System and method for alerting a user

• US 10,600,291 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2018
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alexis Ander Kashar
• Original Assignee: Alexis Ander Kashar
• Inventors: Kashar, Alexis Ander
• Primary Examiner(s): Aziz, Adnan
• Application Number:
  US16/048,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20190012885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/38 using flashing light
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/003 using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/009 Teaching or communicating with deaf persons G09B21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B21/00

Abstract

The alarm monitoring system provides various alerts of events that are not readily discernable to those individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing. The system generates visual, vibratory, and high decibel alerts separately or in combination to alert the user to a wide variety of events in combination with a plurality of vibratory illuminating puck shaped devices or skin and clothing patches, smart bulbs, other IOT device and allows a user to filter out alerts based upon a variety of modifiers or conditions such as keyword filtering.

Claims

1. A system for selectively alerting users, comprising:

a server; and

a first puck, having;

a vibration system configured to vibrate the first puck;

a battery pack;

a wireless system in electronic communication with the server;

a controller; and

a feedback loop system comprising;

a feedback sensor; and

a database of feedback sensor values;

wherein the feedback sensor values stored in the database correspond to known environmental conditions;

wherein the controller determines environmental conditions about the first puck by comparing feedback loop data from the feedback sensor against the database of feedback sensor values and adjust the vibration of the first puck in response to the environmental conditions determined about the first puck.

2. The system for selectively alerting users according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first smart device;

wherein the first smart device is in electronic communication with the server and the wireless system of the first puck.

3. The system for selectively alerting users according to claim 1, the first puck further having:

a channel located on a surface of the first puck configured for retaining a removable power cord plugged into the first puck.

4. The system for selectively alerting users according to claim 2, the first smart device comprising:

a first filter based on a first condition, the first filter located on the first smart device for selectively activating the vibration system of the first puck.

5. The system for selectively alerting users according to claim 4, wherein the first condition is based on a keyword match associated from a first alert external to the first smart device.

6. The system for selectively alerting users according to claim 2, wherein the first smart device is configured for allowing a first user to input a first alert and a second user to input a second alert and selecting a first vibratory pattern in response to the first alert and selecting a second vibratory pattern in response to the second alert.

7. A method for selectively alerting users, comprising:

providing a first puck having a vibration system, a feedback sensor, and a database of feedback sensor values corresponding to known environmental conditions;

providing a first smart device;

creating a first filter having at least a first condition on the first smart device for selectively activating the vibration system of the first puck;

receiving a first alert externally from the first smart device;

applying the first filter to the first alert;

activating the vibration system of the first puck if the first condition of the first filter is met;

ignoring the first alert if the first condition of the first filter is not met;

determining environmental conditions about the first puck by comparing feedback loop data from the feedback sensor against the database of feedback sensor values; and

adjusting the vibration of the first puck in response to the environmental conditions determined about the first puck.

8. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, wherein the first condition is based on a keyword match associated from an external alert.

9. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, the first filter further having:

a second condition;

wherein the first condition is based on a keyword match associated from an external alert.

10. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, further comprising:

assigning a first vibration pattern to the first filter;

assigning a first lighting pattern to the first filter; and

flashing a plurality of lighting elements on the first puck based on the first lighting pattern if the first condition of the first filter is met;

wherein activating the vibration system is based on the first vibration pattern.

11. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, further comprising:

creating a list of contacts on the first smart device;

creating a second filter to limit alerts external to the first smart device based upon the list of contacts; and

ignoring the first alert if a sender of the first alert is not on the list of contacts.

12. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, further comprising:

creating the first vibration pattern on the first smart device.

13. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, further comprising:

providing an external lighting element; and

activating the external lighting element in unison with the vibration system if the first condition of the first filter is met.

14. The method for selectively alerting users according to claim 7, further comprising:

creating a first user profile;

creating a second user profile;

assigning the first filter to at least one of the first user profile and the second user profile; and

selecting either the first user profile or the second user profile.

15. A system for alerting users, comprising:

a first puck, having;

a vibration system configured to vibrate the first puck;

a battery;

a wireless system;

a controller; and

a feedback loop system comprising;

a feedback sensor; and

a database of feedback sensor values;

wherein the feedback sensor values stored in the database correspond to known environmental conditions;

wherein the controller determines environmental conditions about the first puck by comparing feedback loop data from the feedback sensor against the database of feedback sensor values and adjust the vibration of the first puck in response to the environmental conditions determined about the first puck;

a second puck, having;

a vibration system configured to vibrate the second puck;

a battery; and

a wireless system; and

a first smart device configured for selectively limiting alerts to the first smart device to vibrate at least one of the first puck or the second puck.

16. The system for alerting users according to claim 15, the first puck further having:

a channel located on a surface of the first puck configured for retaining a removable power cord plugged into the first puck to maintain power to the battery of the first puck.

17. The system for alerting users according to claim 15, the first smart device further having:

a first filter based on a first condition, the first filter located on the first smart device for selectively activating the vibration system of the first puck.

18. The system for alerting users according to claim 17, wherein the first condition is based on a keyword match associated from an alert external to the smart device.

19. The system for alerting users according to claim 15, further comprising:

an external sensor, having;

a wireless system;

wherein the first smart device is configured to receive notifications from the external sensor across the wireless system of the external sensor.

20. The system for alerting users according to claim 15, further comprising:

a server;

wherein the server stores alerts to at least one of the first puck and the second puck.