Wearable Bracelet Location Tracking and Distress Alerting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with memory disorders, disabilities, and small children are prone to getting lost and unable to find their way back, posing a vulnerability, especially in unfamiliar environments, as existing solutions do not effectively monitor and assist such individuals in locating them when separated from caregivers.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device equipped with a transceiver and processor that determines the user's location via GPS signals and transmits a distress signal to emergency services if the user is lost, including personal information and heart rate monitoring, with a charging case for power supply.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a wearable GPS tracking device is provided, then the ability to locate lost individuals is improved, but device complexity and power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device integrates multiple functions including GPS location tracking, distress signal transmission, and personal information storage into a single apparatus. This multi-functionality approach allows the device to provide comprehensive safety monitoring while maintaining a compact form factor suitable for wearability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a charging case that serves as an intermediary device between the wearable apparatus and power sources. The charging case provides wireless power transfer to the wearable device, eliminating the need for complex wired connections and reducing the overall system complexity while maintaining continuous operation capability.
2Reliability
If continuous GPS monitoring is implemented, then the ability to detect when users are lost is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device implements periodic GPS location updates rather than continuous monitoring. The processor determines location at scheduled intervals and compares successive positions to detect when the user has become lost. This periodic approach maintains reliable monitoring while significantly reducing power consumption compared to continuous tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The device performs preliminary actions by establishing a baseline location and comparing subsequent positions against this reference point. When the user moves beyond a predetermined distance from the baseline, the system triggers a lost status determination. This preliminary comparison method enables reliable loss detection while minimizing energy-intensive GPS operations to only when necessary.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The wearable device continuously tracks the user's location, alerts emergency services, and transmits the user's location and personal information, enhancing safety and reducing vulnerability by ensuring timely assistance in case of separation.
Implementation Method 1
The processor may make this determination based, at least in part, on a plurality of GPS signals received via the transceiver
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments described herein provide an apparatus adapted to be coupled to the body of a user. The apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor configured to determine the user's location. The processor may make this determination based, at least in part, on a plurality of signals received via the transceiver. The processor may then determine that the user is lost and transmit, via the transceiver, a distress signal including the location of the user.