Autonomous Alarm Notification System with Biometric Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal protection and notification systems require affirmative action from users to signal distress, which can be impossible in situations where they are incapacitated, leading to delayed or missed alerts for personal safety or medical emergencies.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to pre-configure emergency contacts and alert protocols, enabling automatic checks-in and alerts to be sent via internet-connected devices, with geolocation tracking and biometric monitoring, allowing for autonomous notification of emergency responders without user action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If affirmative action is required from users to signal distress, then device simplicity is maintained, but reliability deteriorates when users are incapacitated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically checking in with the user at predetermined intervals and proactively monitoring their status without requiring user initiation. The server automatically places check-in calls or sends messages to verify user safety, and if no response is received, automatically escalates alerts to emergency contacts. This preliminary automated monitoring resolves the contradiction by ensuring reliable alarm notification even when users are incapacitated and cannot perform affirmative actions.
2Reliability
If automatic monitoring and check-in systems are implemented, then alarm notification reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a server as an intermediary component that centralizes the automated monitoring and check-in functions. The server acts as a mediator between the user's mobile device and emergency contacts, handling all automated check-in calls, message sending, response verification, and alert escalation logic. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by managing system complexity in a centralized manner while providing reliable automated monitoring, as the server handles all complex automation tasks rather than distributing complexity across multiple components.
3Loss of time
If check-in intervals are shortened to improve monitoring frequency, then response time is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic check-in actions at predetermined intervals rather than continuous monitoring. The server automatically places check-in calls or sends messages to the user at scheduled times, and only consumes significant energy during these periodic interactions. This periodic approach resolves the contradiction by providing timely monitoring through regular check-ins while minimizing energy consumption by maintaining a dormant state between intervals, activating only when needed for check-in or alert escalation.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method providing for ascertaining the status of a user and escalating an alarm in the event the user is ascertained to be disposed in a dangerous condition. The of the invention attempts to contact the user at a predetermined check-in time, and notifies a pre-designated third-party which may be an emergency responder such as law enforcement or other emergency contact in the event that the user fails to respond to the check in request or signals that they are in danger using an escalate feature of the invention. The system operates autonomously to notify pre-designated emergency contacts or emergency responders in the case in which a user has been rendered unable to respond. The user may identify specific individuals with whom they plan to meet and the invention may also track the user's geo-location. The invention may also monitor biometric data of the user.