# US 2025/0220105 A1 · System and apparatus for mitigating of bad posture and property loss through computer-assisted appliance

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- Number: US 2025/0220105 A1
- Document ID: US20250220105A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/084,886
- Filed: 2025-03-20
- Published: 2025-07-03
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09
- Inventors: Andrew Nichols
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250220105A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
- A61B 5/0024: {for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network}
- A61B 5/1117: {Fall detection}
- A61B 5/486: {Biofeedback (using electroencephalography [EEG] A61B5/375)}
- A61B 5/7405: {using sound}
- A61B 5/7455: {characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation}
- A61B 5/746: {Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms}
- G08B 13/1427: {with transmitter-receiver for distance detection}
- G08B 21/0227: {System arrangements with a plurality of child units}
- H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
- H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- A61B 2562/0219: Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- 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

A wireless, programmable system, including one or more sensors devices, a controller device, and a wireless communication link that operationally connects the sensor device to the controller device(s). The system may alert when a sensor device and controller device exceed a predetermined threshold of distance and/or time. Controller device(s) may also be, or in addition to, a handheld computer device, such as a smartphone. In some other embodiments, the system may be used to detect body positions and/or train a user to achieve desired postures.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A personal security system for automatically alerting a user due to an excessive distance threshold condition, comprising:
a first hardware transceiver;
at least one second hardware transceiver in communication with the first transceiver, wherein a predetermined operating distance is defined as the physical separation distance of the first hardware transceiver and the at least one second hardware transceiver;
a first memory operationally connected to the first hardware transceiver and capable of storing a first predetermined signal;
a first processor operationally connected to the first memory;
at least one second memory operationally connected to the at least one second hardware transceiver and capable of storing at least one second predetermined signal;
at least one second processor operationally connected to the at least one second memory;
wherein when the first hardware transceiver receives the second predetermined signal from the second hardware transceiver, the first hardware transceiver generates the first predetermined signal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The personal security system of claim 1, wherein the first hardware transceiver is a cellular telephone and wherein the second hardware transceiver is a fob.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The personal security system of claim 1, further comprising:
the first hardware transceiver is a hand-held computer device capable of functions selected from the group consisting of telephonic, messaging, email, and combinations thereof;
a graphical user interface including a display screen operationally connected to the hand-held computer device;
a vibration device operationally connected to the hand-held computer device;
a sound device operationally connected to the hand-held computer device;
wherein the hand-held computer device is configured to recognize digital signals, make preset responses to digital signals, and respond to digital signals to program optional settings and respond in a preset way;
wherein the hand-held computer is capable of displaying information in response to digital signals;
wherein the memory of the hand-held computer device is capable of storing a database containing contact information;
wherein the memory of the hand-held computer device is capable of storing optional settings;
wherein the memory of the hand-held computer device is capable of storing messages; and
wherein the hand-held computer device is configured to automatically send at least one message to at least one recipient in response to digital signals from the at least one second hardware transceiver.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The personal security system of claim 3, wherein the at least one message is selected from the group comprising voice messages, text messages, and email messages.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The personal security system of claim 3, wherein upon separation of the at least one second hardware transceiver and the hand-held computer device by a distance exceeding the predetermined operating distance, the hand-held computer device generates the first predetermined signal, and the at least one second hardware transceiver generates the at least one second predetermined signal;
wherein, after being so separated, the at least one second hardware transceiver and the hand-held computer device are brought back within the predetermined operating distance, the hand-held computer device again generates the first predetermined signal and the at least one second hardware transceiver again generates the at least one second predetermined signal; and
wherein the hand-held computer is capable of automatically delivering the at least one message upon separation from the at least one second hardware transceiver.