Emergency communication system
First Claim
1. An emergency communication system for communicating between an emergency caller and an emergency response operator, comprising:
- (a) a base unit comprising;
(i) a radio frequency receiver for receiving a signal;
(ii) a low frequency decoder connected to said receiver operative to determine validity of said receiver signal;
(iii) base unit circuitry including a central processing unit that receives a communication from said decoder when a valid receiver signal is present, said central processing unit stores the valid receiver signal in memory for future use, said central processing unit has stored in memory at least one emergency telephone number and is operative to generate a control signal upon receipt of the valid receiver signal;
(iv) a dial tone generator that is operative in response to the control signal from said central processing unit to generate a sequence of tones corresponding to the stored emergency telephone number;
(v) a telephone interface circuit that is operative to connect said dial tone generator to a telephone line for the purpose of completing an emergency communication; and
(b) a portable self contained wireless remote personal pendent comprising;
(i) a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the valid signal to said base unit;
(ii) a low frequency encoder connected to said transmitter operative to generate the valid signal;
(iii) pendent circuitry to distribute operational commands to said transmitter and said encoder;
(iv) a self contained pendent electrical power supply in electrical communication with said pendent circuitry;
(iv) a pendent momentary switch connected to said pendent circuitry that is activated by the emergency caller to energize said pendent circuitry;
(v) a microphone coupled with said pendent circuitry is operative to send one way voice communications from the emergency caller through said transmitter to said receiver to be audibly received by the emergency response operator.
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Abstract
An improved emergency communications system which provides voice communication between an emergency caller 27 and the 911 emergency response operator 28 through either a base station unit 38 or a wireless remote personal pendant 40. The system has the capability of automatically dialing the emergency phone number and can provide verification of system initialization by the use 1-800 phone numbers without the need of contacting 911 emergency operators 28. The system includes a wireless pendent 40 with automatic dialing call and voice capability that is in radio frequency communication with a base unit 38, wherein the base unit 38 can have automatic dialing call and voice capability to communicate over existing phone lines 29 to the 911 emergency response operator 28.
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33 Claims
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1. An emergency communication system for communicating between an emergency caller and an emergency response operator, comprising:
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(a) a base unit comprising;
(i) a radio frequency receiver for receiving a signal;
(ii) a low frequency decoder connected to said receiver operative to determine validity of said receiver signal;
(iii) base unit circuitry including a central processing unit that receives a communication from said decoder when a valid receiver signal is present, said central processing unit stores the valid receiver signal in memory for future use, said central processing unit has stored in memory at least one emergency telephone number and is operative to generate a control signal upon receipt of the valid receiver signal;
(iv) a dial tone generator that is operative in response to the control signal from said central processing unit to generate a sequence of tones corresponding to the stored emergency telephone number;
(v) a telephone interface circuit that is operative to connect said dial tone generator to a telephone line for the purpose of completing an emergency communication; and
(b) a portable self contained wireless remote personal pendent comprising;
(i) a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the valid signal to said base unit;
(ii) a low frequency encoder connected to said transmitter operative to generate the valid signal;
(iii) pendent circuitry to distribute operational commands to said transmitter and said encoder;
(iv) a self contained pendent electrical power supply in electrical communication with said pendent circuitry;
(iv) a pendent momentary switch connected to said pendent circuitry that is activated by the emergency caller to energize said pendent circuitry;
(v) a microphone coupled with said pendent circuitry is operative to send one way voice communications from the emergency caller through said transmitter to said receiver to be audibly received by the emergency response operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of initializing and providing a functional conformation of an emergency communications system that includes a base unit and a wireless remote personal pendant without the use of an emergency response operator, comprising the steps of:
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(a) connecting said base unit into a telephone system;
(b) locating said wireless remote personal pendant at a maximum operational distance from said base unit;
(c) activating a pendant momentary switch four consecutive times to send a low frequency signal to said base unit to make said base unit operative to call a pendant 1-800 telephone number for confirming said base and said pendant operation;
(d) adjusting an antenna of said base unit vertically or horizontally or locating said pendant closer to said base unit if the pendent 1-800 telephone number in step (c) is not called; and
(g) deactivating and subsequently activating the pendant to arm the pendant for future emergency communications. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of using an emergency communications system that includes a base unit and a wireless remote personal pendant without the use of a 3rd party monitoring service by directly connecting an emergency caller with an emergency response operator, comprising the steps of:
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(a) connecting said base unit into a telephone system;
(b) depressing a pendant push button three (3) times during an emergency situation;
(c) activating said pendant into a power on state;
(d) generating a radio frequency transmission from said pendant;
(e) receiving said radio frequency transmission from said pendant to said base;
(f) activating an automatic dialer in said base to place an emergency call; and
(g) initiating one way voice communication from the emergency caller to the emergency response operator. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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