Wireless Deterrent Device with Integrated Imaging and Emergency Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional deterrents for personal protection, such as pepper spray and mace, are not optimal and leave room for more effective solutions in providing communication and emergency response capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A device that communicates wirelessly with a computing device to capture images, video, and audio, and deploys a deterrent mechanism like pepper spray or a taser, while also notifying emergency authorities and broadcasting a warning to potential assailants, thereby providing both self-defense and emergency response capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional deterrents like pepper spray and mace are used, then personal protection is provided, but communication and emergency response capabilities are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traditional deterrent mechanisms (pepper spray, mace, taser) with modern communication devices (camera, microphone, wireless transmitter) into a single integrated unit. This merging allows the device to simultaneously provide physical protection through deterrent deployment and communication/emergency response through image capture, audio recording, and wireless notification to authorities or contacts.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to perform multiple functions: capturing images and video of threats, recording audio, wirelessly transmitting this data to computing devices or emergency services, deploying physical deterrents (pepper spray, mace, or taser), and providing audible warnings. This multi-functionality transforms a simple deterrent into a comprehensive personal safety system that addresses both immediate physical protection and post-incident communication needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a device integrates multiple functions (camera, audio, deterrent, communication), then versatility improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functional components (imaging device, audio device, deterrent mechanism, wireless communication module) into a single handheld unit. By merging these functions into one device rather than requiring separate components, the system achieves versatility while managing complexity through unified design and integrated control architecture.
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AI summary
A deterrent device is disclosed. At the deterrent device, a first wireless communications link is established with a mobile computing device. The deterrent device is not the mobile computing device and the mobile computing device is not included in the deterrent device. At the deterrent device, a user indication to initiate a deterrent is received. An image capture device component of the deterrent device is activated to capture at least one image in response to the user indication to initiate the deterrent. At least the image is transferred, via the first wireless communications link, from the deterrent device to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device establishes a connection via a second communication link to at least an emergency contact and at least transmits the image and user information to the emergency contact via the second communication link. In response to the user indication to initiate the deterrent, a releasing of the deterrent from the deterrent device is initiated.