Wearable Personal Monitoring With Autonomous Route Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for locating and assisting missing children and adults, such as amber and silver alerts, rely on public notification and are ineffective when the individual is unable to communicate or becomes disoriented, and personal communication devices are useless in emergencies.
Innovation Solution
A personal monitoring apparatus and method that tracks an individual's location, provides alerts when they deviate from a planned route, and establishes communication links with authorized persons, including healthcare and law enforcement, to ensure assistance is provided.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If public notification systems (amber/silver alerts) are used to locate missing individuals, then public awareness is improved, but effectiveness is reduced when individuals are unable to communicate or become disoriented
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring apparatus automatically detects and transmits location data without requiring the monitored individual to communicate or activate the device. The system serves itself by continuously tracking position and autonomously sending alerts to authorized contacts when deviation from planned route is detected, eliminating the need for the individual to be able to communicate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors location data and provides feedback to authorized contacts when the individual deviates from the planned route. This automated feedback mechanism ensures that help can be summoned even when the individual cannot communicate their situation.
2Ease of operation
If personal communication devices are provided to individuals, then ability to contact help is improved, but usefulness is reduced in emergencies when individuals are unable to speak or utilize the device
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring apparatus automatically performs the function of contacting help without requiring the individual to operate the device. Location tracking and alert transmission occur autonomously based on pre-programmed parameters, making the system reliable even when the individual cannot speak or manipulate controls.
3Measurement precision
If continuous location monitoring is implemented, then ability to track individual position is improved, but loss of time for processing and responding is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-programs authorized contacts, alert preferences, and response protocols before an emergency occurs. When deviation is detected, the pre-established parameters enable immediate automated notification without time-consuming decision-making or data processing delays.
4Loss of time
If automated alert systems are implemented, then response time is improved, but device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring apparatus integrates multiple functions including location tracking, route deviation detection, automated alert transmission, and communication coordination into a single device. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems while providing comprehensive automated monitoring and response capabilities.
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AI summary
In an apparatus including a personal monitoring device which includes a microphone, speaker, camera, memory or database, global positioning device, controller, and transmitter, the improvement including a wearable device configured to include at least one of more components of the personal monitoring device on, with, or within, the wearable device, and a smoke detector, the fire detector, or the carbon monoxide (CO) detector. The microphone, speaker, or camera is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, is located on an exterior of the wearable device. The smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, detects a presence of smoke, a fire, or a presence of carbon monoxide, and the speaker emits an alarm, a siren blare, or an audible and verbal message. The transmitter transmits a message to a computer or communication device.