Interchangeable personal security device with a communication accessory
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an alerting device comprising an alerting element, the alerting device being interchangeable with a plurality of portable accessories, wherein the alerting device comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a short-range wireless communication capability;
a communication device that comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a long-range wireless communication capability;
a portable accessory formed to receive the alerting device, the alerting device inserted within a compartment of the portable accessory, the portable accessory comprising the communication device, the communication device communicatively coupled to the alerting device using one or more of a short-range wireless communication connection and a wired connection in response to the alerting device being inserted into the portable accessory; and
one or more activation elements disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements, and wherein the communication device of the portable accessory transmits a notification directly to one or more contacts using the long-range wireless communication capability in response to receiving the alert signal, the one or more contacts programmed by a user and stored on the communication device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for personal security is disclosed that includes a portable accessory formed to receive an alerting device. The alerting device fits within a compartment of the portable accessory, and the portable accessory includes a communication device. The apparatus includes an alerting device with an alerting element. The alerting device is interchangeable with a plurality of portable accessories. One or more activation elements are disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements. In one embodiment, the alerting device sends the 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 portable accessories, wherein the alerting device comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a short-range wireless communication capability; a communication device that comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a long-range wireless communication capability; a portable accessory formed to receive the alerting device, the alerting device inserted within a compartment of the portable accessory, the portable accessory comprising the communication device, the communication device communicatively coupled to the alerting device using one or more of a short-range wireless communication connection and a wired connection in response to the alerting device being inserted into the portable accessory; and one or more activation elements disposed on the portable accessory and formed to activate the alerting device wherein the alerting element sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving an activation signal from the one or more activation elements, and wherein the communication device of the portable accessory transmits a notification directly to one or more contacts using the long-range wireless communication capability in response to receiving the alert signal, the one or more contacts programmed by a user and stored on the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a communication device that comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a long-range wireless communication capability; an interchangeable alerting device shaped to fit within two or more portable accessories, wherein at least one of the portable accessories comprises the communication device, and wherein the interchangeable alerting device comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a short-range wireless communication capability; 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; an alert module in communication with the communication device that sends an alert signal to the communication device in response to receiving the activation signal, the communication device communicatively coupled to the alerting device using one or more of a short-range wireless communication connection and a wired connection in response to the alerting device being inserted within the compartment of the portable accessory; and a notification module that sends a notification in response to the communication device receiving the alert signal, the communication device sending the notification directly to one or more predefined contacts using the long-range wireless communication capability, the one or more predefined contacts programmed by a user and stored on the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving, in an 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 portable accessories, wherein the alerting device comprises a wireless communication capability consisting of a short-range wireless communication capability, and wherein at least one of the portable accessories comprises a communication device, the communication device communicatively coupled to the alerting device using one or more of a short-range wireless communication connection and a wired connection in response to the alerting device being inserted within the compartment of the portable accessory; sending an alert signal to the communication device using one or more of the short-range wireless communication connection and the wired connection in response to receiving the activation signal; and sending a notification in response to the communication device receiving the alert signal, the communication device sending the notification directly to one or more predefined contacts using a long-range wireless communication capability of the communication device, the one or more predefined contacts programmed by a user and stored on the communication device.
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