Alarm and monitoring system and method of operation thereof

• US 10,311,708 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2018
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: jWIN Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: jWIN Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Justin Chiwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Yacob, Sisay
• Application Number:
  US16/167,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20190057597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 224 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4806 Sleep evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/74 Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient indicating measured values G01D7/00; user input means input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls

Abstract

An alarm and monitoring system including a primary device and at least one secondary device, the alarm and monitoring system including at least one controller configured to: determine whether at least one alarm event is set; establish a wireless communication between a primary device and the secondary device, when it is determined that the alarm event has been set; transmit an alarm event signal including alarm information from the primary device to the secondary device in accordance with the alarm event that is determined to have been set; generate an alarm signal by the secondary device in accordance with at least the alarm information; and render the generated alarm signal on a rendering device.

Claims

1. An alarm and monitoring system comprising a primary device and at least one secondary device, the alarm and monitoring system comprising:

at least one controller configured to;

determine whether at least one alarm event is set;

establish a wireless communication between a primary device and the secondary device, when it is determined that the alarm event has been set;

transmit an alarm event signal including alarm information from the primary device to the secondary device in accordance with the alarm event that is determined to have been set;

generate an alarm signal by the secondary device in accordance with at least the alarm information; and

render the generated alarm signal on a rendering device.

2. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to receive the transmitted alarm event signal at the secondary device.

3. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to generate the alarm signal at the secondary device.

4. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine capabilities of the secondary device.

5. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the at least one controller is configured to form the alarm event signal in accordance with the determined capabilities of the secondary device.

6. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 5, wherein when generating the alarm signal, the at least one controller is configured to determine whether communication is established between the primary and secondary devices.

7. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 6, wherein when the at least one controller determines that communication is established, the at least one controller is configured to provide a user interface in accordance with the determined capabilities of the secondary device.

8. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the secondary device comprises a memory and the controller is configured to generate the alarm signal in accordance with rendering information that is stored in the memory.

9. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the secondary device is configured to control one or more other devices to generate the alarm signal.

10. The alarm and monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the one or more other devices comprises at least one of an auditory, visual and haptic rendering device to generate the alarm signal.

11. A method of operating an alarm and monitoring system comprising a primary device and at least one secondary device, the method comprising acts of:

at least one controller

determining whether at least one alarm event is set;

establishing a communication between a primary device and the secondary device when it is determined that the alarm event has been set;

transmitting an alarm event signal including alarm information from the primary device to the secondary device in accordance with the alarm event that is determined to have been set;

generating an alarm signal by the secondary device in accordance with at least the alarm information; and

rendering the generated alarm signal on a rendering device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the act of establishing the communication comprises an act of establishing a wireless communication between the primary and secondary devices.

13. The method of claim method 11, comprising an act of generating the alarm signal at the secondary device.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising an act of determining capabilities of the secondary device.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising an act of forming the alarm event signal in accordance with the determined capabilities of the secondary device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the act of generating the alarm signal comprises an act of determining whether communication is established between the primary and secondary devices.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein when it is determined that communication is established, the method comprising an act of providing a user interface in accordance with the determined capabilities of the secondary device.

18. The method of claim 11, the method comprising an act of generating the alarm signal in accordance with rendering information that is stored in a local memory.

19. The method of claim 11, comprising an act of controlling one or more other devices to generate the alarm signal.

20. The method of claim 19, comprising an act of the one or more other devices generating at least one of an auditory, visual and haptic alarm signal.