Wireless communication system with signal received confirmation

• US 20070082694A1
• Filed: 10/07/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vigil Health Solutions, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: Vigil Health Solutions, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Braam, Nicolas
• Application Number:
  US11/246,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20070082694A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022

Abstract

A wireless communication system, which includes more than one transceiver. Each transceiver having a signal status interface along with a call actuation interface which is adapted to initiate a signal. Upon receiving a signal from a signal originating transceiver, the processor controller is programmed to communicate an alert to facilities personnel and immediately emit a confirmation signal to the signal originating transceiver. The confirmation signal, upon being received by the signal originating portable transceiver, is communicated to a user via the signal status interface, whereby the user is informed that the signal has been received.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system, comprising:

more than one transceiver, each transceiver having a signal status interface along with a call actuation interface which is adapted to initiate a signal;

a processor controller;

means for receiving signals from each transceiver in communication with the processor controller;

means for sending signals to each transceiver controlled by the processor controller;

means for the processor controller to communicate with facilities personnel;

upon receiving communication from the means for receiving signals that a signal has been received from a signal originating transceiver of the more than one transceiver, the processor controller being programmed to communicate an alert to facilities personnel via the means to communicate with facilities personnel and cause the means for sending signals to immediately emit a confirmation signal to the signal originating transceiver; and

the confirmation signal, upon being received by the signal originating portable transceiver, is communicated to a user via the signal status interface, whereby the user is informed that the signal has been received.

2. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein each transceiver is portable and is adapted to be carried on a body of the user.

3. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the signal status interface is a visual display.

4. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 3, wherein the visual display has a first colour of light, which is illuminated upon the confirmation signal being received.

5. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 3, wherein the visual display has a second colour of light, which is illuminated should the confirmation signal not be received within a predetermined time interval.

6. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the processor controller awaits scheduled status messages from each portable transceiver, failure of the processor controller to receive, via the means of receiving a signal, a status message from each of the portable transceivers, results in the processor controller initiating an alarm condition.

7. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 6, wherein battery status data is communicated in the signal from the transceiver to provide advance warning that battery strength has dropped below a preset threshold.

8. The wireless communication system as defined in claim 1, wherein the means for receiving signals from each transceiver and the means for sending signals to each transceiver is a receiving transceiver controlled by and in communication with the processor controller.