System for protecting a person who is a victim of domestic violence
A discreet, low-cost system with a long-range communication device integrated into clothing or jewelry addresses the ineffectiveness of personal alarms in domestic violence by enabling real-time alarm activation, evidence acquisition, and intervention, ensuring victim safety and legal proof.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing personal alarm systems are ineffective in protecting victims of domestic violence, as the perpetrator can disable communication devices and isolate the victim within their home, leaving them without recourse and lacking evidence for authorities.
A discreet, low-cost system with a long-range communication device, integrated into clothing or jewelry, sends an alert to a remote server that automatically contacts predefined intervention addresses and records evidence, including GPS location if necessary.
Enables reliable alarm activation, evidence acquisition, and intervention in real-time, even when the victim is isolated, and provides legal proof to ensure safety and prevent future assaults.
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Title of the invention: System for protecting a person who is a victim of domestic violence Technical field of the invention
[0001] The invention relates to a system for protecting a person. It also relates to a method for protecting a person. State of the art
[0002] Portable devices have been developed to enable vulnerable people, such as elderly people, to raise the alarm in a simple and automated way by a simple action, such as pressing a button on a personal device, in the event of an accident for example.
[0003] Existing systems designed to protect individuals by enabling them to raise the alarm in case of danger have the drawback of not always being suitable for rescuing a victim of assault. For example, they are particularly ineffective in protecting a victim of domestic violence. Indeed, in many assault situations, the perpetrator knows the victim, who may be someone close to them, such as a spouse. In such a case, the perpetrator knows the means of communication available to the person they are assaulting and is likely to disable them, for example by confiscating their mobile phone, cutting off a local device generating a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi, or any wired telephone or internet connection.The victim's isolation is naturally complete when the assault takes place in their own home by another member of the household, as is the case in most instances of domestic violence. In these situations, the abuser has full knowledge of the communication tools available to the victim within the home and can easily control them to prevent them from raising the alarm. In such situations, the victim is left without recourse, which unfortunately explains the serious consequences of these situations, sometimes even resulting in death.
[0004] In addition, when the victim manages to survive, they often encounter a second problem when trying to escape their abuser in the future. Indeed, they generally lack evidence of the assault, and their word is not always sufficient to convince the authorities to ensure their safety. They thus find themselves with no other option than to remain in their home with their violent abuser, where they suffer further assaults by the same repeat offender, without any means of raising the alarm. Consequently, it appears that some people find themselves living for extended periods and helplessly in a situation of constant danger. Object of the invention
[0005] The general object of the present invention is to provide an improved protection solution to respond to a greater number of emergency situations, in particular to protect people likely to be victims of domestic violence.
[0006] The invention seeks more specifically to address all or part of the following objectives.
[0007] A first objective of the invention is to provide a protection solution enabling a person to raise the alarm in all circumstances, even from their home in the event of an attack by their own spouse.
[0008] A second objective is to propose a low-cost, discreet, and reliable solution.
[0009] A third objective is to propose a solution to assist a victim in establishing proof of an assault she is suffering.
[0010] To this end, the invention is based on a system for protecting a person, characterized in that it comprises:
[0011] • at least one protective device comprising:
[0012] o a long-range communication device;
[0013] or at least one electronic memory containing the address of a remote server and at least one identifier;
[0014] o a battery;
[0015] or a button-type actuation device connected to the long-range communication device such that actuation of the actuation device generates the sending of an alert message to the remote server whose address is stored, said alert message including at least one identifier and including
[0016] • a remote server comprising:
[0017] o a communication device enabling the receipt of an alert message issued by said at least one protection device and the issuance of at least one intervention message;
[0018] o an electronic memory comprising, for each identifier associated with a protection device, a list of intervention addresses;
[0019] or a hardware and / or software computer configured to automatically send at least one intervention message to all or part of the intervention addresses in the intervention address list associated with said identifier of said at least one protection device having transmitted an alert message.
[0020] The protective device can be positioned within an enclosed compartment of clothing, in particular at the level of a strap or between the two cups of a bra or in a pocket of underwear or a sock. Its volume can be less than or equal to that of a disc with a diameter of 5 cm and a thickness of 1 cm.
[0021] The protection device may consist of said long-range communication device, said electronic memory, said battery, said actuation device, and a circuit linking these components.
[0022] A person protection system may include a second evidence acquisition server, capable of receiving an alert message from said remote server and automatically triggering the execution of a computer program of a recording device configured for the audio and / or visual acquisition of its environment, the address of the recording device being associated with the identifier of the protection device transmitted by an alert message on an electronic memory accessible by the evidence acquisition server.
[0023] The electronic memory connected to the remote server and / or electronic memory connected to a second evidence acquisition server may include:
[0024] a. a first field comprising identifiers corresponding respectively to several protection devices;
[0025] b. a second field comprising intervention addresses associated with each identifier of the first field;
[0026] c. optionally a third field comprising one or more attacker addresses associated with at least one identifier from the first field;
[0027] d. optionally a fourth field comprising general data associated respectively with each identifier of the first field, including the name and surname of the person who owns the protective device, a personal address, one or more secondary addresses, medical data, a history of past assaults, a mobile phone number.
[0028] The invention also relates to a method for protecting a person, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
[0029] - Sending a long-range alert message including an identifier by the actuation of a button-type actuation device connected to a long-range communication device of a protection device;
[0030] - Reception of the alert message by a remote server and automatic sending of an alert less one intervention message from the remote server to at least one personal device, whose intervention address has been stored in an electronic memory linked to the remote server corresponding to the identifier of the alert message.
[0031] The method of protecting a person may include an additional step of automatically triggering a computer program on a recording device which records sound and / or image data of its environment, and recording said sound and / or image data on an internal electronic memory and / or on a remote electronic memory.
[0032] The method of protecting a person may include the transmission of an alert message including said identifier from the remote server to an evidence acquisition server, and then the automatic sending of a recording order from the evidence acquisition server to at least one recording device whose evidence acquisition address is stored on an electronic memory in association with said identifier, said acquisition address corresponding to a recording device of the victim and / or a potential aggressor and / or a close person such as a family member or neighbor.
[0033] The method of protecting a person may include making a telephone call to a telephone of the victim and / or at least one potential aggressor corresponding to the identifier of the alert message by the remote server upon receipt of an alert message.
[0034] The method for protecting a person may include a location step comprising the location by triangulation of the protection device that emitted the alert message, and all or part of the following sub-steps:
[0035] - Locating at least one personal device such as a mobile phone the victim and / or a potential aggressor and / or a close relative by reading the address of at least one personal device associated with at least one identifier on an electronic memory connected to the remote server; and / or
[0036] - Localization of a personal device whose address is stored in a field of intervention addresses from an electronic memory connected to the remote server and comparison of this location with that of the victim, and taking this comparison into account when sending at least one intervention message; and / or
[0037] - Locating and comparing a personal device of a potential attacker with the location of the victim to establish a risk of aggression by said potential aggressor. Brief description of the drawings
[0038] These objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following description of a particular embodiment, given by way of non-limiting example, in relation to the accompanying figures, among which:
[0039] Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a system for protecting a person according to one embodiment of the invention.
[0040] Figure 2 schematically illustrates a first variant of a bra incorporating a device for protecting a person's protection system according to the embodiment of the invention.
[0041] Figure 3 schematically illustrates a second variant of the bra incorporating two protection devices for the personal protection system according to the embodiment of the invention.
[0042] Figure 4 schematically illustrates a pair of pants incorporating a protective device for a person's protective system according to the embodiment of the invention.
[0043] Figure 5 represents the organization of data in an electronic memory of a remote server of the personal protection system according to the embodiment of the invention.
[0044] Fig. 6 represents the organization of data in an electronic memory of a proof acquisition server of the personal protection system according to the embodiment of the invention.
[0045] Fig. 7 schematically represents the steps of a method for protecting a person according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0046] Description of a preferred embodiment of the invention
[0047] Fig. 1 represents a protection system 1 for a person according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0048] To this end, the system first comprises a personal protective device 10, which is a small device integrated into a housing, and includes an actuation device 11, in the form of a simple button, which allows a person in danger to activate it manually in a simple and quick manner. This actuation device 11 is linked to a long-range communication device 12, which allows digital data to be sent via a communication network 20. In addition, the protective device 10 includes an electronic memory 13, on which is stored at least one identification data item, which will be simply called the identifier, and an alert address, which represents a numerical data item allowing the destination of an alert message to be defined, as will be specified later. The electronic memory 13 may be in various forms, removable or not.This electronic memory 13 may have been programmed during its manufacture and may optionally remain programmable to modify the alert address and / or identifier if necessary. The protection device 10 also includes an internal battery 14, which powers the various aforementioned components for their operation. This battery is preferably minimized to represent a minimal volume. For example, the battery may only be used when the protection device 10 sends a message. It may be sized to send a small number of alert messages, since the protection device 10 is intended for infrequent use in exceptional situations. The protection device then includes an electronic circuit that connects all these aforementioned components. Advantageously, the protection device 10 is limited to the components listed above.
[0049] The communication device 12 is preferably designed for low-bandwidth, low-power communication. For this purpose, it can operate based on the LoRaWAN communication protocol or use Sigfox® technology. The communication network 20 can be a 2G, 3G, or 4G network. The protection device 10 can then function similarly to a simplified telephone, with the electronic memory 13 in the form of a mini SIM card. This electronic memory can thus include two identifiers: firstly, the IMEI, which is a standardized data representing the international identity of the mobile equipment, and secondly, an identifier of the SIM card itself, also in a standardized format. In one embodiment, the protection device can be a device marketed by Sayme® and called a "Sayme tracker."
[0050] By choosing the architecture specified above, the protective device 10 can be a small device. For example, it can be in the form of a thin disc, less than or equal to 1 cm, or even less than or equal to 0.5 cm, and of small diameter, less than or equal to 5 cm, or even less than or equal to 3 cm. Naturally, the invention is not limited to a specific shape. However, the fact that the protective device 10 has a simple architecture and therefore a minimal volume is very advantageous since it allows it to be discreet and to be concealed and undetected by an attacker. Thus, more generally, whatever its shape, its volume is preferably less than the volume of a disc with a diameter of 5 cm and a thickness of 1 cm, or even less than the volume of a disc with a diameter of 3 cm and a thickness of 0.5 cm.
[0051] According to an advantageous embodiment, the protective device 10 can be integrated or almost integrated into an article of clothing, for example underwear or a sock, to render it undetectable, or even into a piece of jewelry. Such integration can take the form of its removable placement within a suitable housing, such as a pocket in the garment, preferably equipped with a closure. This pocket preferably has a volume substantially identical to that of the protective device 10, so that the latter can be held in place when positioned within this housing. Furthermore, it can be closed, which ensures that the fastening device remains secure, discreet, and hinders its discovery and potential confiscation by an assailant.For example, the housing may include an opening closed by a fastening element such as a simple flap, a zipper, one or more buttons, or Velcro.
[0052] Figures 2 and 3 illustrate, to this end, alternative embodiments of the combination of a protective device 10 according to the invention with a bra 60. In the variant of [Fig. 2], a protective device 10 is integrated into a housing positioned between the two cups 61 of the bra 60. On the variant of [Fig.3], a protective device 10 is integrated into a housing positioned at the end of each strap 62 of the bra 60, at the level of the upper part of each cup 61.
[0053] Fig. 4 represents the integration of a protective device 10 according to the invention into a pair of panties 70. According to this embodiment, the protective device 10 is integrated into the upper and front part of the panties, for example in a housing receiving an elastic band positioned around the edge of the panties.
[0054] The protection system 1 further comprises a remote server 30, which is in the form of any computer comprising at least one microprocessor and access to electronic memory 33, as well as a computer program that allows for the automatic management of at least part of the process of protecting a person, which will be described in more detail later. More generally, the remote server 30 comprises at least one hardware and / or software computer configured to automatically send at least one intervention message to all or part of the intervention addresses in the intervention address list associated with the identifier of said at least one protection device that has transmitted an alert message, as will be detailed below.
[0055] The electronic memory 33 associated with the remote server 30 preferably comprises a database structure, as detailed in [Fig. 5]. This database includes a first field 34 containing n identification information ldi. Each identification information ldi corresponds to an identifier of a protection device 10. Every protection device 10 is thus identified in this electronic memory 33. Each identification information ldi is associated with m intervention addresses Aiij in a second field 35. These intervention addresses are intended to enable the initiation of intervention actions following the triggering of an alert, as will be explained later. Optionally, the electronic memory may include a third field 36 associated with each identification information ldi, comprising one or more (p) attacker addresses Aij.Indeed, the invention is particularly relevant to situations of domestic violence, one of the specific characteristics of which is that the contact details of the potential aggressor are known. Generally, a victim will be associated with a single aggressor, for example, their spouse, but nothing prevents considering more complex situations in which a victim is threatened by several potential aggressors. Finally, the electronic memory can include a fourth field 37 containing general data Dgij associated with each identification information ldi. This general data Dgij can include the first and last name of the person who owns the protective device 10 (identified by the identification information). ldi), his personal address, possibly secondary addresses, medical data, a history of past assaults, his telephone number, etc.
[0056] The remote server 30 further includes a communication device 32, which enables it to establish a communication link, wireless or wired, via the same communication network 20 or via another communication network 25, in order to initiate intervention actions following the receipt of an alert message. Thus, the server 30 can receive alert messages from protection devices 10 and can transmit at least one intervention message. Such an intervention message can be sent to a personal device 26 belonging to a person in the victim's circle, whose intervention address has been stored in the second field 35. A person in the victim's circle could be a family member, a neighbor, a friend, etc.In addition or as an alternative, the remote server 30 can transmit an intervention message to a local organization 27 such as the local police, or to an intermediary operator 28, who will in turn contact intervention entities.
[0057] According to the embodiment of the invention, the protection system 1 comprises a second evidence acquisition server 40, which enables the implementation of complementary functionalities, in particular the automatic acquisition of evidence during an attack. The evidence acquisition server 40 takes the form of any computer comprising at least one microprocessor and having access to electronic memory 43, as well as a computer program that allows for the automatic management of at least part of an evidence acquisition step, which will be described in more detail later. As a note, the second evidence acquisition server 40 may or may not be separate from the remote server 30 described above.
[0058] The electronic memory 43 associated with the evidence acquisition server 40 preferably comprises a database structure, as detailed in [Fig. 6]. This database includes a first field 44 containing n identification information (ldi). This field is identical to field 34 of the electronic memory 33. Each identification information (ldi) can correspond to an identifier of a protection device 10. Each identification information (ldi) is associated with evidence acquisition addresses (Apij) in a second field 45. These acquisition addresses are intended to enable evidence acquisition actions following the triggering of an alert, as will be explained later. Optionally, the electronic memory may include a third field 46 associated with each identification information (ldi), comprising one or more (p) attacker addresses (Aaij).This third field 46 is thus identical to the aforementioned third field 36 of the electronic memory. 33. Optionally, the electronic memory may include a fourth field 47 containing general data Dgij associated with each identification piece of information ldi. This fourth field 47 is thus identical to the aforementioned fourth field 37 of the electronic memory 33.
[0059] The evidence acquisition server 40 further includes a communication device 42, which enables it to establish a communication link 49, wireless or wired, via one of the aforementioned communication networks 20, 25 or via another communication network, in order to initiate evidence acquisition actions following the receipt of an alert message. Thus, the evidence acquisition server 40 can transmit at least one message to a recording device 50 on which a computer program application 51 is stored and which is capable of implementing automatic evidence acquisition by the recording device 50. The latter is then in remote communication 49, via its communication device 52, with the second evidence acquisition server 40.Application 51 acquires data from its environment, including audio and / or visual data, and preferably transmits this data for secure remote recording on an electronic memory associated with the evidence acquisition server 40. Alternatively or in addition, the recording device may record said data on its own internal electronic memory.
[0060] Naturally, the invention is not limited to the personal protection system 1 according to the embodiment described above. In particular, the aforementioned server(s), as well as their components such as the electronic memories 33, 43, can be in various equivalent forms.
[0061] The invention provides a solution particularly suited to domestic violence. In such a case, the victim is generally at home, and their location is not useful. However, according to one embodiment, the invention is not limited to the simplified system described above and may include one or more location devices. According to one embodiment, the location device is of the GPS type. According to a first embodiment, it could be integrated into the victim's protective device 10. In this case, this protective device 10 would be more complex and bulkier, as it would require integrating this additional functionality and a more powerful power source. According to a second embodiment, the location device is arranged on one or more other devices and not on the victim's protective device 10.A tracking device can, for example, be placed on another portable device belonging to the victim, such as their mobile phone. A tracking device can also be placed on a portable device belonging to another person who may be at risk. to be close to the victim, such as their alleged attacker, and / or a close family member. Naturally, the above variations can be combined.
[0062] On the other hand, even though the protection system has been described for a particular application in the case of domestic assaults, it naturally appears that it could be implemented for the protection of a person in any situation of aggression, and in any place.
[0063] The operation of the person protection system 1 according to the embodiment will now be explained. This protection system 1 makes it possible to implement an automated method for protecting a person, one embodiment of which within the scope of this invention will be described, and whose steps are schematically represented in [Fig.7].
[0064] In a first actuation step El, the victim of an attack will activate their protective device, notably by simply pressing a button on their device. This manual actuation will then trigger an automatic alert processing procedure.
[0065] Indeed, in a second alert stage E2, the person protection device 10 will generate and transmit an alert message. This alert message includes at least one ID from the electronic memory 13 of the protection device 10. It is transmitted via the communication device 12, powered by the internal battery 14, through the communication network 20. This is a long-range message, meaning that it can directly reach a remote server 30, even at very long distances, without requiring a local intermediate communication device. A long-range transmission is capable of exceeding a distance of at least one kilometer and reaching significant distances of several kilometers, tens, or hundreds of kilometers, unlike a message using, for example, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth standards. It is addressed to the alert address stored in the electronic memory 13 of the protection device 10.This alert address can be in the form of a telephone number, an email address, etc. It corresponds to the address of the remote server 30, depending on the embodiment. This alert message is generated according to a predefined communication protocol, corresponding to the communication network 20 and long-range transmission. As mentioned above, there is no local relay that would receive the alert message via a first means of communication according to a first protocol, and then retransmit it via a second means of communication according to a second communication protocol different from the first protocol.
[0066] In a third processing step E3, the alert message is received and processed automatically by the remote server 30 of the protection system 1. Indeed, this The server has access to an electronic memory on which a computer program is stored and programmed to automatically respond to alert messages.
[0067] In a first data processing substep E31, the process searches for the identifier ldi transmitted by the alert message in the electronic memory 33 to which it has access, more precisely in the first field 34 of this electronic memory, and reads the associated data in the other fields 35, 36, 37 of this electronic memory 33.
[0068] In a second intervention substep E32, the method sends one or more predefined intervention messages to one or more intervention addresses Aiij associated with the identifier ldi. An intervention message includes an indication of the existence of an alert and an identifying piece of data, which may be the original identifier ldi or another more explicit identifier read from electronic memory 33, in its third field 37, such as the first and last name of the victim. An intervention message advantageously takes the form of an SMS or an automated voice call, with an intervention address being a mobile phone number. Naturally, such a message could take another form, such as an email or be sent via a specific mobile phone assault processing application and / or sent to any device other than a mobile phone.It is sent to a personal device 26, 27, 28 corresponding to the predefined intervention address.
[0069] Through this means, one or more predefined individuals will automatically receive an intervention message informing them of the victim's identity. These individuals may be family members, neighbors, friends, etc., particularly someone likely to know the victim's location and how to intervene as quickly as possible to stop the attack. These individuals may also be security professionals, such as police officers or security companies. In the latter case, the message may include the victim's address, stored and retrieved from the third field 37 of the server's electronic memory 33. The message may also include the victim's landline and / or mobile phone number.
[0070] According to one embodiment, the method implements a third substep of calling the victim by telephone E33, on their mobile and / or landline, in order to create a diversion at the time of the attack and possibly to obtain confirmation of the state of aggression if the victim is able to answer. In this telephone substep E33, the method may alternatively or additionally call the alleged attacker, whose telephone number may likewise be stored in electronic memory 33, in the third field 36, in association with the identifier, in order to create a diversion at the time of the attack.
[0071] In addition, in a fourth sub-step E34, a signal can be emitted by the remote server 30 upon receiving an alert message, for example in audible and / or visual form, by a human-machine interface associated with the server 30. This allows an operator to be informed of the existence of the alert so that he can follow the progress of the process, and possibly intervene in a complementary manner in parallel.
[0072] In addition, the method according to the embodiment of the invention implements an optional fourth evidence acquisition step E4. A first substep E41 comprises the transmission of an alert message from the remote server 30 to an evidence acquisition server 40. This alert message may be identical to, or include the same information as, the alert message generated by the protection device 10 and received by the remote server 30. A second substep E42 comprises the automatic sending of a recording command from the evidence acquisition server 40 to at least one recording device 50 whose evidence acquisition address is stored in the second field 45 of the electronic memory 43, in association with said identifier.Alternatively or in addition, the recording order from the evidence acquisition server 40 is transmitted to a recording device 50 corresponding to an assailant's address stored in the third field 46 of the electronic memory 43, in association with said identifier. A third sub-step E43 comprises the transmission of the audio and / or visual data received by the recording device 50 to a recording memory, which may preferably be at the level of the evidence acquisition server 40 and / or an internal electronic memory of the recording device 50. It may therefore be a local and / or remote recording.
[0073] As a side note, when a suspected perpetrator is identified, they may be required to wear a recording device 50, including a recording application 51, at all times, similar to a prisoner's ankle bracelet. Thus, in the event of an attack on their alleged victim, their recording device is automatically activated, and proof of their guilt or innocence is established with certainty. Such a device thus complements, or even replaces, a restraining order.
[0074] According to an optional embodiment, the method for protecting a person implements a fifth step E5 of locating the victim. This location can be direct or indirect.
[0075] In one embodiment, the protection device 10 incorporates a GPS-type location device. In this embodiment, the protection device 10 can be located precisely and sufficiently. However, as previously stated, it It is advantageous not to add such a location device to the protection device 10 so as not to increase its cost and size.
[0076] Thus, the localization step may include a substep of calculating, by triangulation, a positioning zone for the protective device 10 that sent the alert message. This substep allows for a rough localization of the victim, via the protective device, but is not sufficient. However, if the victim's home is within the identified positioning zone, there is a high probability that the assault took place at their home.
[0077] For this reason, the process implements complementary substeps of indirect localization.
[0078] A first sub-step consists of locating the victim's personal mobile phone using its GPS. If this sub-step is successful and the location is within the positioning zone of the protective device, there is a high probability that the location is correct.
[0079] A second substep consists of locating a personal mobile phone of the alleged assailant, if one exists, via its GPS. As a reminder, the coordinates of an alleged assailant can be stored in an electronic memory 33 associated with the remote server 30. If this substep is successful and the location corresponds to the positioning zone of the protection device, there is a high probability that the assailant is indeed the alleged assailant and that their location corresponds to the site of the assault.
[0080] A third sub-step consists of locating a mobile phone belonging to a relative of the victim, such as a child or a parent, who lives with the victim and has a probability of being in the company of the victim.
[0081] From the preceding sub-steps, the process can establish at least a probability of locating the victim, or even a probability of identifying the aggressor.
[0082] In addition to the previous location step, location information can be taken into account during the intervention. Specifically, the obtained location can be transmitted as data in the intervention message. Furthermore, the personal devices 26 corresponding to the intervention addresses can be located, and intervention messages sent to said devices whose distance from the victim's location is less than a predefined threshold, or to the devices closest to that location. More generally, the method can implement a comparison of the location of the personal devices with that of the victim, and take into account the result of this comparison when sending at least one intervention message.If the location of the victim is not achieved, it remains possible, according to a variant of the implementation, to locate the personal devices of people likely to intervene, in order to. determine the people physically closest to the victim's home, and contact them as a priority.
[0083] Finally, it appears that the invention meets the objectives sought and more generally offers the following advantages: - A victim has a small protective device, which can be concealed on them in a way that is undetectable by an attacker; - This protective device is easy to operate, which gives him time to activate it before a possible neutralization by an attacker; - The protection device is simple, can be made available without the need for a complex subscription by a particular operator, which would leave traces in the accounting detectable by an aggressor and / or induce deterrent costs; - The protection device generates long-distance communication autonomously: it is therefore independent, does not require a specific local installation, which could be detected, prohibited or neutralized by an attacker; - The alert can be given in real time to one or more people likely to intervene quickly; - The alert is processed automatically and reliably, and does not go unanswered; - The system can allow automatic and real-time, secure recording, which can build legal evidence of the assault, allowing the victim to establish without a doubt the reality of the facts in order to obtain appropriate future protection measures and prevent recurrences; - Optionally, the victim can be located.
Claims
1. Demands A protection system (1) for a person, characterized in that it comprises: • at least one protective device (10) comprising: • a long-range communication device (12) supported by LoRaWAN or Sigfox® communication; • at least one electronic memory (13) including the address of a remote server (30) and at least one identifier; • a battery (14); • a button-type actuation device (11) connected to the long-range communication device (12) such that actuation of the actuating device (11) generates the sending of an alert message to the remote server (30) whose address is stored, said alert message comprising at least one identifier and including • a remote server (30) comprising: • a communication device (32) capable of receiving an alert message issued by said at least one protection device (10) and of issuing at least one intervention message; • an electronic memory (33) comprising for each identifier associated with a protection device (10) a list of intervention addresses, such as a mobile phone number, an email or a means of sending on a particular application; • a hardware and / or software computer configured to automatically send at least one intervention message to all or part of the intervention addresses in the intervention address list associated with said identifier of at least one protection device (10) having transmitted an alert message, the communication device (12) of the protection device (10) being configured to reach the remote server directly by means of a long-range transmission at a distance of at least one kilometer without requiring an intermediate local communication device.
2. A protective system (1) for a person according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the protective device (10) is positioned within a closed compartment of a garment, in particular at the level of a strap or between the two cups of a bra or in a pocket of panties or a sock or in that the protective device (10) is integrated within a garment, such as underwear or a sock, or within a piece of jewelry, in a removable manner within a compartment, such as a compartment comprising an opening closed by a fastening element in the form of a simple flap, or a zipper or one or more buttons or Velcro.
3. A protection system (1) for a person according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protective device (10) has a volume less than or equal to that of a disc with a diameter of 5 cm and a thickness of 1 cm, or less than or equal to that of a disc with a diameter of 3 cm and a thickness of 0.5 cm.
4. A protection system (1) for a person according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protection device (10) consists of said long-range communication device (12), said electronic memory (13), said battery (14), said actuation device (11), and a circuit linking these components.
5. A protection system (1) for a person according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a second evidence acquisition server (40), capable of receiving an alert message from said remote server (30) and of automatically triggering the execution of a computer program of a recording device (50) configured for the audio and / or visual acquisition of its environment, the address of the recording device (50) being associated with the identifier of the protection device (10) transmitted by an alert message on an electronic memory (44) accessible by the evidence acquisition server (40).
6. A protection system (1) for a person according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electronic memory (33) connected to the remote server (30) and / or an electronic memory (43) connected to a second evidence acquisition server (40) comprises:
7. a. a first field (34; 44) comprising identifiers corresponding respectively to several protection devices (10); b. a second field (35; 45) comprising intervention addresses associated with each identifier of the first field (34; 44); c. optionally a third field (36; 46) including one or more aggressor addresses associated with at least one identifier from the first field (34; 44); d. optionally a fourth field (37; 47) comprising general data associated respectively with each identifier of the first field (34; 44), including the name and surname of the person who owns the protective device (10), a personal address, one or more secondary addresses, medical data, a history of past assaults, a mobile phone number. A method for protecting a person, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - Sending (E2) a long-range alert message via LoRaWAN or Sigfox® communication including an identifier by the actuation of a button-type actuation device (11) connected to a long-range communication device (12) of a protection device (10); - Reception of the alert message by a remote server (30) and automatic sending of at least one intervention message from the remote server (30) to at least one personal device (26, 27, 28), whose intervention address has been stored in an electronic memory (33) connected to the remote server (30) corresponding to the identifier of the alert message, the communication device (12) of the protection device (10) being configured to reach the remote server (30) directly by means of a long-range transmission at a distance of at least one kilometer without requiring an intermediate local communication device.
8. A method for protecting a person according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it includes an additional step of automatically triggering a computer program (51) on a recording device (50) which records sound and / or image data of its environment, and recording said sound and / or image data on an internal electronic memory and / or on a remote electronic memory.
9. A method for protecting a person according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises the transmission of an alert message including said identifier from the remote server (30) to an evidence acquisition server (40), and then the automatic sending of a recording order from the evidence acquisition server (40) to at least one recording device (50) whose evidence acquisition address is stored on an electronic memory (43) in association with said identifier, said acquisition address corresponding to a recording device (50) of the victim and / or a potential aggressor and / or a close person such as a family member or neighbor.
10. A method for protecting a person according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that it comprises a localization step (E5) including the localization by triangulation of the protective device (10) which emitted the alert message, and all or part of the following substeps: Locating at least one personal device, such as a mobile phone belonging to the victim and / or a potential assailant and / or a person nearby, by reading the address of this at least one personal device associated with at least one identifier on an electronic memory (33) connected to the remote server (30); and / or locating a personal device corresponding to an assailant's address stored in an intervention address field of an electronic memory (33) connected to the remote server (30) and comparing this location with that of the victim, and taking this comparison into account when sending at least one intervention message; and / or Locating a personal device belonging to a potential assailant and comparing it to the location of the victim to establish a risk of assault by said potential assailant.