# US 2017/0287315 A1 · Distress signal device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0287315 A1 - Document ID: US20170287315A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/510,625 - Filed: 2014-11-25 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-25 - Assignees: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Applicants: Ent. Services Development Corporation L.P - Inventors: Satwant KAUR - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287315A1 ## CPC - G08B 25/10: using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} - H04W 4/20: Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - G08B 25/08: using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Example implementations relate to a fiber-shaped device for transmitting a distress signal to a remote computer. The fiber-shaped device includes a sensor, an analysis module that determines if a sensor signal from the sensor includes a trigger signal, and a wireless communication module to transmit a distress signal to a remote computer when the sensor signal includes the trigger signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a substrate that is fiber-shaped; a sensor; an analysis module to determine if a sensor signal from the sensor includes a trigger signal; and a wireless communication module to transmit a distress signal to a remote computer in response to the analysis module determining that the sensor signal includes the trigger signal, wherein at least one of the sensor, the analysis module, and the wireless communication module are embedded in the substrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is an audio sensor, the trigger signal is a sound pattern recognizable by the analysis module, and the distress signal includes a component selected from the list consisting of the trigger signal, a predetermined distress signal, a user identification, a user medical history, a live stream from the sensor, and a recording from the sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a geolocation module that determines location information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a remote control module to remotely control a recorder. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes a 3-D printed lipid bilayer. ### Claim 6 A method comprising: receiving a sensor signal from a sensor; determining, by an analysis module, if the sensor signal includes a trigger signal; and transmitting a distress signal from a wireless communication module to a remote computer in response to determining that the sensor signal includes the trigger signal, wherein the sensor, the analysis module, and the wireless communication module form part of a fiber-shaped device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the sensor is an audio sensor, the trigger signal is a sound pattern recognizable by the analysis module, and the distress signal includes a component selected from the list consisting of the trigger signal, a predetermined distress signal, a user identification, a user medical history stored in the analysis module, a live stream from the sensor, and a recording from the sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, comprising determining location information using a geolocation module embedded in the device; and transmitting the location information to the remote computer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, comprising controlling a recorder by a remote control module, wherein the remote control module is embedded in the device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the device includes a 3-D printed lipid bilayer, and at least one of the sensor, the analysis module, and the wireless communication module are embedded in the device. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive a distress signal sent by a fiber-shaped device upon the device determining that a sensor embedded in the device received a trigger signal; prepare responder information after receiving the distress signal; and transmit the responder information to a responder receiver. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions to analyze the distress signal to determine a distress type, wherein the instructions to prepare the responder information is performed in accordance with the distress type determined by the instructions to analyze. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions to: retrieve situational information from a data storage; and transmit the situational information to the responder receiver. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions to select the responder receiver based on at least one of the distress type and a nearness of the responder receiver to a location of the device determined by a geolocation module embedded in the device, wherein the responder information includes a component selected from the list consisting of the distress signal, the distress type, a user identification, a user medical history, a sensor signal of the device, information received from a recorder controlled remotely by the device, and a user location. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions to transmit a distress signal receipt from the remote computer to the device or to a receipt indicator.