Description:BACKGROUND
Field of Invention
[001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a suicide prevention intelligent system and particularly to an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan.
Description of Related Art
[002] Suicide prevention is a crucial endeavor aimed at saving lives and promoting mental health. By raising awareness, providing support, and implementing effective interventions, suicide prevention efforts strive to reduce the incidence of suicide and support those in crisis. These initiatives encompass various strategies, including education, community support networks, crisis hotlines, and mental health services. By fostering empathy, understanding, and early intervention, suicide prevention endeavors aim to offer hope and help to individuals experiencing emotional distress, ultimately saving lives and fostering resilience in our communities.
[003] However, current suicide prevention intelligent systems often lack tailored measures to detect and respond to this particular method effectively. Therefore, there is a pressing need for a comprehensive intelligent system that can intelligently identify signs of potential self-harm involving ceiling fans, analyze the situation, and deploy appropriate intervention strategies. Such solutions would aim to save lives by providing timely assistance and support to individuals in distress. By leveraging advanced technologies and algorithms, this invention seeks to enhance suicide prevention efforts and promote mental health and well-being in vulnerable populations.
[004] There is thus a need for an improved and advanced intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that can administer the aforementioned limitations in a more efficient manner.
SUMMARY
[005] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan. The intelligent system comprising: a sensor installed in proximity to the fan and adapted to detect a presence of a user under the fan. The intelligent system further comprising: a control unit communicatively connected to the sensor. The control unit is configured to: receive detection signals regarding the detected presence of the user under the fan from the sensor; determine a baseline distance of the user from the fan from the detection signals; compare the determined baseline distance with a threshold distance; observe a time of an activity by the user by triggering a timing circuit upon exceeding the determined baseline distance from the threshold distance; and generate alerts upon the lapse of the observed duration of the user activity over a threshold time duration, wherein the alerts comprise a local alert, a mobile alert, or a combination thereof.
[006] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention further provide a method for suicide prevention due to a fan. The method comprising steps of: receiving detection signals regarding a detected presence of a user under the fan from a sensor; determining a baseline distance of the user from the fan from the detection signals; comparing the determined baseline distance with a threshold distance; observing a time of an activity by the user by triggering a timing circuit upon exceeding the determined baseline distance from the threshold distance; and generating alerts upon the lapse of the observed duration of the user activity over a threshold time duration, wherein the alerts comprise a local alert, a mobile alert, or a combination thereof.
[007] Embodiments of the present invention may provide a number of advantages depending on their particular configuration. First, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan.
[008] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that proactively detects self-harm situations.
[009] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that communicates to a mobile device in real time.
[0010] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that locally alerts for timely intervention.
[0011] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that is error-free and accurate.
[0012] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan that can be retrofitted in existing homes and premises.
[0013] These and other advantages will be apparent from the present application of the embodiments described herein.
[0014] The preceding is a simplified summary to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present invention. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the present invention and its various embodiments. The summary presents selected concepts of the embodiments of the present invention in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the present invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] The above and still further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein:
[0016] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to a fan, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 1B illustrates a schematic diagram of the intelligent system for suicide prevention due to the fan, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a control unit of the intelligent system for suicide prevention due to the fan, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
[0019] FIG. 3 depicts a flowchart of a method for an intelligent system for suicide prevention due to the fan, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words “include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited to. To facilitate understanding, like reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures. Optional portions of the figures may be illustrated using dashed or dotted lines, unless the context of usage indicates otherwise.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
[0022] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising", "comprises”, and the like (which are synonymous with "including", "having” and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of", “consists essentially of", and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of", "consists of”, the like.
[0023] As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.
[0024] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of an intelligent system 100 for suicide prevention due to a fan 102, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent system 100 may be adapted for suicide prevention by a user using the fan 102. The intelligent system 100 may further alert concerned authorities in case of a suicide attempt by the user, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] According to embodiments of the present invention, the intelligent system 100 may be installed (factory manufactured or retrofitted) on the fan 102. According to embodiments of the present invention, the intelligent system 100 may comprise a sensor 104, a timing circuit 106, a control unit 108, a sound unit 110, a user device 112, and a communication network 114.
[0026] In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 104 may be installed in proximity to the fan 102. The sensor 104 may be adapted to detect a presence of the user under the fan 102, in an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 104 may be an ultrasonic sensor.
[0027] In an embodiment of the present invention, the timing circuit 106 may be adapted to observe a time of user activity or observe the time of the presence of the user under the fan 102.
[0028] In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 may be connected to the sensor 104. The control unit 108 may further be configured to execute computer-executable instructions to generate an output relating to the intelligent system 100. According to embodiments of the present invention, the control unit 108 may be, but not limited to, a Programmable Logic Control (PLC) unit, a microprocessor, a development board, and so forth. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 may be an Espressif 32 (ESP 32). Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the control unit 108 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies. In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 may further be explained in conjunction with FIG. 2.
[0029] In an embodiment of the present invention, the sound unit 110 may be adapted to generate a local alert when the user attempts suicide using the fan 102. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sound unit 110 may be a buzzer. The local alert generated by the sound unit 110 may notify local authorities and intervene in the attempted suicide by the user using the fan 102, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0030] In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 112 may be adapted to generate a mobile alert using a distress signal when the user attempts suicide using the fan 102. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user device 112 may be a mobile phone. The mobile alert generated by the user device 112 may notify remote authorities about the attempted suicide by the user using the fan 102, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0031] In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 112 may be adapted to provide user inputs for reconfiguring a threshold distance and a threshold time duration by establishing a synchronized communication using the communication network 114. In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 114 is Bluetooth network.
[0032] FIG. 1B illustrates a schematic diagram of the intelligent system 100 for suicide prevention due to the fan 102, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 may determine a baseline distance of the user from the fan 102 from detection signals received from the sensor 104. The control unit 108 may generate alerts using the sound unit 110 upon detecting a deviation in the baseline distance and may transmit the generated alerts to the sound unit 110 and/or to the user device 112. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sound unit 110 may be connected to the control unit 108 using the Bluetooth network. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise any communication network 114 between the control unit 108 and the sound unit 110 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0033] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 108 may transmit the generated alerts to the user device 112 using an internet-based communication network. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise any communication network 114 between the control unit 108 and the user device 112 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0034] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of the control unit 108 of the intelligent system 100, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The processing unit may comprise the computer-executable instructions in form of programming modules such as a data receiving module 200, a data analysis module 202, a data comparison module 204, and an alert module 206.
[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention, the data receiving module 200 receives the detection signals regarding the detected presence of the user under the fan 102 from the sensor 104. The data receiving module 200 may further transmit the received detection signal to the data analysis module 202, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention, the data analysis module 202 may be activated upon receipt of the detection signal from the data receiving module 200. In an embodiment of the present invention, the data analysis module 202 may be configured to determine the baseline distance of the user from the fan 102 from the detection signals.
[0037] In an embodiment of the present invention, the baseline distance may be calculated using an equation (1):
[0038] Baseline Distance=f(Detection Signals) ____________Equation (1)
[0039] Where ??(Detection Signals) may represent a function that processes the detection signals received from the sensor 104 to estimate the distance between the user and the fan 102. The function f may involve calibration factors, signal processing algorithms, and possibly other variables depending on the specific implementation of the intelligent system 100.
[0040] Further, the data analysis module 202 may transmit a comparison signal to the data comparison module 204 upon determining the baseline distance, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0041] In an embodiment of the present invention, the data comparison module 204 may be activated upon receipt of the comparison signal from the data analysis module 202. The data comparison module 204 may be configured to the determined baseline distance with the threshold distance.
[0042] If the compared determined baseline distance exceeds the threshold distance, then the data comparison module 204 may be configured to observe the time of the activity by the user by triggering the timing circuit 106. Otherwise, the data comparison module 204 may reactivate the data receiving module 200 to continue receiving detection signals regarding the detected presence of the user under the fan 102 from the sensor 104.
[0043] Further, if the observed time of the activity by the user exceeds the threshold time, then the data comparison module 204 may transmit an alert signal to the alert module 206. The data comparison module 204 may be configured to analyze patterns of user activity under the fan 102 to differentiate between normal behavior and potentially harmful situations based on the determined baseline distance and the observed time of the activity, in an embodiment of the present invention. By monitoring the duration of the user's presence under the fan, the system can discern between normal activities, such as adjusting settings or cleaning, and prolonged periods that may pose a risk, such as attempting self-harm.
[0044] Furthermore, if the observed time of the activity by the user exceeds the threshold time, it suggests an extended duration of potential risk. The data comparison module 204 then transmits an alert signal to the alert module 206, signaling the need for intervention or assistance. In an embodiment of the present invention, the data comparison module 204 may employ pattern recognition algorithms to identify regular behavior patterns of the user under normal circumstances. Deviations from these established patterns, particularly when coupled to a close proximity to the fan 102 and prolonged duration, the system 100 may trigger alerts.
[0045] In an embodiment of the present invention, the alert module 206 may be activated upon receipt of the alert signal from the data comparison module 204. The alert module 206 may be configured to generate the local alert and the mobile alert, in an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the alert module 206 may generate the local alert by triggering the sound unit 110. The alert module 206 may generate the mobile alert by transmitting the distress signal to the user device 112, in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0046] FIG. 3 depicts a flowchart of a method 300 for the intelligent suicide prevention using the intelligent system 100, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0047] At step 302, the intelligent system 100 may receive detection signals regarding the detected presence of the user under the fan 102 from the sensor 104.
[0048] At step 304, the intelligent system 100 may determine the baseline distance of the user from the fan 102 from the detection signals.
[0049] At step 306, the intelligent system 100 may compare the determined baseline distance with the threshold distance. If the determined baseline distance exceeds the threshold distance, then the method 300 may revert to the step 302. Otherwise, the method 300 may proceed to a step 308.
[0050] At step 308, the intelligent system 100 may observe the time of the activity by the user by triggering the timing circuit 106. If the observed time lapses the threshold time, then the method 300 may revert to the step 302. Otherwise, the method 300 may proceed to a step 310.
[0051] At step 310, the intelligent system 100 may generate the local alert and the mobile alert.
[0052] While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.
[0053] This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or intelligent systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined in the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements within substantial differences from the literal languages of the claims. , Claims:CLAIMS
We Claim:
1. An intelligent system (100) for suicide prevention due to a fan (102), the intelligent system (100) comprising:
a sensor (104) installed in proximity to the fan (102) and adapted to detect a presence of a user under the fan (102);
a control unit (108) communicatively connected to the sensor (104), characterized in that the control unit (108) is configured to:
receive detection signals regarding the detected presence of the user under the fan (102) from the sensor (104);
determine a baseline distance of the user from the fan (102) from the detection signals;
compare the determined baseline distance with a threshold distance;
observe a time of an activity by the user by triggering a timing circuit (106) upon exceeding the determined baseline distance from the threshold distance; and
generate alerts upon the lapse of the observed duration of the user activity over a threshold time duration, wherein the alerts comprise a local alert, a mobile alert, or a combination thereof.
2. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (108) is configured to trigger a sound unit (110) for generating the local alert.
3. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (108) is configured to transmit a distress signal to a user device (112) for generating the mobile alert.
4. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (108) is configured to analyze patterns of user activity under the fan (102) to differentiate between normal behavior and potentially harmful situations.
5. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (108) is configured to user inputs for reconfiguring the threshold distance and the threshold time duration using a user device (112) by establishing a synchronized communication using a communication network (114).
6. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the communication network (114) is Bluetooth.
7. The intelligent system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit (108) is an Espressif 32 (ESP32).
8. A method (300) for suicide prevention due to a fan (102), the method (300) is characterized by steps of:
receiving detection signals regarding a detected presence of a user under the fan (102) from a sensor (104);
determining a baseline distance of the user from the fan (102) from the detection signals;
comparing the determined baseline distance with a threshold distance;
observing a time of an activity by the user by triggering a timing circuit (106) upon exceeding the determined baseline distance from the threshold distance; and
generating alerts upon the lapse of the observed duration of the user activity over a threshold time duration, wherein the alerts comprise a local alert, a mobile alert, or a combination thereof.
9. The method (300) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the local alert is received on a sound unit (110).
10. The method (300) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mobile alert is received upon receipt of a distress signal on a user device (112).
Date: May 17, 2024
Place: Noida

Dr. Keerti Gupta
Agent for the Applicant
(IN/PA-1529)