Thapar Institute · Undergrad
Difesa: Patented Personal-Safety App
Shake your phone and an SOS reaches police and family with live GPS. Patent published.
- Role
- Builder & patent holder
- Tools
- Android · Wearables · Python · ML
- Focus
- Safety · Wearables · Patent
01Problem
In an emergency, calling for help needs to take zero effort, and responders need to know where you are.
02My role
Designed and engineered the app; patent published.
04Decisions & trade-offs
- Made the trigger physical: shaking the phone sends an SOS to police and family members with real-time GPS location.
- Extended it to a smartwatch, where abnormal heart-rate spikes trigger alerts to authorities, guardians and nearby users in real time.
- Tracked alerts on a centralized police dashboard.
05Outcome & metrics
- Patent published.
- SOS activations generate data-driven crime reports for law enforcement.
