ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,418, issued on May 13, was assigned to TRUIST BANK (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Wearable security alarm device and alerting system" was invented by Jinea Deanitra Neal (Glen Burnie, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable device detects a security incident and initiates an alarm protocol. The wearable receives user input via the user interface indicating that the user is under duress; confirms that the user is under duress by receiving initial confirmatory user input via the user interface; determines a location of the user using the location device; and in response to receiving confirmation that the user is under duress, transmits a du...