Rideshare Safety System with Live Video Streaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ridesharing safety systems fail to provide continuous visual identification and assistance to drivers and passengers during emergencies, as they lack the capability for live streaming audio and video, and integrated GPS tracking within existing rideshare software applications.
Innovation Solution
A safety and surveillance system that integrates with existing rideshare software, enabling users to trigger a distress signal, live stream audio and video via a dash camera connected to a cellular network, and utilize GPS for location tracking, ensuring continuous monitoring and assistance from emergency services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing ridesharing safety systems are used, then basic location tracking is provided, but continuous visual identification and live streaming capability are missing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple safety functions into a single integrated system: GPS location tracking, dash camera video recording, audio recording, and live streaming capability are merged into one unified safety system accessible through the ridesharing application, eliminating the need for separate devices and ensuring comprehensive information capture
Solution Approach 2:
The safety system performs multiple functions simultaneously: it tracks location, records video, records audio, and streams live footage to emergency services. This multi-functional approach ensures that all necessary safety information is captured and transmitted through a single system rather than requiring separate devices for each function
2Ease of operation
If manual safety systems are used, then basic alert capability is provided, but automated continuous monitoring and live streaming to emergency services are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically activating the dash camera, audio recording, and live streaming functions as soon as a distress signal is triggered. This ensures that monitoring and recording are already in progress before emergency services are notified, capturing critical information from the moment the emergency begins
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides continuous feedback to emergency services through live streaming of video and audio footage, allowing real-time monitoring of the situation. This feedback loop enables emergency responders to assess the situation dynamically and adjust their response accordingly, rather than relying on static pre-emergency information
3Reliability
If separate safety devices are used, then basic tracking is achieved, but integration with ridesharing software and continuous monitoring are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the safety system with the existing ridesharing software platform, allowing the distress signal function to be accessed directly through the application that drivers and passengers already use. This integration eliminates the need for separate safety devices and ensures seamless connectivity between the ridesharing platform and emergency services
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the ridesharing application's existing infrastructure (GPS tracking, mobile device connectivity, software interface) to provide comprehensive safety functions. By making the safety system universal and accessible through the existing platform, it reduces device complexity while maintaining reliable emergency response capability
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AI summary
A safety system particularly for a transport service software application. The system integrates into an existing transport service software application communicates with a cellular network mobile device of a transport service driver or at least one passenger located in a vehicle offering rideshare services. In an emergency, a user of the system may press a panic button on the application. The mobile device activates its camera and microphone turns on to livestreams audio and video to emergency personnel, and transmits GPS data to said emergency personnel.