PERSONAL SAFETY AND TECH

My project aims to develop a wearable based personal security system that helps the wearer get out of unsafe situations

Clip Detects assault

Sends trigger to phone

Phone plays audio warning Clicks picture/starts recording

Sends out GPS location and warning signal

Application

Good:1. trigger sent automatically without human intervention

2. Sends out multiple communication media automatically

Bad:1. accidental drop

2. dependency on phone. How does it work without a phone?

First Sign

Clip Click to trigger

Sends trigger to phone

Moves status from safe toHELP me

Sends emergency messages out

Sends out GPS location and warning signal

Application

Good:1. instant trigger for alerts

2. form factor clips on anywhere

3. visual indicator

Bad:1. accidental click

2. dependency on phone. How does it work without a phone?

The React Sidekick

Phone Application Click to trigger Sends emergency messages out

Sends out GPS location and warning signal

Good:1. one big button to trigger all

Bad:1.accidental click

2. dependency on phone. How does it work without a phone?

3. app has to be open at all times

EmergenSee

1. double click mechanism

2. feedback for confirmation

3. independent of phone. Leverage network communi-cation

4. sim card capabilities

5. map out the unsafe streets on personal map

INSIGHT: “Smart phones are one of the favored items taken by thugs during robberies.”

1. accidental clicks (time frame for user to correct)

2. confirmation of actions

3. phone battery issue

4. dependency on one communication service

5. pattern of commute and alerts

INSIGHTS FROM PRODUCTS OPPORTUNITIES

PREVENTION

SCALE OF SOLUTION PERSONAL PATTERN MAPPING/DATA POINTS COMMUNITY

UNSAFE SITUATION BACK TO SAFETY

INTERVIEW OUTLINE: Vital Points to discuss: a. Been in an unsafe situation or not b. Currently carry anything that would help them out? c. What preventive measures do they currently take? d. Who are the people who would first help out/ always know where the user is? e. Travel patterns. New York How do preventive measures change these f. Self defense skills, if any? g. Choose among these: pepper spray, mobile, knuckle bar, taser, bright light, whistle, jabbing device

INTERVIEWS:

NOT BEEN IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION:

1. Preventive: a. started looking for preventive measures when someone else got attacked b. does not take subways to end stations on a line c. at night does not go to places she has not been to in the morning d. feels unsafe when road is empty. Nobody to help if she is attacked

2. During: a. First instinct is shout and spread arms wide to seem bigger: would shout ‘Fire’ instead of ‘Help’ [Study called Just_Yell_Fire] b. First call to Cops not emergency contacts. Preliminary and actual alert system. c. Has trouble finding phone/ keys in purse very often d. Would find a public place/ grocery store first, NOT a building e. Power structures are very important f. VERY important to show that she is prepared.

BEEN IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION:

1. Preventive: a. Lived in an unsafe country and neighborhood, hence was prepared b. Saw a television news broadcast warning people. Mentally planned out.

2. During: (Crowded bus, where two people cornered him and jabbed a knife at him) a. Intuition that he was in a similar situation and decided to be safe than sorry b. Created a distraction, attracted attention and threw off the plan of the attackers

3. Learning: a. Super alert at all times, especially if traveling b. Always keeps a tab on safety news c. Attacking strategy

Takeaways for now:

1. Auditory signal very important (Just_Yell_Fire)2. Unsafe area/ situation news3. Power Structures: body language, gestures, distraction4. Need to remain in known area safety net5. What after distraction??