Patent Application
20250191454
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The disclosure relates to monitoring systems and more particularly pertains to a new monitoring system for remotely monitoring the location of an individual.
The prior art discloses myriad monitoring systems for remotely monitoring the location of an individual. However, the prior art does not describe such a system which is attached to the torso of the individual via a harness and includes a camera for recording images, a microphone for recording audio, a global positioning system module for determining a location of the individual, and a speaker for emitting an audible alarm.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing with a front side, a rear side, a top side, a bottom side, and a pair of lateral sides. A harness is coupled to the housing and is configured to attach to a torso of the individual such that the housing is positioned over the torso. A processor is mounted in the housing. A transceiver is mounted in the housing and is in communication with the processor. A remote electronic device is in communication with the processor via the transceiver and is programmed to control the processor. A global positioning system (GPS) module is mounted in the housing and is in communication with the processor. The processor is programed to selectively cause the GPS module to send a location signal to the processor indicative of a location of the individual. The processor is also programmed to selectively transmit the location signal to the remote electronic device.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A thickness of each shoulder mount 26 between an inner surface 32 and an outer surface 34 thereof is less than a width of the shoulder mount 26 taken perpendicularly to the thickness. Each shoulder mount 26 of the pair of shoulder mounts 26 comprises a bendable material such that the shoulder mount 26 is bendable along a longitudinal axis of the shoulder mount 26 in a direction parallel to each lateral side 22 of the pair of lateral sides 22 of the housing 12. Each shoulder mount 26 of the pair of shoulder mounts 26 is also shaped such that the shoulder mount 26 is rigid preventing bending along the longitudinal axis in a direction perpendicular to each lateral side 22 of the pair of lateral sides 22 of the housing 12. In effect, the pair of shoulder mounts 26 conforms to the torso 40 and shoulders 38 of the individual 36 while resisting movement toward each other which would result in a strangulation hazard.
Each strap 42 of the pair of straps 42 is coupled to and extends between the distal end 30 of an associated one of the pair of shoulder mounts 26 and the housing 12. The buckle 44 is coupled to each strap 42 of the pair of straps 42 between the housing 12 and the associated shoulder mount 26 releasably couples the pair of straps 42 together to define a closed loop 46 comprising a portion of each strap 42 of the pair of straps 42, the housing 12, and the buckle 44. The closed loop 46 has a size such that the closed loop 46 is configured to surround the torso 40 of the individual 36. Each slider 48 of the pair of sliders 48 is coupled to an end of an associated one of the pair of straps 42 and slidably engages the strap 42 such that a length of the strap 42 between the housing 12 and the shoulder mount 26 is adjustable.
A processor 50 is mounted in the housing 12. A transceiver 52 is mounted in the housing 12 and is in communication with the processor 50. A remote electronic device 54 is in communication with the processor 50 via the transceiver 52 and is programmed to control the processor 50. A global positioning system (GPS) module 56 is mounted in the housing 12 and is in communication with the processor 50, which is programed to selectively cause the GPS module 56 to send a location signal to the processor 50 indicative of a location of the individual 36, the processor 50 is programmed to selectively transmit the location signal to the remote electronic device 54. A sound emitter 58 is mounted on the housing 12 and is in communication with the processor 50. The sound emitter 58 is directed forwardly from the housing 12, and the processor 50 is programmed to selectively cause the sound emitter 58 to emit an audible alarm.
A camera 60 is mounted on the housing 12 and is in communication with the processor 50. The camera 60 is directed forwardly from the housing 12, and the processor 50 is programmed to selectively cause the camera 60 to capture images. The images may be still images or moving images. The processor 50 is programmed to selectively store the images on a memory of the processor 50 and to selectively transmit the images via the transceiver 52 to the remote electronic device 54. A microphone 62 is mounted on the housing 12 and is in communication with the processor 50. The microphone 62 is positioned on the front side 14 of the housing 12, and the processor 50 is programmed to selectively cause the microphone 62 to record an audio. The processor 50 is programmed to selectively store the audio on the memory of the processor 50 and to selectively transmit the audio to the remote electronic device 54.
A power supply 64 is mounted in the housing 12 and is electrically coupled to the processor 50. The power supply 64 comprises a battery 66. A charging port 68 is mounted to an exterior of the housing 12 and is electrically coupled to the battery 66. The housing 12 may also be sealed to prevent water from reaching inside.
In use, the housing 12 is attached to the individual 36's torso 40 via the harness 24. The individual 36 may, for example, be a child or any person who requires supervision. A caregiver 70 operates the processor 50 via the remote electronic device 54. The caregiver 70 may determine the individual 36's location and activate the audible alarm. The caregiver 70 may also activate the camera 60 and the microphone 62 and review the images captures by the camera 60 and the audio captured by the microphone 62 via the remote electronic device 54.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
