Personal security alert and monitoring apparatus

摘要

A personal monitoring apparatus and methods of using the personal monitoring apparatus for contacting one or more third parties through wireless signals and/or a communication network in the event of an emergency. The personal apparatus comprises a data storage device configured to store information selected from the group consisting of user identification information, GPS location information, health information, insurance information, third party contact information and environmental information, a wireless transmitter connected to the data storage device, configured to transmit the information of the data storage device to a third party and an input device configured to simultaneously or near simultaneously activate the wireless transmitter, transmit the stored information of the data storage device and open a line of communication with the third party.

主权项

1. A personal monitoring apparatus comprising:
a data storage device with user identification information, a telephone number and a log file stored thereon, said data storage device configured to communicate the user identification information and the log file from the data storage device to a server of a cloud network; a wireless transmitter connected to the data storage device, the wireless transmitter configured to establish a wireless tether between the personal monitoring apparatus and a computing device connected to the server; and an input device affixed to the personal monitoring apparatus, said input device having a single input mechanism to direct the computing device via the wireless transmitter, to submit a web service request to the server, wherein said web service request is configured to simultaneously or near simultaneously, transmit the user identification information stored on the data storage device to a third party and transmit location information from a GPS processor of the computing device to the third party; and the input device is further configured to select the telephone number stored on the data storage device based on the location information of the GPS processor and direct the computing device to open a line of voice or text communication between the personal monitoring apparatus tethered to the computing device and the third party, wherein the data storage device is a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive.