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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical field of wearable emergency equipment, in particular to a medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated.
• wearable emergency equipment is not novel, and patent applications have been published describing, for example, the use of various communication devices; e.g., the use of telephones, pagers or dedicated devices for transmitting call-and-rescue signals.
• various communication devices e.g., the use of telephones, pagers or dedicated devices for transmitting call-and-rescue signals.
• users may be physically or medically incapacitated and unable to operate the device.
• the invention aims to provide a medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated to solve the problems mentioned in the background.
• a medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated including an automatic programmable interface (API) for checking the device, a communication network and for interconnecting an automatic programmable interface (API) from a server to equipment & auxiliary equipment, and a reliability circuit.
• API automatic programmable interface
• the device comprises of: a ) The countdown display on the device, which is a countdown timer for warning the user that the device will transmit emergency signals if no action is taken;
• An automatic programmable interface operated from a remote database server is used to send signals when the device is not responding.
• API automatic programmable interface
• Wireless transmitters that use wireless or mobile phone services to transmit signals over the Internet;
• a method for transmitting information which comprises the heart rate of the user (31 ), GPS position data and medical information;
• the communication network comprises:
• the server transmits complete and orderly signals from the device to the receiver through text, e-mail and voice messages, with short message information, hyperlinks, attachments, audit logs, maps and heart rate charts.
• a list of receivers which comprises one or more electronic addresses and communication devices between receivers and the server.
• the automatic programmable interface comprises the following:
• Information collected from the device such as user activity, device activity, heartbeat and GPS location information on the device that detect and provide alarms for vital signs that exceed the preset parameters;
• the method of the reliability circuit comprises the following redundancies:
• the beneficial effect of the invention is that the invention provides system relays by cooperating with an automatic programmable interface (API), communication network and reliability circuit.
• API automatic programmable interface
• Reliability circuit provides a system relay, reliably monitors user activities and devices, user-device interactions, and the device itself alert invalid events and lack of user or equipment response will trigger an alarm to others in time to rescue users.
• Fig. 1 is a medical alarm device in the existing technology.
• Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a signal sent by an unresponsive user in a medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated .
• Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a medical alarm device relay failure in which the user does respond and no signal is sent.
• Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the automatic programmable interface (API) in the medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated .
• API automatic programmable interface
• Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of signal transmission among devices, servers and receivers in medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated .
• Fig. 6 is the working flow chart of medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated .
• connection and “setting” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may be fixed connection, setting, or removable connection, setting, or integrated connection and setting.
• connection and “setting” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may be fixed connection, setting, or removable connection, setting, or integrated connection and setting.
• connection and “setting” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may be fixed connection, setting, or removable connection, setting, or integrated connection and setting.
• a medical alarm relay device for the incapacitated comprises:
• API is interconnected from server 51 to device 33 and auxiliary device 47;
• the device 33 is used in conjunction with an automatic programmable interface (API), communication network and a reliability circuit.
• API automatic programmable interface
• Reliability circuit provides a system relay, which can reliably monitor user activities and equipment 33 itself.
• Fig. 1 shows the problems that need to be solved by the medical alarm device 33 in the existing technology.
• the user 31 does not respond, does not send a signal, the user 31 is in a non-responding state, does not press the activation device 33 button 32, nor does it send the device 33 signal.
• Fig. 2 shows a device 33 that sends signals because the user does not respond.
• the user 31 is unable to move, is lying down, and does not press a button 32 to release the device 33 at the end of the display timer 34. Therefore, after the display timer 34 finishes the timing, the signal, 36 is sent out.
• the device 33 will send a signal at a pre-set time. If the display timer 34 time has arrived, the device 33 will give a visual and auditory warning. If the user 31 fails to confirm the warning, the device 33 will send a signal.
• Fig. 3 shows that user 31 releases the device 33 so that the device 33 does not send a signal.
• the user 31 presses the button 32 on the device 33 before the display timer 34 ends, and does not send a signal after pressing the button 32.
• the device 33 is wearable or mobile and has an independent wireless Internet facility comprising: a) A display timer 34, with countdown warning;
• the device 33 comprises the following contents:
• the device 33 signals are sent to a receiver(s) 49 through a server 51 , information is sent from the device 33 to a server 51 , and re-sent 52 to multiple receivers 49.
• This information comprises heart rate information 56, GPS location 57, audit log 58 and medical information 59.
• the communication network comprises:
• Server 51 A computer for storing and sending data over the Internet;
• Receiver Message receiver and its electronic address
• API Automatic programmable interface running in the background
• API monitoring information travels between server 51 and device 33.
• a device 33 sends information to a server 51 and indicates the response status; and sends a signal when the user 31 does not respond;
• Auxiliary device 47 If a device 33 does not work, the API will communicate the problem to the user, 31 in the auxiliary communication channel, for example, through the voice message of the mobile phone, explaining that the device 33 does not respond; c ) Server 51 stores information from the API and sends GPS location data, heartbeat rate and other information to recipient 49 together with pre-loaded medical information. Server 51 provides load balancing to ensure access to backup server 51 ; d) The device 33 is used in conjunction with the dashboard to configure the device 33 and its transmission.
• the portal for configuration comprises a device for configuration; i) Receiver's electronic address;
• API Automatic Programmable Interface
• API automated programmable interface
• the API runs in the background and is programmed using explicit specifications, algorithms for automatic reasoning tasks, or a set of rules. For example, when to take action by sending a message.
• FIG. 4 which shows an automatic program 41 that communicates with the device 33 wireless communicator 42 to check whether the device 33 responds. In this case, due to hardware and memory failures, the device 33 does not respond.
• the automatic program will communicate 46 with the auxiliary device 47. If the auxiliary device 33 does not respond, it sends 48 messages to multiple receivers 49.
• API automatic programmable interface
• API detects and warns when vital signs exceed the preset parameters
• API can communicate with a user's personal digital assistant
• Providing access to the portal site which comprises settings panels for setting user preferences, such as the time and attributes of the alert to be disabled, who to contact and how to contact when signals and medical information are received.
• the best way to use the automatic programmable interface (API) system is to reduce all possible data to a single aggregate metric using data received by multiple sensors based on the device 33, and implement automatic reasoning algorithms. Emergency levels are calculated from multiple metrics to provide an automatic programmable interface (API) personal monitoring. Aggregation metrics are displayed on color-coded logarithmic scales with alerts.
• FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the approximate steps in a communication network data stream.
• the flow chart shows that the core item of automatic reasoning is the diamond decision-making box.
• the box shows that the device 33 is checked through the automatic programmable interface (API) to ensure that the device 33 is in good working condition. This is a continuous operation, if the device 33 is abnormal, then re-check. If the device 33 cannot respond, the user 31 is notified on the auxiliary channel (telephone). If the user 31 does not respond, the receiver 49 will be notified. Otherwise, the display timer 34 starts timing and notifies the receiver 49 If the user 31 does not respond.
• API automatic programmable interface
• multiple parallel channels are used by using redundancy when feasible.
• the other reliability measures component comprises the following:
• Expected behavior is modeled based on actual behavior (for example, the reconfigured warning time input to the dashboard is compared with the actual warning time, etc.);
• the auxiliary communication device 33 is used to communicate any fault to the user 31 and optionally to the receiver 49;

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