A Location Aware Safety Companion
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International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJCTT Journal | ||
| Volume-29 Number-1 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Shilpa Khedkar, Kiran Chandrasekaran, Tauseef Malik, Manish Poduval | ||
| DOI : 10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V29P105 |
Shilpa Khedkar, Kiran Chandrasekaran, Tauseef Malik, Manish Poduval "A Location Aware Safety Companion". International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT) V29(1):23-25, October 2015. ISSN:2231-2803. www.ijcttjournal.org. Published by Seventh Sense Research Group.
Abstract -
The ever increasing rate of crime on women
and elderly has been a cause for alarming concern
among citizens all around the world. According to a
recent survey conducted , molestation cases have seen
a whopping rise of 47% between 2001-2015 in
Mumbai alone. Also, according to the information
provided by the RTI, crime against senior citizens has
witnessed a rise of 53% in the last 5 years. Under
such circumstances having a companion with you has
a severe impact on the feeling of security. Our main
motivation for this project has been the above stated
fact and the drive to contribute towards Digital India
by helping enhance citizen security which is a primal
need of the hour. The proposed system is a wearable
device that is location aware and stays connected to
the users phone via a Low Energy Bluetooth(BLE)
signal and by press of a button can send a SOS
message in the form of an MMS, which will capture
the current location of the victim and send it to the
emergency contacts, an SOS to a group of contacts on
a social networking platform such as WhatsApp. The
system will also consist of an Android App which will
be used to obtain important information from the user
such as emergency contacts and will be used to send
the SOS. Also, incorporating features like sending an
SOS over by using the carrier services along with the
data services, we aim at increasing the chances of
being saved in times of distress by approximately
40%.The proposed work shows a flexible and
interoperable combination of a device and application
that will accessorize and empower the citizens and
serve as a multifunctional device.
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Keywords
BLE, Mobile Computing, Safety
Devices, Wearable Devices, Android.