Mobile communication device with a fail-safe alarm button

• US 20070008127A1
• Filed: 05/25/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KJ Mobiles
• Original Assignee: KJ Mobiles
• Inventors: Jakobsen, Kent
• Application Number:
  US11/439,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.100
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for fail-safe alarm comprising a mobile communication device comprising a front, a back and an alarm button, wherein said alarm button may be displaced in a displacement motion in a predetermined direction to activate an alarm; said alarm button comprises a key, said key being activated by a force substantially perpendicular to said front of said mobile communication device; and said key need to be activated to enable said displacement of said alarm button. Hereby is achieved, among other things, to protect said device from generating false alarms. It is further achieved to allow for a reflex-controlled activation of said alarm button. It is further achieved to allow both left- and right-handed individuals to use said device

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising a front, a back and an alarm button, wherein

said alarm button may be displaced in a displacement motion in a predetermined direction to activate an alarm;

said alarm button comprises a key, said key being activated by a force substantially perpendicular to said front of said mobile communication device; and

said key need to be activated to enable said displacement of said alarm button.

2. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said alarm button is placed on a centre-line on said front of said mobile communication device.

3. A mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein said alarm button is made tactile.

4. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said alarm button is a sliding button.

5. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said alarm button comprises an inertness in said displacement motion of said alarm button.

6. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device comprises at least one spacer.

7. A mobile communication device according to claim 6 wherein said at least one spacer comprises at least one finger ridge.

8. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 comprising means for preventing said alarm from being stopped after said displacement of said alarm button.

9. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device comprises a split preventing said alarm button from being returned from an alarm position after said displacement motion of said alarm button.

10. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device comprises a sound generator for generating a high frequency sound audible by at least one type of mammal.

11. A mobile communication device according to claim 10 wherein said high frequency sound may be chosen from the group of frequencies:

above 22 kHz, above 25 kHz, above 30 kHz, and above 35 kHz.

12. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device comprises a Bluetooth communication port through which said mobile communication device may communicate with other Bluetooth devices.

13. A mobile communication device according to claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device comprises information about a user of said mobile communication device to assist an authority determining an identity of said user.

14. A method for activating an alarm button on a mobile communication device comprising a front, a back and an alarm button, the method comprising

displacing in a displacement motion in a predetermined direction said alarm button to generate an alarm;

said alarm button comprises a key;

and said displacing of said alarm button requires applying a force in a direction substantially perpendicular to said front of said mobile communication device to said key.

15. A method according to claim 14 further comprising a step of starting an alarm function when said displacement of said alarm button has occurred, said alarm function comprises transmitting the alarm to an authority.

16. A method according to claim 15 wherein said alarm function comprises starting at least one piece of localization equipment and/or localization by triangulation to derive the present location of said mobile communication device.

17. A method according to claim 16, comprising transmitting information representing said present location of said mobile communication device to an authority.

18. A method according to claim 14 wherein said mobile communication device transmits user information stored on said mobile communication device to an authority.