DECT Terminal Alarm System with Base Station Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing DECT products can only initiate an emergency alarm, but cannot provide the specific location of the alarm reporter if they cannot speak, requiring expensive third-party servers or Bluetooth iBeacon technology for positioning.
Innovation Solution
An alarm method and apparatus for a DECT terminal that records the terminal's account, matches an emergency contact, and establishes alarm communication, sending location information of the connected network base station to the emergency contact using an ordinary SIP server, without relying on third-party servers or specific app functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If third-party server positioning is used, then location information can be obtained, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the positioning function from external third-party servers and implements it within the DECT management system itself. The management system collects location information from network base stations and makes it available to terminals, eliminating the need for external positioning services while reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The DECT management system performs multiple functions including not only call management but also positioning and location information distribution. By making the management system multi-functional, the patent eliminates the need for separate third-party positioning servers, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining location information availability.
2Loss of information
If Bluetooth iBeacon positioning is used, then location information can be obtained, but additional hardware and cost are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the positioning capability from specialized Bluetooth iBeacon hardware and implements it using existing network base stations. The management system collects location data from base stations that are already part of the DECT infrastructure, eliminating the need for additional iBeacon tags while maintaining positioning functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
Network base stations are made multi-functional, serving both their original purpose of providing DECT service and the additional function of positioning. By utilizing the existing base station infrastructure for both communication and location determination, the patent eliminates the need for separate positioning hardware.
3Loss of information
If third-party server positioning is used, then location information can be obtained, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the positioning service from expensive third-party servers and implements it within the existing DECT management system. The management system already operates infrastructure for call management, and adding positioning functionality leverages this existing investment, eliminating the need to pay for external positioning services.
Solution Approach 2:
The DECT management system is enhanced to perform multiple functions including positioning, utilizing the existing infrastructure for both call management and location services. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate third-party positioning services, reducing operational costs while maintaining location information availability.
4Device complexity
If only emergency alarm function is provided, then device complexity is reduced, but alarm effectiveness deteriorates when reporting person cannot speak
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces location information as an intermediary that conveys critical alarm data when the reporting person cannot communicate verbally. By automatically transmitting the location of the network base station to the emergency contact, the system ensures that even non-verbal alarms provide essential information about the alarmer's position, enhancing alarm effectiveness without increasing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are an alarm method and apparatus for a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: when an alarm function of the DECT terminal is triggered, recording an account of the DECT terminal, matching an emergency contact based on the account of the DECT terminal, and establishing alarm communication with the emergency contact; and after establishing the alarm communication between the DECT terminal and the emergency contact, sending location information of a network base station connected to the DECT terminal to a device of the emergency contact, such that the device of the emergency contact obtains an alarm call of the DECT terminal and displays the location information of the network base station connected to the DECT terminal.