DE202004019579U1 - Telephone-based mobile emergency assistance apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A wristwatch, amulet or similar case is provided with a component with a programming keyboard, display and transmitter, for sending SMS messages. A component is provided for providing an Internet connection. A locatable transmitter e.g. with integrated quartz oscillator is also provided. The apparatus is coupled to a global positioning system. A microphone is coupled to a sound recording device with a storage medium. A triggering mechanism is also provided. Independent claims are included for a locatable transmitter, a coupling component for a GPS system, and a triggering mechanism.

Description

This Utility model provides a structural and functional summary and extension of the already expired utility model with the file number 201 07 966.6 and 201 07 967.4 dar. Because the design of the device is not is fixed, but can vary greatly, is a construction sketch for a more extensive explanation not helpful, so that up she is waived. Instead, a detailed textual Description as follows:

It There are several emergency call devices in the market, both structural and functional isolated to special emergency situations, such as the personal emergency call for lone old, sick or frail people, for risk "outdoor" athletes and the like more. So far, however, there is no suitable person emergency call device in practice and no general emergency call concept for Victims of violent crimes and there are so far for the personal emergency call as well not yet a "multi-functional device" that is uniform in all, completely different emergencies occurring in practical application is usable. The device designed by me is suitable, these two Gaps close.

The deployment options in detail

1) Crime Victims Protection

In this special criminal area is from my im State police and judicial service occupational perspective essential that the Emergency call from the victim extremely easy and reflex-fast triggered can that be this for the Attacker completely inconspicuous happens and that the emergency aid for the attacker as such is unrecognizable camouflaged.

The device designed by me meets these basic "must-requirements":

It is structurally inconspicuous and camouflaged e.g. in a watch case, in a neck amulet, big signet ring or e.g. also within a deductible and then from the victim in to accompany the closed fist small cap attachment on a conventional phone, but also after removing this emergency cap for the attacker still like one normal phone must look like.

The release the emergency aid, e.g. by impressing two (e.g., opposite the watch case housing) attached) trigger pins in the case can be reflexively fast and inconspicuous with only 1 hand. A more or less big one (and more conspicuous!) Push button as a trigger is not easier and faster to press than two pins with clamping pressure from thumb and forefinger; a button as a trigger holds but comparatively a much higher one Danger of accidental false alarms that avoided as effectively as possible should be.

One Person emergency call concept for the protection of victims of acts of violence must that at release the emergency aid function as soon as possible (! - in such situations indeed Seconds over Life and death decide!) The police alerted and these in the Being able to intervene directly targeted.

The available on the market Personal emergency call devices are for the use in capital crimes (especially raids, abductions, etc.) useless and partly for the victim even life threatening, as the following comparison shows:

One conventional Mobile - too with a big one and easy-to-use alarm button - is useless: it is too for the Attacker conspicuous and he will, first and foremost, snatch it from its victim and destroy it. Especially during a subsequent carryover of the victim to another location is the one remaining at the scene Mobile for the police search and victim rescue even then as well as useless if it over the GPS system can be located. There is also a striking alarm the danger that the Attackers get even more stressed and it in his attempt to snatch the phone from his victim as soon as possible Attackers to overreactions can come for that the victim only harmful could be.

Partially are even emergency devices in the market, with an alarm siren or even with an electric shock device are equipped. The alarm siren stops immediately when the attacker Device e.g. with a kick destroyed. To the device, whose shrill alarm already turns the attacker into an additional, mglw. uncontrolled situational stress, as soon as possible It can also be used by the attacker against the victim dangerous overreactions come. An electric shock can not only defend you from the victim Perpetrators are used, but also for purposes of attack by the offender against the victim in order to make it docile, if he manages to wrest this device from the victim.

such equipment with shrill alarm and electric shock are also suitable to the user a deceptive one To pretend security which can lead to serious carelessness and carelessness. The Unfortunately, practice usually looks like alarmed passers-by are not help the victim, but look away and move on quickly.

In contrast, offset a machine with my concept the culprit not in an additional and for the Victims potentially dangerous Situational stress and it leaves the victim also the opportunity psychological impact on the attacker, e.g. for one Try talking to him to come and time for to win the now quietly alerted emergency aid by the police, what a at least reasonably relaxed situation is required. With the help of integrated in the device Listening-in function The alarmed police or civil control center may also already more information for one soon as possible Access or for a later one targeted criminal investigation receive.

moreover receives the police or the civilian control center via the integrated in the device Location Device Knowing the exact scene, which is also a immediate intervention possible.

because if and, if so, how the position coordinates in succession change the targeting, the person receiving the emergency call can recognize whether the victim of the Tatort is carried off and possibly in which direction, which also enables targeted and effective intervention. Because the emergency aid is obscured (camouflaged) is, for the attacker, at least in principle no reason to search the victim for such a device - especially not in the hustle and stress of one such offense; at most he will be the victim of the comparatively showy Take away cell phone and usually destroy the victim to a "normal" call for help via mobile phone to prevent.

Even if the victim from the original crime scene is carried off, e.g. in the trunk of the offender or victim vehicle, and even if in the trunk of the radio contact should tear off, Does not fail this concept: As long as the victim in the trunk of a at least no immediate threatens him driving cars Danger; so this time span is for the victim and also for the police Looking for a "neutral" time The already alerted police targeted in the meantime set and set up in this case, e.g. already precautionary activities meet (for example, contacting the relatives of the victim, etc.). Becomes then sooner or later The victim again taken out of the trunk, then immediately again a position bearing, which immediately the police or to the civilian control center.

The radio-technical processes this emergency aid concept must be ensured by means of appropriate software which can not (yet) be covered by patent protection. The required software should have at least the following requirements fulfill:

Of the Emergency call should be possible in order to save time, do not run over a civilian call center, but conventional telecommunications or via the Internet immediately at the nearest Police Department. This could also be a nationwide police emergency call center.

To following note: In the run-up to this protection application were state Specialists at Oberprüfung the practicality of my concept asked. The Federal Criminal Police Office holds the concept for (literally) "very interesting", but may be off legal reasons (State requirement of competition neutrality) for this no certificate of fitness Exhibit and hold it Furthermore this concept for not feasible. In fact, it would have to for the Realization of this concept the state police organization (POG) and also the Police Task Force Act (PAG) amended accordingly and be reformed and it would have to for that from State provided the necessary technical and financial resources become. In the face of well-known state inertia and inertia So the empty state budget is actually at least not in the foreseeable future with a realization of my concept under the direct initiative and leadership of the state, in particular the police, to count. All the more results from this but one Market niche for private-sector provider of such a comprehensive security service!

A civil emergency response center would have Naturally an immediate and permanent Maintained contact with the police to the emergency call, including the accrued "accompanying data" in a conventional manner Immediately to be able to check in there.

The Emergency help text message should be updated along with the constantly updated Position data of the emergency aid device at the police or civil control center on a suitable, so e.g. zoom in on the digital zoom map and display (for the Playback of the content of the text message); the (optional) via the microphone sent sounds The crime scene should be automatically recorded and recorded.

The Time span between the position determinations should be approx. 1 minute, in case of a carryover of the victim a current To ensure state. For the Case, that the Radio contact temporarily breaks off, must the Emergency call continues to be preserved; as soon as the radio contact then again it must, the Emergency call message will be updated immediately with the new location data. Same must also for the in the device optional integrated monitoring function be valid.

The emergency help text message should (besides Da for the fee registration and billing by the network or GPS providers) contain all data necessary for an immediate and effective police search, in particular the current and constantly updated emergency aid position data most important personal data of the user such as name, address and date of birth (which can be sent encrypted for data protection reasons and decrypted only upon receipt of the message to the recipient) and possibly also several telephone numbers of regularly and constantly reachable by phone relatives of the user with whom If necessary, the police or civil control center can consult immediately and coordinate the further processes.

The Termination of the emergency call (e.g. Manhunt or in case of an accidental false alarm) should not in a mechanical way directly on the emergency aid itself can be done but also only by radio, and best and safest for the Victims only directly by the alarmed police or civil control center even.

Note: This Kriminalpolizeiliche application of the emergency aid device or, This entire emergency relief concept is for the state, which indeed also for the fight against crime (cf. belongs also the victim rescue) responsible is, inevitably a "neuralgic Point. "If the Implementation is carried out by means of a civil emergency response center, the state, that is, the state police organization, will therefore in my opinion in any way to effectively connect to this system, so that ultimately at least the crime victim emergency call maybe just for the investigation the user fees (Radio network, GPS, etc.) is automatically "looped through" by the civil control center, without this control center even then an essential function for the immediate victim rescue holds or retains in the event of crime. On the other hand, she can and should even then their essential function in the following two more use options of the emergency aid maintained.

2) protection old, sick or frail people (e.g., risk patients)

Also This mission area is completely and through my concept practically covered:

It is for that only the programmable text message clearly with a corresponding additive, e.g. with the addition "risk patient" to provide, so that the accept the emergency call receiving control center with sufficient certainty that only can there is a medical emergency that does not involve police intervention requires. A comparison of the position data with the residential address the user shows, for example, when the person in distress currently "immobile", for example, at home and there most likely currently not exposed to a crime; more certainty can in this regard in the device optional integrated monitoring function gain. In this case of emergency medical aid, it should be the Enable software that the Personal data together with the address or current location of the needy by means of Pushing a button from the police or the civil control center to the ambulance rescue service forwarded and in addition parallel to a telephone connection with all in the text message mentioned contact persons is made to also alarm this to be able to.

In This area of application of the emergency aid offers it to be functional pair with a medical companion device that is the high risk patient best constantly - e.g. at the Wrist or on the body - in continuous operation carries with you, e.g. a blood pressure or pulse or heart rhythm meter or the like.

In In this case, the software should make sure that the emergency call is on can be done in two ways: On the one hand, automatically, if the switched medical accompanying device alarm limits the measured body function over or below (for example, a lethal low or high Pulse or similar). In this case, the text message to the police or civil Control center (encrypted for data protection reasons) automatically For example, the addition "risk patient! Medical limit exceedance "to be added. On the other hand, the emergency call should also be off or also switched medical accompanying device in the conventional Way (push of a button or similar) triggered can be. In order to are also the cases hedged if the patient at risk medical companion device suddenly gets serious health problems or if he is on medical companion device gets such problems without the alarm limit is reached.

The disadvantage of currently offered personal emergency devices consists mainly in the uncertainty as to whether the emergency call, for example, by pressing a button automatically sent by phone to a relative, that is, when trying to establish a telephone connection with the family, this actually achieved. For this, the relative must either be at home in the area of his landline phone or he must have currently switched his phone. In addition, he can only ever try to reach a loved one, which leads to a dangerous loss of time can, if just this relative is currently unreachable. My concept, in which the emergency call first of all the permanently staffed police department or civilian control center is forwarded and at the receiving office immediately all the emergency call with telephone number mentioned members are alerted in parallel time (who of these members first "lifts" his telephone receiver, takes the call!), ensures that he also arrives safely and not unsuccessful and that in any case an immediate assistance of the ambulance rescue service can be arranged, which can also be lifesaving in an emergency.My concept thus guarantees a comparatively essential higher effectiveness and practicality.

This "medical" use of the emergency aid requires no police intervention. So these cases of "high risk patients" can be in the case of desirable later organizational cooperation of police and civil emergency call center to relieve the police from the civil control center "in advance screened out "and in own responsibility be handled - in particular the alarm of the ambulance rescue service as well as the relatives of the in need of conventional Way.

This "screening" of emergency calls without desire After police intervention, it can ultimately be automatic: By means of appropriate software, e.g. only those Emergency calls forwarded to the police, their programmed message text For example, not the addition "risk patient" or (for the subsequent application for example :) "sports use".

3) Protection of accident victims

Of the third essential area of application of personal emergency devices is the emergency assistance in accidents, e.g. in traffic or construction site accidents In such make will be next to the ambulance rescue service regularly too The police moved in, so here the alerting described above under 1) takes place.

Further Major accident areas are in the sports and leisure sector, e.g. Mountaineering, Skisport, surfing etc .. So are now, for example, stations Installed in ski boots in an accident with the GPS system can be located. Of the Disadvantage of this construction is that e.g. after an avalanche accident The ski boot with the transmitter can sometimes be located quite differently than the accident victim himself, at worst for the victim can even put the rescuers on the wrong track. In addition, can sometimes a ski even with shoe "arbitrarily" from the rest of the athletes solve and looking for space, without it there must already be an accident, which would require the initiation of a rescue operation.

Also this area becomes much more practical for my concept secured: In this case, the emergency aid is in functional coupling e.g. with a heart rate monitor worn like a wristwatch on the wrist. In an accident occurs the emergency call so as it is in a high-risk patient is described. For example, the user is subject to an avalanche entrained and he is then in helpless situation, then He may perhaps still the emergency call mechanically by pressing a button trigger. If he is also unable to do so, it will be done within a short time that of the medical escort measured body function value e.g. due to hypothermia reach an alarm threshold and then trigger the emergency call automatically. is the avalanche victim spills, can it later from the rescue workers with the device located and activated direction finder (e.g., vibrating quartz) in Local area to be located and recovered.

Also This last described area of application for sport and recreational accident rescue makes - at least originär- a police intervention is not required, so that these too Cases of the civilian control center "sieved" and in own responsibility can be handled - e.g. in Form of alerting the mountain rescue or any other special Rescue service as well as the relatives of the Accident victim.

Summary: Behind my emergency aid device is a comprehensive reorganization and standardization of the rescue service for all essential applications. Because the actually responsible state but overburdened with its realization at least for an indefinite time is, an appropriate civil security service should be established and Tobe offered; this is a market niche.

If the price for it also for End users with lower incomes remains within reasonable limits an enormous and wide acceptance of such devices in the population expected. Because the state for the reason shown earlier or later this new system, at least in the area of crime victim assistance, it will have to be "connected" the acceptance of such devices in the population increase even more and thus ensure a long-term secured market.

A constructional and functional coupling of the emergency call device with a mobile phone (within a removable cap attachment; Solution is done here by removing this cap from the rest of the phone) and especially with medical diagnostic equipment of the type shown above, but also for example - because of the particularly unobtrusive camouflage - with a wristwatch. This innovation is therefore aimed in particular at the manufacturers of such devices as well as telecommunications companies.

Claims (4)

Mobile emergency aid on Fernmeldetechnischer basis, characterized in that in a dummy housing (eg wrist watch case, amulet, signet ring, etc.) or in any housing with other, other functional capabilities (eg clock, mobile phone, medical diagnostic equipment, etc.) integrated the following technical equipment are, as far as they are not already there because of other functional possibilities: a) A with a short message (at least about the extent of an "SMS") programmable technical building block with programming keyboard, display and transmitting device b) a technical building block for the production of an Internet Connection, c) an identifiable transmitter, eg with integrated oscillating quartz, d) a technical component which establishes the functional and transmission technology coupling from above a) with the GPS positioning system and controls the switching and regulation of the other device functions, e) optional) a microphone, coupled with a voice and Sound recording device with storage medium, f) a trigger mechanism Adjustable transmitter with microphone for protection 1a), 1c) and 1e), characterized, that at manual or automatic triggering by means of a triggering device for protection claim 1f radio technically - either on terrestrial Rail or over Satellite (including Internet) - a text message with preprogrammed content to the police station closest to the station or sent to the control center of a civilian security service is and - optionally - additionally the receiver is able to pick up the sounds at the current position location of the emergency aid device overhear. Optional are the sounds additionally recorded and in the device stored digitally. With the release of the emergency call will be in Device quartz vibrated so that one Near-location of the device allows becomes. The transmitting device contains all for the aforementioned functions required technical components, in particular also its own power supply, an antenna and (optional) one Microphone or amplifier microphone. Technical building block for the coupling and functional Inclusion of the GPS positioning system and control for protection claim 1d) characterized, that it triggers the following operations: To activity the triggering mechanism is in pre-programmed, short time intervals of about 1 minute the exact, current position of the activated emergency aid device by means of conventional GPS satellite technology (or optionally using terrestrial cross-bearing field-strength bearing - from multiple adjacent stationary Radio transmitters - e.g. Mobile radio towers - off) and the current position determined with each new bearing is connected to the short message or is sent Text message with regard to possibly changing position data continuously updated. Release mechanism according to protection claim 1f), characterized, that the emergency relief functions referred to above either mechanically from Hand by pressing one on the device located trigger button or by impressions a trigger pin or by means of Removing a cap-like attachment (with included emergency aid) from the remaining hull of the housing or automatically activated and triggered be, e.g. with a combination of the emergency relief facility with a medical diagnostic device (e.g., a pulse, blood pressure and / or cardiac rhythm meter, or the like, as a wrist device) on over or over Underrun of pre-programmed alarm limits in each medical combination device