GB2527139A - Wearable haptic notification device, and software application for risk, danger and threat calculation, prediction and prevention - Google Patents

Wearable haptic notification device, and software application for risk, danger and threat calculation, prediction and prevention Download PDF

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GB2527139A
GB2527139A GB1410658.7A GB201410658A GB2527139A GB 2527139 A GB2527139 A GB 2527139A GB 201410658 A GB201410658 A GB 201410658A GB 2527139 A GB2527139 A GB 2527139A
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Abstract

A wearable device that informs users about personal security, providing haptic feedback through cold, heat and/or vibration. The wearable device provides the user an indication of the threat level and/or type for their current location based on information obtained from a database which aggregates data from various sources to determine threat levels for multiple locations/areas. The sources for the aggregated threat data include: crime data, weather, traffic, venue information, sentiment, social media or open forums, user generated data and CCTV coverage etc. The database may be used to plot a safe route to an intended destination. The haptic device may provide information about threat levels whilst travelling along the route and may also be used in a predictive manner. The aim is to allow a user to safely travel through a city/municipality avoiding dangerous situations/areas. The wearable device may be attached in a variety of ways (Figure 2) to the user/users clothing at various places. An algorithm may also be used to process the aggregated data to determine the threat levels and a mobile application may also be used to display a current location and risk/threat level, plot a safe route, maintain a user profile and/or view a map with security relevant information plotted on it.

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Wearable haptic notification device, and software application for risk, danger and threat calculation, prediction and prevention.
Background
This invention i-elates to a combination of a wearable device, software and data sources to inform users about personal security in cities.
When new in a city, it can be hard to discover safe neighbourhoods to live in, or the safest routes to travel through. Unknown locations have unknown hazards and it is near impossible to know the safest route to take when moving iii between locations. Safety & threats are constantly changing, hut there is no reliable way to easily keep up to date in real time without being inundated with data, which is hard to make sense of People can put themselves at threat unknowingly due to lack of foresight, common sense, or research.
Statement of Invention
To overcome this, the present invention proposes a system comprising of a wearable feedback device that informs users about nearby threats, a mobile application to trigger feedback in the device and to provide risk related information, arid an algorithm that processes relevant data.
Advantages Providing feedback on risks in the nearby surrounding of a user enables him or her to make best educated decisions when moving through a city or municipality. The risk of falling victim to a crime or other hazard to personal health and safety can be radically reduced.
Processing the data available from numerous sources allows better overall judgernent on the safety of an area or specific geographic location.
The produced information may be used by selected organisations to proactively prevent hazards to the public.
Detailed Description
The proposed invention includes the four primary functional elements described below. An example of how the individual elements may interact is described by the accompanying drawing (figure 1): 1. The wearable device itself. An example of the device will now he described by referring to the accompanying drawings: As shown in figure 2, the wearable device features a) circuitry for control and wireless communication; b) feedback elements: vibration motor (b.i), thermoelectric cooling/heating units; (b.ii), piezo transducer (b.iii); c) magnets for attachment on clothing; d) a clip for attachment; e) hook and loop stripe for attachment.
0 a magnetic counter piece for attachment g) an optional strap for attachment to the wrist or ankle.
h) an optional watch strap to fit the technology to a third party product.
The user wears the device on their person. The device can be attached to a variety of places, including but not limited to: * the back of a shirt collar * to the top of a pair of trousers * to the top of a sock * on the neck * On the sleeves ofa shirt 2. A mobile application that communicates with the wearable device.
Key functionality includes: * Dashboard: Shows the users current location, risk score * User Profile: To build a user profile, the user has to answer a series of questions. Purpose of this is to establish the existence and relevance of personal factors affecting risks to the person. The number of questions answered influences how complete their profile is arid how accurate the algorithm operates. Through answering these questions, the profile will display a) A graphic showing the percentage of pi-ofile completeness (based on the number of questions answered) b) A calculated peisonal risk score * Safe Route: enables user to plot the safest route from their current or specified location to one or multiple destinations. The safest route is calculated based on various data streams, exemplary described in section 3.
* Risk View: Displays a map with security relevant information plotted over it.
3) Sources of data used for risk calculations, including but not limited to: a. Crime agency data b. Weather data c. Traffic data d. Points of interest data e. Venue information and location f. Sentiment g. Written data sources from openly accessible forums or social media platforms h. User generated data i. CCTV coverage information 4) An algorithm that processes public data to infer threat types and threat levels, enabling the app to feed back information to the user via the signals given out by the wearable device. The algorithm also carries out predictive analysis helping users of the invention to avoid trouble.

Claims (9)

  1. Claims 1 A method of alerting a user to about personal security in their vicinity, and threat levels and threat types on a route between two or more predefined locations, the method comprises: * Maintaining a database of threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas and the severity of those threats; * Receiving data from a user regarding a starting location, which may be the user's present location, and an intended destination; * Using a microprocessor to plot a route between the starting location and the destination; * Causing the microprocessor to interrogate the database concerning the threats associated with the locations or areas through which the route passes and * Causing the microprocessor to provide a signal to the user giving a measure of the threats associated with the route.
  2. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of different routes are plotted by the microprocessor and weighted according to the threats and the signal provides information to the user concerning the threats associated with the different routes.
  3. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of different routes are plotted by the microprocessor and weighted according to the threats and the signal provides the route to the user having the smallest threat.
  4. 4. A method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the database includes data concerning threats associated with different forms of transport and the microprocessor provides a signal to the user giving a measure of the threats associated with the various forms of transport along the route.
  5. 5. A method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein a user profile is stored and the microprocessor weights the threats according to the user's profile.
  6. 6. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the database stores threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas at different times and the microprocessor, during the interrogation step, provides data regarding threats at the current time or at a time set in the microprocessor.7. A method of alerting a user to about personal security in their vicinity, the method comprises: * Maintaining a database of threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas and the severity of those threats; * Receiving data from a user regarding the user's present location, * Causing the microprocessor to interrogate the database concerning the threats associated with the location and * providing a signal to the user giving a measure of the threats associated with the route.6. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the database stores threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas at different times and the microprocessor, during the interrogation step, provides data regarding threats at the current time or at a time set in the microprocessor.
  7. 7. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the signal activates a haptic feedback device worn by the user.
  8. 8. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the database stores the nature of threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas at different times and the microprocessor, during the interrogation step, provides data regarding the nature of the threats.
  9. 9. A wearable device that informs a user about personal security in their vicinity, and threat levels and threat types on a route between two or more predefined points, wherein the device comprises: * a microprocessor for receiving a signal from a database holding data concerning threats associated with a number of specific locations or a number of areas and the severity of those threats, the signal providing data concerning the threats at a desired location, e.g. the user's current location, and * a haptic feedback circuit that is triggered by the microprocessor in accordance with die level of threat at the location.
    A wearable feedback device featuring a heating element for a means of feedback, iii accordance to claim 9.
    I I A wearable feedback device featuring a cooling element for means of feedback, in accordance to claim 9.
    12 A wearable feedback device featuring a vibration transducer for a means of feedback, in accordance to claim 9.
    13 A wearable feedback device featuring a vibration motor for a means of feedback, in accordance to claim 9.
    14 Predictive threat analysis based on users profile and data sources to trigger feedback in a wearable device in accordance to claim 9.
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