ALERTING DEVICE WITH SUPERVISION
First Claim
1. An alerting system for alerting a user, said alerting system comprising:
- a transmitter monitoring a predetermined condition and outputting an alarm signal in response to detection of said predetermined condition, said transmitter further outputting a supervisory signal indicative of operation of said transmitter; and
an alerting device receiving said alarm signal and said supervisory signal from said transmitter, said alerting device detecting cessation of said supervisory signal being received by said alerting device and outputting a first alert signal to the user indicative of said cessation of said supervisory signal, said alerting device further detecting presence of said alarm signal and outputting a second alert signal to the user indicative of presence of said predetermined condition.
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Abstract
An alerting system for alerting a user having a transmitter monitoring a predetermined condition (i.e. sound, telephone, door/window access, fire, carbon monoxide, emergency weather alerts, etc.) and outputting an alarm signal in response to detection of the predetermined condition. The transmitter further outputs a supervisory signal indicative of operation of the transmitter (i.e. low battery condition, out of range, etc.). The alerting system further includes an alerting device receiving the alarm signal and the supervisory signal from the transmitter and detecting cessation of the supervisory signal device and outputting a first alert signal to the user indicative of the cessation of the supervisory signal. The alerting device further detecting presence of the alarm signal and outputting a second alert signal to the user indicative of presence of the predetermined condition.
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17 Claims
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1. An alerting system for alerting a user, said alerting system comprising:
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a transmitter monitoring a predetermined condition and outputting an alarm signal in response to detection of said predetermined condition, said transmitter further outputting a supervisory signal indicative of operation of said transmitter; and an alerting device receiving said alarm signal and said supervisory signal from said transmitter, said alerting device detecting cessation of said supervisory signal being received by said alerting device and outputting a first alert signal to the user indicative of said cessation of said supervisory signal, said alerting device further detecting presence of said alarm signal and outputting a second alert signal to the user indicative of presence of said predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An alerting system for alerting a user, said alerting system comprising:
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a plurality of transmitters each monitoring a predetermined condition and outputting an alarm signal in response to detection of said predetermined condition, at least one of said plurality of transmitters further outputting a supervisory signal indicative of operation of said at least one transmitter; and an alerting watch device receiving said alarm signals and said supervisory signal from said plurality of transmitters, said alerting watch device detecting cessation of said supervisory signal and outputting a first alert signal to the user indicative of said cessation of said supervisory signal, said alerting watch device further detecting presence of said alarm signal and outputting a second alert signal to the user indicative of presence of said predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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