System and method for an alert device
AssigneeAlertpoint, LLC
InventorDavid Gordon Allen
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Abstract
An alert device, a method of using an alert device, and a personnel security system including an alert device. The alert device includes an attachment mechanism and a housing coupled together. The housing is configured to transmit a signal. The method of using an alert device includes releasably attaching an alert device to a human body, activating a sensor on the alert device, generating an alert from the alert device, receiving the alert in a receiver, identifying a location of the alert device based at least in part on a location of the receiver, and providing notification of the alert and the location of the alert device.
Claims20
An alert device comprising:
- an attachment mechanism configured to be worn by a user;
- and
- a housing coupled with the attachment mechanism, the housing is configured to transmit a signal, wherein the housing includes a sensor configured to activate a wireless transmitter to transmit the signal, a processor, a storage medium, and a wireless transmitter, wherein the signal is configured to activate a security protocol and provide room-level location information.
A method of using an alert device, the method comprising:
- attaching releasably an alert device to a human body;
- receiving a sensor activation signal on the alert device;
- generating an alert from the alert device using a Bluetooth® protocol;
- receiving the alert in a receiver via the Bluetooth® protocol;
- identifying a location of the alert device based at least in part on a location of the receiver;
- and
- providing notification of the alert and the location of the alert device.
A personnel security system comprising:
- a plurality of alert devices, wherein each of the plurality of alert devices is configured to transmit a unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier is configured to uniquely identify each one of the plurality of the alert device based on the signal;
- and
- a plurality of receivers each configured to receive the signal, the plurality of receivers are positioned in rooms of a lodging building.
The personnel security system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of receivers are configured to determine a strength of the signal from the alert device.
A housing comprising:
- a receiver housing;
- and
- an outlet wall plate attachable to a front face of an electrical outlet, wherein the receiver housing and the outlet wall plate are configured to surround a receiver, wherein the receiver is configured to be in electrical communication with the electrical outlet while surrounded by the outlet wall plate and the receiver housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.