System and method for programming a code of an emergency call transmitter

• US 20070035415A1
• Filed: 08/11/2005
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silversphere, LLC
• Original Assignee: N Dawson
• Inventors: Dawson, N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,315,258 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.70
• 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 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A system for programming a code for a wireless short range RF transmitter, for example, an emergency call transmitter or keyless entry, has a RF transmitter that transmits an RF signal containing a code. A code receiver receives a signal containing a code and a processor is operative with the code receiver and RF transmitter. A programming fixture receives the wireless transmitter within a receptacle, and the code receiver within the wireless transmitter and the code transmitter are operative with each other for transmitting a signal containing a new code from the programming fixture to the wireless transmitter. A processor is operative with the code transmitter for modulating the signal and imparting a data stream from the code transmitter to the code receiver and processor and programming a new code. The code receiver and transmitter could be coils to form a transformer.

Claims

1. A system for programming a code for a wireless short range radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprising:

an emergency call transmitter having a receive coil and processor operative therewith that processes a code, and RF transmitter that transmits an RF signal containing the code;

a programming fixture having a transmit coil and a receptacle for receiving the emergency call transmitter such that when the emergency call transmitter is received within the receptacle, the coils within the emergency call transmitter and the programming fixture form an air-core transformer, and a processor operative with the transmit coil for keying an AC signal applied to the transmit coil and imparting a data stream from the receive coil to the processor and programming a new code within the processor of the emergency call transmitter.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the emergency call transmitter is formed as a wireless pendent adapted to be worn by a user.

3. A system according to claim 1, and further comprising a personal computer or local area network to which the programming fixture connects to provide programming instructions.

4. A system according to claim 1, and further comprising a display operative with the programming fixture for displaying a new code programmed within the emergency call transmitter.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said programming fixture includes a receiver that receives RF signals containing the new code from the emergency call transmitter for verifying a new code.

6. A system for programming a code for a wireless short range radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprising:

a wireless transmitter having an RF transmitter that transmits an RF signal containing a code, and a code receiver that receives a signal containing a code and a processor operative with the code receiver and RF transmitter that processes the code; and

a programming fixture having a code transmitter for transmitting a signal containing the code, and a receptacle for receiving the wireless transmitter such that when the wireless transmitter is received within the receptacle, the code receiver within the wireless transmitter and the code transmitter are operative with each other for transmitting a signal containing a new code from the programming fixture to the wireless transmitter, and a processor operative with the code transmitter for modulating the signal and imparting a data stream from the code transmitter to the code receiver and processor and programming a new code within the processor of the wireless transmitter.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitter is formed as a wireless pendent adapted to be worn by a user within a monitored residence.

8. A system according to claim 6, and further comprising a personal computer or local area network to which the programming fixture connects to provide programming instructions.

9. A system according to claim 6, and further comprising a display connected to the programming fixture for displaying a new code programmed within the wireless transmitter.

10. A system according to claim 6, wherein said programming fixture includes a receiver that receives RF signals containing the new code from the wireless transmitter for verifying a new code.

11. A system according to claim 6, wherein said code transmitter and code receiver are operative for transmitting and receiving an infrared signal.

12. A system according to claim 6, wherein said code transmitter and code receiver are operative for transmitting and receiving an electromagnetic signal.

13. A system according to claim 6, wherein said code transmitter and code receiver operative for transmitting and receiving an acoustic signal.

14. A system according to claim 6, wherein said code transmitter and code receiver are operative for transmitting and receiving a magnetic flux signal.

15. A method for programming a code used by a wireless emergency call transmitter having a receive coil and processor operative therewith that processes a code, and radio frequency (RF) transmitter operative with the processor that transmits an RF signal containing the code, which comprises:

inserting the emergency call transmitter within a programming fixture having a transmit coil such that the coil within the emergency call transmitter and the programming fixture form an air-core transformer; and

keying an AC signal applied to the transmit coil for imparting a data stream from the receive coil to the processor and programming a new code within the emergency call transmitter.

16. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises forming the emergency call transmitter as a wireless pendent adapted to be worn by a user within a monitored residence.

17. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises connecting the programming fixture to a personal computer or local area network to provide programming instructions.

18. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises user selecting the code and transmitting the user selected code to the programming fixture and emergency call transmitter connected thereto.

19. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises transmitting a new code from the emergency call transmitter to the programming fixture to verify the new code.

20. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises displaying a new code on a display of a personal computer connected to the programming fixture.

21. A method according to claim 15, which further comprises setting a new code for the emergency call transmitter from the programming fixture.

22. A method for programming a code used by a wireless short range radio frequency (RF) transmitter having a code receiver and processor operative therewith that receives a signal containing a new code and processes the code, and an RF transmitter that transmits an RF signal containing the code, which comprises:

inserting the short range transmitter within a programming fixture having a code transmitter that transmits a signal containing a new code; and

modulating the signal transmitted from the code transmitter for imparting a data stream to the code receiver and the processor and programming a new code within.

23. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises forming the short range RF transmitter as a wireless pendent adapted to be worn by a user.

24. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises connecting the programming fixture to a personal computer or local area network to provide programming instructions.

25. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises transmitting an infrared signal from the code transmitter to the code receiver of the short range transmitter.

26. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises transmitting a magnetic flux signal from the code transmitter to the code receiver of the short range transmitter.

27. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises transmitting an acoustic signal from the code transmitter to the code receiver of the short range transmitter.

28. A method according to claim 22, which further comprises transmitting an electromagnetic field signal from the code transmitter to the code receiver of the short range transmitter.