Remote Mobile Sensor Access for Emergency Data Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to effectively utilize modern mobile devices to quickly and accurately gather information in emergency situations due to bystanders' stress and lack of experience, leading to inefficient and time-consuming rescue operations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that remotely controls sensors and actors on a bystander's mobile device using identification information to establish a data channel, allowing trained personnel to access and control the device's functionalities from a distance, reducing the bystander's burden and ensuring accurate data collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If bystanders manually operate mobile devices to capture and transmit data during emergencies, then objective information can be obtained, but the complexity of operation increases and bystanders are overwhelmed by stress
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device automatically captures and transmits emergency data without requiring manual operation by the bystander. The system activates sensors and initiates data transmission autonomously when an emergency is detected, allowing the device to serve itself rather than requiring human control during the critical moment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that bridges the bystander, mobile device, and emergency services. This intermediary automatically manages the complex data collection and transmission processes, translating the bystander's simple emergency trigger into coordinated device operations and structured information delivery
2Loss of information
If comprehensive information is gathered from multiple sensors, then rescue coordination is improved, but the time required for data collection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device continuously monitors and pre-captures data from multiple sensors (camera, microphone, GPS, accelerometers) before the emergency occurs. When an emergency is triggered, this pre-collected data is immediately transmitted, eliminating the need for time-consuming data collection during the critical response window
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous data collection across all sensors throughout the emergency situation rather than sequentially activating them. Multiple data streams are captured simultaneously and transmitted in parallel, ensuring complete information gathering without sequential delays
3Speed
If bystanders are required to perform first aid tasks while under stress, then immediate assistance can be provided, but the quality of care decreases due to lack of experience
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback to the bystander through the mobile device interface, guiding them through appropriate first aid actions based on the detected emergency type. Sensors monitor the situation and provide feedback loops that instruct the bystander on specific actions to take, ensuring evidence-based care even for inexperienced individuals
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary between the stressed bystander and professional emergency services. It automatically collects and transmits critical information to dispatchers while providing guided instructions to the bystander, reducing the cognitive burden on the layperson while maintaining care quality
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an apparatus (12) for obtaining information on an emergency situation, comprising: an ID-interface (22) for receiving an identification information of a mobile device (14) via which an emergency situation is reported; a transmission unit (24) for transmitting a deployment data packet to the mobile device identified by the identification information, said deployment data packet including application deployment information for executing on the mobile device a control application for providing remote access to the mobile device to control a sensor and/or an actor (16) of the mobile device; and a control unit (26) for communicating with the mobile device to obtain information on the emergency situation by controlling the sensor and/or the actor via the control application. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method and system (10) for obtaining information in an emergency situation.