Touchscreen Alarm Triggering for Mobile Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal safety systems for mobile devices lack ease of alarm triggering, speed in communication, redundancy in emergency contact notification, and direct access to the closest 911 Command Centers, failing to fully address user needs for personal security.
Innovation Solution
A mobile application-based personal security system that can be armed by physical contact with a touch screen and triggered by breaking contact, featuring a timer mode, with a verified alarm condition triggering communication to emergency responders and predefined contacts, including live map location and direct dial information for nearest 911 Command Centers, and incorporating features like multiple lifelines, disarm codes, and audio/video recording.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a personal safety application tracks the mobile device, then location monitoring is improved, but ease of alarm triggering deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the alarm triggering function from complex setup procedures and locations it directly on the touchscreen interface. Users can trigger an alarm by simply touching and holding a designated area of the screen, eliminating the need for separate alarm devices or complex configuration steps while maintaining location tracking capabilities through the mobile device's existing GPS functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device itself serves multiple functions: it tracks location continuously, provides the alarm trigger interface, communicates alarm status to contacts, and displays real-time location information. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated alarm devices while maintaining all essential personal safety features.
2Speed
If communication to emergency contacts is established, then speed of notification is improved, but redundancy in notification deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The user pre-configures multiple emergency contact names and phone numbers in the application before an alarm is triggered. When an alarm occurs, the system automatically notifies all predefined contacts simultaneously, ensuring both rapid notification and redundant communication channels are activated without requiring additional user action during the emergency.
3Productivity
If live map location and 911 command center information is provided, then productivity of emergency response is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the mobile device's existing touchscreen display as an intermediary to present complex information (live map location, 911 command center details, emergency contact status) in a simplified visual format. The touchscreen serves as the interface between the complex backend systems and the user, making sophisticated emergency response capabilities accessible through an intuitive graphical display without requiring the user to understand underlying system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile communication device includes at least one processor to display a user interface on a touch screen, the user interface comprising a button to receive a touch event, determine that the touch event is currently being received by the button and enter an alarm armed state, determine that the touch event ends and enter an alarm active state, and after a particular period of time in the alarm active state, trigger a communication to an emergency responder.