Alarm clock and a system and a method to wake a user
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1. An alarm clock to wake a user having an ear, the alarm clock comprising:
- a base unit having a housing and a display wherein the display is connected to the housing;
a programmable control unit mechanically connected to the housing wherein the programmable control unit controls the display and further wherein the programmable control unit maintains a current time;
a control panel mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected to the programmable control unit wherein the control panel accepts user input which establishes a first time at which a first alert will be emitted and further wherein the first time is subsequent to the current time when the user input is accepted;
a transmitter mechanically connected to the housing and the programmable control unit wherein the programmable control unit directs the transmitter to transmit a wireless signal when the current time matches the first time;
an earpiece having a receiver which receives the wireless signal from the transmitter wherein the earpiece is adapted to be worn in the ear of the user; and
an alert means connected to the earpiece wherein the alert means emits the first alert.
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Abstract
An alarm clock, a system and a method wake a user. The alarm clock may have a transmitter which sends a signal to an ear piece which may be worn in and/or on an ear of a user. The earpiece may emit an alert in response to the wireless signal to alert the user to a specified time without disturbing other individuals. The earpiece may have a vibrating module which may emit vibrations into the ear after receiving the signal. The earpiece may have a speaker which may emit an audible alert.
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1. An alarm clock to wake a user having an ear, the alarm clock comprising:
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a base unit having a housing and a display wherein the display is connected to the housing; a programmable control unit mechanically connected to the housing wherein the programmable control unit controls the display and further wherein the programmable control unit maintains a current time; a control panel mechanically connected to the housing and electrically connected to the programmable control unit wherein the control panel accepts user input which establishes a first time at which a first alert will be emitted and further wherein the first time is subsequent to the current time when the user input is accepted; a transmitter mechanically connected to the housing and the programmable control unit wherein the programmable control unit directs the transmitter to transmit a wireless signal when the current time matches the first time; an earpiece having a receiver which receives the wireless signal from the transmitter wherein the earpiece is adapted to be worn in the ear of the user; and an alert means connected to the earpiece wherein the alert means emits the first alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. The alarm clock further comprising:
a vibrating module on the earpiece wherein the vibrating module is the alert means and further wherein the first alert is vibrations emitted by the vibrating module.
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11. A method for waking a user with an alarm clock having an earpiece and a base unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a current time wherein the base unit monitors the current time; accepting user input on the base unit wherein the user input identifies a first alarm time and an alarm type and further wherein the alarm type is one of an audio alert and a vibrational alert; associating a first alert with the first alarm time and the alarm type wherein the base unit associates the first alert with the first alarm time and the alarm type; emitting the first alert as the audio alert from the earpiece when the current time matches the first alarm time if the alarm type is the audio alert; and emitting the first alert as the vibrational alert when the current time matches the alarm time if the alarm type is the vibrational alert. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system to wake a user having an ear, the system comprising:
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an earpiece having a receiver wherein the earpiece is adapted to be worn in the ear of the user; a mobile telephone having Bluetooth wireless transmission capabilities wherein the mobile telephone stores a current time and further wherein the mobile telephone accepts user input which indicates a first time which is subsequent to the current time when the user input is accepted; and an application executed by the mobile telephone wherein the application directs the mobile telephone to transmit a wireless signal to the earpiece using the Bluetooth wireless transmission capabilities when the current time matches the first time and further wherein the earpiece emits an alert in response to receipt of the wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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