Emergency Alert Device with GPS and Motion Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Young children lack the ability to effectively contact emergency services during emergencies due to limited access to reliable communication devices, and there is a need for affordable home security systems that can alert users to motion within the home.
Innovation Solution
An emergency alert device that can be used by a young child to alert emergency services and/or parents/guardians of an emergency situation, featuring a button that automatically alerts contacts via GPS location, and also functions as a low-cost home security system with a motion sensor that alerts users to motion within the home.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If young children use sophisticated security systems, then security reliability is improved, but cost increases making it prohibitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a low-cost alert device that sacrifices some sophistication for affordability, using basic components like a button, motion sensor, GPS tracker, and transmitter that can be manufactured at minimal cost while still providing essential emergency alert functionality for children and home security
Solution Approach 2:
The alert device serves multiple functions: emergency button pressing for child safety, motion detection for home security, GPS location tracking, and audible alerting, consolidating what would traditionally require multiple separate expensive systems into a single affordable device
2Reliability
If comprehensive security monitoring is implemented, then safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential safety functions needed for child emergency alerting and basic home security monitoring, eliminating unnecessary complex features while maintaining core safety capabilities through simple button pressing, motion detection, and location tracking
Solution Approach 2:
The device automatically performs safety functions without requiring complex user interaction: the motion sensor automatically detects movement and triggers alerts, the GPS tracker automatically provides location data, and the transmitter automatically sends notifications to parents or emergency services when motion is detected or the button is pressed
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AI summary
An emergency alert device is provided. The device can be used by a young child to alert emergency services and/or a parent/guardian of an emergency. To do so, the device is comprised of at least one button that can be pressed in the event of an emergency. Pressing the button automatically alerts a contact (emergency services and/or a parent) and notifies the contact of the GPS location of the device (and user). In a further embodiment, the device can also be used as a motion sensor for home security and alerting purposes and is comprised of a motion sensor. In this embodiment, the device produces an audible sound when motion is detected.