# US 2014/0197945 A1 · Human tumble detecting and alarming device

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- Number: US 2014/0197945 A1
- Document ID: US20140197945A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/992,734
- Filed: 2012-07-23
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-29
- Assignees: Xi'an Chinastar M & C Limited
- Inventors: Rongxiang Gu; Yongping Yuan; Shuxing Lin; Yongge He
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197945A1

## CPC

- G08B 21/0446: {worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait}
- G08B 21/043: {detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall}
- Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

A human tumble detecting and alarming device includes an external shell body, a sensor module for detecting body postures of an object to be detected in real time, a data processing module for analyzing information detected by the sensor module and judging whether the detected object tumbles or not according to analyzing results, a wireless communicating module connected to the data processing module and a power source module for respectively supplying the sensor module, the data processing module and the wireless communicating module with electricity. The sensor module is a triaxial acceleration sensor. The sensor module, the data processing module, the wireless communicating module and the power source module are all provided within the external shell body. The human tumble detecting and alarming device is simple in structure, small-sized, portable and easy to operate.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-9. (canceled)

### Claim 10

A human tumble detecting and alarming device, comprising an external shell body, a sensor module for detecting body postures of an object to be detected in real time, a data processing module for analyzing information detected by said sensor module and judging whether the detected object tumbles or not according to an analyzing result, a wireless communicating module connected to said data processing module and a power source module for respectively supplying said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module with electricity, wherein said sensor module is a triaxial acceleration sensor; said sensor module, said data processing module, said wireless communicating module and said power source module are all provided within said external shell body; said sensor module is connected to said data processing module; and said power source module is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said external shell body comprises a cubic shell body and an installing element provided on said cubic shell body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said wireless communicating module is a GSM wireless communicating module.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said wireless communicating module is a GSM wireless communicating module.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 12, wherein said data processing module comprises a data processor and an alarming and indicating unit and an alarm-canceling circuit respectively connected to said data processor.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 13, wherein said data processing module comprises a data processor and an alarming and indicating unit and an alarm-canceling circuit respectively connected to said data processor.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 14, wherein said data processor is an SCM MSP430F247.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 15, wherein said data processor is an SCM MSP430F247.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 16, wherein three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to a first pin P6.1/A1, a second pin P6.2/A2 and a third pin P6.3/A3 of said SCM MSP430F247; and a fourth pin P5.2/UCB1SOMI/UCB1SCL, a fifth pin P3.7/UCA1RXD/UCA1SOMI and a sixth pin P3.6/UCA1TXD/UCA1SIMO of said SCM MSP430F247 are respectively connected to a first pin PWRKEY, a second pin TXD and a third pin RXD of said GSM wireless communicating module.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 17, wherein three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to a first pin P6.1/A1, a second pin P6.2/A2 and a third pin P6.3/A3 of said SCM MSP430F247; and a fourth pin P5.2/UCB1SOMI/UCB1SCL, a fifth pin P3.7/UCA1RXD/UCA1SOMI and a sixth pin P3.6/UCA1TXD/UCA1SIMO of said SCM MSP430F247 are respectively connected to a first pin PWRKEY, a second pin TXD and a third pin RXD of said GSM wireless communicating module.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 18, wherein said data processing module further comprises a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier and a third operational amplifier, wherein said three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to said first pin P6.1/A1, said second pin P6.2/A2 and said third pin P6.3/A3 of the SCM MSP430F247 respectively via said first operational amplifier, said second operational amplifier and said third operational amplifier; said alarming and indicating unit comprises a buzzer alarming circuit and a light indicating circuit, wherein said buzzer alarming circuit comprises a buzzer, a first resistor, a second resistor and an FET; a seventh pin P3.3/UCB0CLK/UCA0STE of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a gate electrode of said FET via said first resistor; said gate electrode of said FET is connected to ground via said second resistor and a source electrode of said FET is also connected to ground; a drain electrode of said FET is connected to said buzzer; and said light indicating circuit comprises a LED light emitting diode, wherein an eighth pin P3.2/UCB0SOMI/UCA0SCL of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a cathode of said LED light emitting diode and an anode of the LED light emitting diode is connected to a power source terminal via a third resistor.

### Claim 21 (depends on 19)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 19, wherein said data processing module further comprises a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier and a third operational amplifier, wherein said three signal outputting terminals of said triaxial acceleration sensor are respectively connected to said first pin P6.1/A1, said second pin P6.2/A2 and said third pin P6.3/A3 of the SCM MSP430F247 respectively via said first operational amplifier, said second operational amplifier and said third operational amplifier; said alarming and indicating unit comprises a buzzer alarming circuit and a light indicating circuit, wherein said buzzer alarming circuit comprises a buzzer, a first resistor, a second resistor and an FET; a seventh pin P3.3/UCB0CLK/UCA0STE of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a gate electrode of said FET via said first resistor; said gate electrode of said FET is connected to ground via said second resistor and a source electrode of said FET is also connected to ground; a drain electrode of said FET is connected to said buzzer; and said light indicating circuit comprises a LED light emitting diode, wherein an eighth pin P3.2/UCB0SOMI/UCA0SCL of said SCM MSP430F247 is connected to a cathode of said LED light emitting diode and an anode of the LED light emitting diode is connected to a power source terminal via a third resistor.

### Claim 22 (depends on 10)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said triaxial acceleration sensor is an acceleration sensor ADXL325.

### Claim 23 (depends on 11)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said triaxial acceleration sensor is an acceleration sensor ADXL325.

### Claim 24 (depends on 10)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said power source module comprises a powering battery and a DC/DC power source converting module connected to said powering battery, wherein said powering battery is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module via said DC/DC power source converting module.

### Claim 25 (depends on 11)

The human tumble detecting and alarming device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said power source module comprises a powering battery and a DC/DC power source converting module connected to said powering battery, wherein said powering battery is respectively connected to said sensor module, said data processing module and said wireless communicating module via said DC/DC power source converting module.
