Personal alarm device

• US 20040135699A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ahsp, LLC, American Home Safety Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Leora Sarah Salzhauer, Michael Alexander Salzhauer
• Inventors: Salzhauer, Michael Alexander, Salzhauer, Leora Sarah
• Granted Patent: US 7,289,036 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/691.1
• 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 13/1436 with motion detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0208 Combination with audio or video communication, e.g. combination with "baby phone" function
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/012 using recorded signals, e.g. speech G08B25/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a method for alerting a quiescent person, may include recording a personal alert message, receiving an alarm over a wireless communications link, and, in response to the alarm, playing the personal alert message. In accordance with other embodiments of the present invention, a device for alerting a quiescent person may include an audio input to record a personal alert message, a memory to store the personal alert message, an audio output to play the personal alert message, a wireless receiver to receive an alarm, a power supply and a processor, coupled to the audio input, the audio output, the memory, the wireless receiver and the power supply. The processor may be adaptively configured to receive an alert signal from the wireless receiver, and in response to the alert signal, send a play signal to play the personal alert message.

Claims

1. A method for alerting a quiescent person, comprising:

recording a personal alert message;

receiving an alarm over a wireless communications link; and

in response to the alarm, playing the personal alert message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm is an alarm message and the communications link is a wireless radio-frequency communications link.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the alarm message is generated by a wireless detector.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the alarm message is generated by a wireless security system controller.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the alarm message is generated by a remote wireless module coupled to a standard detector.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm is an audible alarm and the communications link is a wireless audible-frequency communications link.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the audible alarm is generated by a smoke detector.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising vibrating a vibration actuator in response to receiving the alarm message.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising flashing a strobe light in response to receiving the alarm message.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining an audible alarm with the personal alert message.

11. A device for alerting a quiescent person, comprising:

an audio input to record a personal alert message;

a memory to store the personal alert message;

an audio output to play the personal alert message;

a wireless receiver to receive an alarm;

a power supply; and

a processor, coupled to the audio input, the audio output, the memory, the wireless receiver and the power supply, adaptively configured to;

receive an alert signal from the wireless receiver, and

in response to the alert signal, send a play signal to play the personal alert message.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the wireless receiver detects radio frequencies.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the wireless receiver detects audio frequencies.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor includes the memory.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the audio input includes the memory.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the audio input includes a digital voice recorder/player.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor sends the play signal to the digital voice recorder/player.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor sends the play signal to the audio output.

19. The device of claim 11, further comprising a removable interlock device to permit recording of the personal alert message when coupled to the processor.

20. The device of claim 11, further comprising a strobe light coupled to the processor and responsive to a visual alarm signal from the processor.

21. The device of claim 11, further comprising a vibration actuator coupled to the processor and responsive to a vibratory alarm signal from the processor.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the device is attached to a wristband.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein the device is installed within a stuffed animal.

24. The device of claim 21, wherein the device is installed within a pillow.

25. The device of claim 21, wherein the device is installed within a mattress.

26. The device of claim 21, wherein the device is attached to a bed frame.