US 2015/0310727 A1 · CAMPUS SAFETY SYSTEM

Abstract

A personal protection device carried or worn by a user has a simple actuator button and transmitter operable within a mesh network covering a monitored environment such as a college campus or industrial park transmits an exigent assistance call to a first responder such as security or DPS (Department of Public Safety) personnel for urgent response. The system for deploying and monitoring the personal protection devices distributes or otherwise transfers possession of an actuator device to a user, such that the actuator device is adapted for wearing or disposing on the user in anticipation of a sudden exigent situation. A distribution repository associates the actuator device with the user, in which the association is temporary for subsequent association with a second user to provide efficient reuse as devices are exchanged or no longer needed.

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Dependent claims

A personal protection device, comprising:

an actuator device having an actuator and adapted to be carried or worn by a user, the actuator adapted for unhindered accessibility for requesting assistance in exigent situations;
a registration identifier in the actuator device, the registration identifier based on a temporary assignment of the actuator device to the user, the registration identifier operable for subsequent association with a second user following the temporary assignment;
and
an actuator node responsive to the actuator disposed on the actuator device, the actuator node having a network interface;
the network interface configured to transmit an actuation signal over a network based on the actuator, the network coupled to at least one relay node, the relay node configured for receiving the actuator signal indicative of an identity of the user and a location of the user, and forwarding the actuator signal to a responsive entity for exigent response.

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In a monitored environment, a method of transmitting an exigent assistance call to a first responder, comprising:

transferring possession of an actuator device to a user, the actuator device adapted for wearing or disposing on the user in anticipation of a sudden exigent situation;
associating the actuator device with the user, the association being temporary for subsequent association with a second user;
receiving an actuation of the actuation device from a user experiencing an exigent situation;
transmitting a wireless signal from the actuator device indicative of the exigent situation;
forwarding the wireless signal to a coordinator node, the coordinator node configured for alerting a first responder of the exigent situation, the identity of the user, and a location of the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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