KR20170127310A - A smartphone electroshock facility - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smartphone electroshock facility which comprises: a cover (10) of a smartphone (12) in which an electroshock circuit (16) leading to an electroshock is contained; two electrodes (14) managing the electroshock; at least one operation button to lead to the electroshock by operating the electroshock circuit; a safety machine using the operation button to prevent malfunction of the electroshock; a communication channel placed between the smartphone (12) and the electroshock circuit (16), and operating the electroshock while controlling the electroshock circuit (16); and power supplies (40, 48) supplying electricity leading to the electroshock.

Description

{A SMARTPHONE ELECTROSHOCK FACILITY}

The present invention relates to a self-defense device, and more particularly, to a smartphone electric shocker.

The stun gun is a weapon that momentarily disables a person by applying an electric shock, but it is not fatal. Stun guns are electrical shocks that stop muscle function, and are generally invented specifically for this purpose. In recent years, cellular phones have been widely used, and there have been several attempts to impart electric shock function to cellular phones.

US Pat. No. 7,986,965 to Kroll is introducing a cell phone incorporating a stun gun. Figure 9 of this patent shows the location of the safety switch. To operate the electric shock circuit, the operator must press the round switch 700 hard. If you are using your mobile phone close to your head while using it, it is difficult to do this, and there is a risk that the operator will be shocked. In order to press the switch 700, a secondary operation of raising the hood up is also necessary. These hoods are for double safety features.

Thus, the '965 patent has two opposite problems: ease of operation of the electric shocker and prevention of malfunction. One approach proposed in this patent is to allow the operator to press the round switch 700 hard (hard) and to place the operating button in the center of the front of the mobile phone so that it can be easily accessed while holding the mobile phone with one hand will be. However, this method can not be applied to most smart phones where the screen occupies the front of the smartphone and the operation button can not be placed in the center of the front.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the conventional problems as described above.

The present invention comprises a cover (10) of a smartphone (12) containing an electric shocking circuit (16) for generating an electric shock; Two electrodes 14 for managing electric shock; One or more actuation buttons for actuating the electric shocking circuit to produce an electric shock; A safety device using the operation button to prevent a malfunction of electric shock; A communications channel between the smartphone 12 and the electrical impulse circuit 16 for controlling the electrical impulse circuit 16 and activating an electrical impulse; And a power source (40, 48) for supplying electric power causing electric shock.

In the present invention, the operation button 20 is disposed on both sides of the cover, and the electric shock circuit prevents electric shock and malfunctions only when the operation button is pressed at the same time.

A safety device can be realized by allowing the electric shock circuit to detect whether the two operation buttons 20 are simultaneously pressed for three seconds or more.

Electrodes may be placed on the top or bottom of the cover.

The power source may be a battery 48 disposed on the cover or a battery 40 of the smartphone 12. [

In addition, the operation button may be the physical button 20, or may be a physical button 34 or a virtual button of the smartphone.

In addition, it is possible to prevent the malfunction of the electric shock by making the cover only connect to the lower part of the smart phone and to be connected only in a state of being exposed to the danger.

Also, the safety device may be implemented by pressing the operation buttons in a predetermined order for a predetermined time.

The electric shocker of the present invention may further include a software application 38 running on the smartphone 12 and the application 38 may communicate with the electric shock circuit 16 via a communication channel.

Also, the communication channel may be a wired communication channel 36 or a wireless communication channel, and the wireless communication channel may be an audio communication channel 46, which may utilize the DTMF signal.

In addition, a safety device may be implemented by allowing the software application to detect whether the user is putting his or her finger in the same place on the display of the smartphone in the sleep mode for a certain period of time.

A software application may send a warning message to an address (eg, via SMS) that informs the location of the smartphone when an electrical shock occurs.

The software application may control the voltage generated between the electrodes 14 through the input voltage of the oscillator 28 of the electric shock circuit 16. [

1 is a perspective view of a shock absorber according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a smartphone using the electric shocker of FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a perspective view of another electric shocker according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the smartphone 12 using the cover 10 of FIG. 3;
Figure 5 is a block diagram of the main part of the embodiment of Figures 3-4;
6 is a block diagram of the main part of another embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a configuration diagram of an electric shock circuit according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows the electric shocker according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the smart phone 12 using the electric shocker of FIG.

In the lower portion of the smartphone cover 10 of the electric shocker, there is a space 24 for disposing the electric shock circuit 16. 1 and 2, the circuit 16 disposed inside the smartphone cover can not be seen.

On both sides of the cover (10), one or more actuation buttons (20) are arranged. Electrodes 14 disposed at the bottom of the cover manage electrical shock.

The shocking power is supplied from the battery installed in the cover or from the battery of the smart phone. In the latter case, a male connector 18 corresponding to the female connector of the smartphone is attached to the cover 10, and the circuit 16 is connected to the smartphone battery via the male connector. For convenience, the smartphone battery is not shown in the drawing.

Two buttons 20 disposed on both sides of the cover 10 cause an electric shock. When two buttons are used at the same time, two purposes are realized: ease of use and prevention of malfunction. Thus, in an emergency situation, electric shock occurs when a user grasps both sides of the smartphone in the palm of the hand. In order to impact the smartphone user attacker, the electrode 14 must touch the attacker.

Adoption of a "hard" button that only operates with a force greater than the normal pressing force increases the malfunction rate. For example, the button 34 of Apple's iPhone is a "hard" button.

If a safety measure is added to the impactor and safety measures are taken, the impactor can be put into a standby state to further prevent malfunction of the impactor. For example, the user can press the both buttons 20 for five seconds at the same time to enter the standby state. When the paddle enters the standby state, the user may be warned by audio or vibration signals, and then the user may release both buttons. To cause a shock, the user simultaneously presses both buttons again for a "short" time of about one second. On the other hand, if the user continuously presses the button for 5 seconds, for example, the device exits the standby state.

In the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2, the electrode 14 is disposed at the bottom of the cover 10, but electrodes may be arranged elsewhere, such as the cover top surface. From the viewpoint of user's convenience, it is preferable to dispose the electrode above the cover. However, in terms of stability, it is preferable to dispose the electrode on the bottom of the cover so as not to be exposed.

Fig. 3 shows another electric shocker of the present invention, and Fig. 4 shows a smart phone 12 using the cover 10 of Fig. 3, respectively.

The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is that a smartphone (e.g., a dedicated app on a smart phone) controls the operation of the electric shocker, but not in the previous embodiment. In the previous embodiment, the cover 10 covers the entire smartphone, but the cover 10 covers only the bottom surface of the smartphone. Therefore, there is no operation button in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the smartphone is used as two functions of (a) a controller of a stun gun and (b) a user interface of a stun gun.

The user interface is designed to set parameters such as the characteristics of impact by the impactor. The controller of the electric shock unit is a part for giving an instruction to the electric shock circuit 16 causing the shock. This will be described later.

The user interface of the smart phone is adopted in the embodiment of Figs. 3 to 4 without using the button 20 of Figs. That is, the physical button 20 is replaced with the software or button of the smartphone. Thus, a data connection occurs between the circuit 16 and the circuitry of the smartphone 12.

Through the data connection between the smartphone circuit and the electric shock circuit 16 provided on the cover 10, a complex user interface for operating the electric shocker can be designed.

For example, you can install a dedicated app for your smartphone to set the shock voltage. Also, by pressing and holding one of the buttons of the smartphone itself, the electric shocker can be activated or entered into the standby state.

Many current smartphones apply a "sleep" state that stops the function if there is no activity for a few minutes. When the user presses one of the buttons on the smartphone, the sleep state ends and the commands appear on the screen. These conditions do not fit the emergency situation in which the user must operate the stun gun immediately.

According to the present invention, some of the physical buttons of the smartphone are used as operating buttons of the electric shocker. For example, when the user presses the button "long" for about 5 seconds, the electric striker enters the standby mode and warns the user by the sound or vibration of the smartphone. The user then releases this button. When the user presses the button again for about one second, the electric shocker causes a shock.

In another example of the present invention, a touch screen of a smartphone in a sleep mode may be used. When the user "holds" the finger on the touch screen for about 5 seconds, the smartphone puts the electric shock pendant on standby. When the user releases the touch screen and touches it again, a shock occurs.

The above description is only an example of the user interface of the electric shocker using the smartphone, and the user interface may be designed in a different manner.

There is a similarity between the emergency situation in which the stun gun is activated and the emergency situation in which the camera of the smartphone is operated. The icon is displayed on the display that appears when the user exits the sleep mode (for example, by depressing the button 34) in such a manner that the current smart phone emits the camera. Similarly, you can use a different icon to activate the stun gun to activate a dedicated button that can be used in sleep mode.

5 is a block diagram showing the main configurations of the embodiment of Figs.

The cover 10 of the electric shocker is provided with the electric shock circuit 16 and the cover can be used for the software application 38 executed on the smartphone 12. [

The power of the smartphone battery 40 is supplied to the electric shock circuit 16 of the cover through the wired communication channel 36 and the female and male connectors 22 and 18 are connected through the wire 44 in the communication channel 36 do. The electric shock circuit manages the shock through the electrode 14.

5, the wired communication channel is for data communication between (a) the software application of the smartphone and the electric shock circuit disposed on the cover, (b) the smartphone battery 40 and the electric shock circuit 16 ) Is for analog communication.

Figure 6 is a block diagram illustrating the major elements of another embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike the embodiment of FIG. 5, which communicates with each other via a wire communication channel, in this embodiment, the software application, which is a communication unit, and the electric shock circuit of the cover communicate through an audio communication channel.

"Audio communication channel" is a communication channel for performing data communication with an audio signal such as a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signal, either bidirectional or unidirectional. In the case of bidirectional communication, each communication unit transmits and receives data, and in the case of one direction, one communication unit transmits data and the other communication unit only receives data.

Because a smartphone has a microphone and a speaker, a software app running on a smartphone can communicate audio with other parts. Even if there is no wired communication between both communicating units using the audio communication channel between the communicating units, an electric shock may be caused to the smart phone.

In Figure 6, the cover uses a microphone and a speaker, which means that it can perform a two-way communication session with the circuitry of the cover. However, unidirectional communication in which data is transmitted only to a circuit of a smart phone only is also possible.

Since the battery 48 is a device of the cover of the electric shock absorber, not the smartphone, independent power supply is possible.

Also, when an emergency occurs and a user has to use a stun gun, the user's location can be found via the GPS of the smartphone and sent to an emergency center such as a police station through the mobile phone network.

7 shows an electric shock circuit according to the present invention.

When input to the contact 26, a spark occurs at the electrode 14. When the relay 30 is activated by the input of the contact 26, the oscillator 28 operates. An oscillator (not connected to the electrode 14) produces an alternating current which is supplied to the primary winding of the transformer 42.

The transformer 42 has a primary winding and a secondary winding (not shown), and an alternating current is amplified therebetween. The amplified voltage of the secondary winding of the transformer is stored in the charge capacitor 32. A voltage of several tens kV may be stored in the capacitor 32 depending on the turn ratio of the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer. The spark is discharged from the electrode 14 by the stored voltage.

The longer the relay 30 operates, the larger the amount of charge of the capacitor 32 becomes.

The oscillation rate (frequency) of the oscillator 28 is controlled by a software application running on the smartphone that changes the input voltage to the oscillator 28, and this input voltage determines the oscillation rate.

Claims (15)

A cover (10) of a smartphone (12) containing an electric shocking circuit (16) for generating an electric shock;
Two electrodes (14) for managing the electric shock;
At least one operating button for actuating the electric shock circuit to generate an electric shock;
A safety device using the operation button to prevent malfunction of the electric shock;
A communication channel between the smartphone 12 and the electrical impulse circuit 16 for controlling the electrical impulse circuit 16 and for activating an electrical impulse; And
And a power source (40, 48) for supplying electric power to cause electric shock. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the actuating button (20) is disposed on both sides of the cover, and the electric shock circuit prevents electric shock only by pressing the actuating button simultaneously. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the safety device is implemented by allowing the electric shock circuit to detect whether the two operation buttons (20) are simultaneously pressed for 3 seconds or more. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the electrode is disposed on a top surface of the cover. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the electrode is disposed at the bottom of the cover. The smartphone stun gun of claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery (48) disposed on the cover. 2. The smartphone stabbing device of claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery (40) of the smartphone (12). The smartphone stun gun of claim 1, wherein the actuation button is a physical button (20). The smartphone stun gun of claim 1, wherein the actuation button is a physical button (34) of a smartphone. The smartphone stun gun according to claim 1, wherein the operation button is a virtual button of a smart phone. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the cover covers only the lower portion of the smartphone and is connected only in a state of being exposed to the danger, thereby preventing a malfunction of the electric shock. The smartphone electric shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the safety device is implemented by pressing operation buttons in a predetermined order for a predetermined time. The smartphone of claim 1, further comprising a software application (38) running on the smartphone (12), the application (38) communicating with the electrical impulse circuit (16) Shocker. The smartphone stab according to claim 1, wherein the communication channel is a wired communication channel (36). The smartphone stun gun of claim 1, wherein the communication channel is a wireless communication channel.

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