PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ALARM

• US 20100203920A1
• Filed: 01/27/2010
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ted Walter Gregory
• Original Assignee: Ted Walter Gregory
• Inventors: Gregory, Ted Walter
• Application Number:
  US12/694,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20100203920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

An improved personal communication device that incorporates a physical security alarm can include a communication unit for performing wireless communication across a network, one or more sensors configured to detect movement, and an alarm which activates in response to detection by the one or more sensors. One or more sensors can include a directional motion detector and a multidirectional proximity sensor. The improved personal communication device can also include a voice response unit configured to activate the alarm in response to a predetermined voice command.

Claims

1. A communication device and integrated personal security alarm comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly across a communications network;

one or more sensors configured to detect movement; and

an alarm configured to activate in response to detection by the one or more sensors.

2. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, wherein said one or more sensors includes a directional motion detector.

3. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 2, wherein said directional motion detector includes a passive infrared detector.

4. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, wherein said one or more sensors includes a multidirectional proximity sensor.

5. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 4, wherein said multidirectional proximity sensor includes one of a infrared field type sensor and an electro-magnetic field type sensor.

6. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, further comprising:

a voice response unit configured to activate the alarm in response to a predetermined voice command.

7. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, wherein said communications unit includes one of a cellular telephone, wireless telephone, pager and personal data assistant.

8. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, wherein said communication unit is further configured to transmit an automatic message upon activation of the alarm.

9. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

a speaker configured to audibly alert a user;

a display configured to visually alert a user; and

a global positioning system (GPS) locator configured to report a position of the device.

10. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 9, wherein said alarm is further configured to activate at least one of said speaker and display.

11. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 9, wherein said communication unit is further configured to transmit the position of the device upon activation of the alarm.

12. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 1, wherein said one or more sensors are removably attached to the communication device.

13. A communication device and integrated personal security alarm comprising:

means for communicating wirelessly across a network;

means for detecting movement; and

an alarm configured to activate in response to the means for detecting.

14. The communication device and integrated personal security alarm of claim 13, wherein said means for detecting movement is removably attached to the communication device.