Device and method for transmitting maritime distress signal
AssigneeBlakstone Co.,Ltd.
InventorsCheong Ho Hwang, Bong Gi Min
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a maritime distress signal transmission device which transmits a distress signal to an arbitrary rescue station to rescue a person in distress by transmitting a distress signal of the person in distress at sea wearing a life jacket and precise location information based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) to the rescue station as audible sound, and the maritime distress signal transmission device includes a holder-cradle which is coupled to the life jacket of the person in distress by a clip and a main body which is coupled to the holder-cradle and transmits the rescue signal to an arbitrary receiver using a preset frequency band.
Claims12
A maritime distress signal transmission device comprising:
- a holder-cradle;
- and
- a main body which is coupled to the holder-cradle and transmits a rescue signal to an arbitrary receiver using a preset frequency band,
- wherein the main body includes a main body housing which includes a moisture sensor disposed on a rear surface thereof and configured to detect entry into water and in which a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver configured to receive GPS signals, and a time to speech (TTS) signal convertor configured to convert the GPS signals to a TTS voice signal, a main body cover which covers an upper surface of the main body housing to perform a waterproofing function of preventing water from being introduced thereinto and accommodates an antenna which is disposed on an upper surface and transmits the TTS voice signal through a preset frequency band, and an antenna cover which hides and protects the antenna accommodated in the main body cover and in which a first hooking hole is formed in a direction perpendicular to an extension part formed by extending one side of the antenna cover,
- the holder-cradle allows the main body to be seated thereon and includes a second hooking hole is formed upward at one side thereof,
- a separation part including a double coupling part in which a first hooking part to which the first hooking hole of the antenna cover is coupled, a second hooking part to which the second hooking hole of the holder-cradle is coupled, and a rack gear rail which is moved in one direction by operation of a pinion gear connected to a motor provided in the accommodation part of the main body housing are formed and which is moved in the one direction according to operation of the rack gear to separate the holder-cradle and the antenna cover is provided,
- the holder-cradle and the antenna cover, which are coupled to the double coupling part, are sequentially separated according to detection of the moisture sensor to float the main body on a water surface, and
- the TTS voice signal is wirelessly transmitted as a signal in a preset frequency band to an arbitrary remote receiver through the antenna protruding upward due to the separation of the antenna cover.
A method of transmitting a maritime distress signal, which is performed by a device including a holder-cradle and a main body which is coupled to the holder-cradle and transmits a rescue signal to an arbitrary receiver using a preset frequency band, the method comprising:
- (a) detecting, by a moisture sensor of the main body, entry into water;
- (b) separating, by driving a motor, the main body from the holder-cradle when entry into water is detected;
- (c) opening an antenna cover which hides an antenna to activate the antenna, which has been hidden, using the motor when the main body is separated;
- (d) receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) information when the antenna is activated;
- (e) combining digital syllable information according to the GPS information to convert to a TTS voice signal;
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- (f) transmitting the TTS voice signal to the arbitrary remote receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.