personal distress signal transmitters for wirelessly transmitting distress signals including information corresponding to a unique identification code for a user of each said transmitter, each said personal distress signal transmitter comprising; i. means for storing information corresponding to said identification codes; and ii. means for activating said transmitter and thereby transmitting said distress signal including said stored information corresponding to said identification code upon a transmitter user becoming in apprehension respective personal safety; b. a plurality of detecting station for detecting distress signals from any of said portable personal distress signal transmitters and responsively thereto transmitting a relay signal including; i. information corresponding to said unique identification code associated with said portable personal distress signal transmitter from which said distress signal is received; and ii. information identifying at least one of said detecting stations among said plurality transmitting said relay signal; c. central monitoring station means for receiving said relay signal from at least one of said detecting stations and providing a sensorially perceptible information display including; i. location of at least one of said detecting stations transmitting said relay signal; ii. whether said identification code for which said information was received as a part of said relay signal is for a person currently a member of said plurality; iii. identification of said person; and iv. personal information pertaining to said person; and d. programmable means for maintaining and dynamically updating said plurality of persons and identification codes uniquely associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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