METHOD OF SIGNALLING DISTRESS IN THE EVENT OF A THREAT TO PERSONAL SAFETY AND DEVICE FOR REALIZING SAID METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to the art of personally alerting designated parties in the event of an emergency. The present method of signalling distress in the event of a threat to personal safety consists in using an application program of a user's mobile computerized communication device in order to program a processor in a ring or signet ring which can be worn on a user's finger, equipped with a unit for transmitting a signal when a button on said ring or signet ring is pressed. In the event of signs of a threat to personal safety, the button is pressed to activate the processor in order to generate a distress signal, and said signal is transmitted to the mobile computerized communication device located in a remotely accessible location, from which, in a re-translation mode, the distress signal is transmitted to a party invested with the function of ensuring the safety of the user. To activate the processor and signal transmission unit in order that a distress signal is generated, the button on the ring or signet ring is pressed and is kept in a pressed state for a number of seconds, whereupon the processor generates a signal and transmits same to the signal transmission unit for dispatch to said party.