SAFETY DEVICE

• US 20100097237A1
• Filed: 02/29/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobil-S APS
• Original Assignee: Mobil-S APS
• Inventors: Christiansen, Peter Nygaard
• Application Number:
  US12/529,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20100097237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/686.6
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0255 System arrangements wherein the parent unit emits, i.e. the parent unit incorporates the emitter
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS

Abstract

A proximity alert system for monitoring the presence of at least one object, and has a portable master unit and at least one slave unit. The slave units are attachable to an object. the master unit has a warning member and a device for causing outputting of a warning signal when the distance between the master unit and at least one of the slave units exceeds a predetermined adjustable value. The master unit is adapted to control the connection to the slave units and cause a warning signal to output if a connection fails. An adhesive member is provided for attaching a slave unit to an object. The system is applicable to different kinds of objects, in particular, small objects and personal belongings like glasses, medicine contained in pill bottles, purses, keys, passports, credit cards, cameras, mobile phones, portable computers and PDAs.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. Proximity alert system for monitoring the presence of at least one object, which system comprises a portable master unit and at least one slave unit, which slave units are adapted to be attached to an object, which master unit comprises a warning member and means by which the warning member device is caused to output a warning signal when the distance between the master unit and at least one of the slave units exceeds a predetermined adjustable value, which master unit is adapted to control the connection to at least one slave unit and caused to output a warning signal if one connection fails, characterized in that the master unit is integrated in a mobile phone.

12. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein at least one slave unit is provided with an adhesive member, which adhesive member is adapted to be attached to an object so that the slave unit is attached to the object.

13. A system in accordance with claim 12, wherein the adhesive member is a sticker member.

14. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the master unit comprises setting means for setting the master unit.

15. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the master unit comprises an antenna.

16. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the master unit can be switched on and off.

17. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the slave unit can be switched on and off

18. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the slave unit comprises a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.

19. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein slave unit comprises an active RFID tag.

20. A system in accordance with claim 11, wherein the master unit comprises storage means for storages of slave units.