Cell Phone Remote Ringer

• US 20100203927A1
• Filed: 02/10/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fred Douglas Jr. Biddy, Rebecca Lynn Biddy
• Original Assignee: Fred Douglas Jr. Biddy, Rebecca Lynn Biddy
• Inventors: Biddy, Rebecca Lynn, Biddy, Fred Douglas JR.
• Granted Patent: US 8,483,774 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device system and method for providing a remote product which notifies a cell phone user that his cell phone is receiving a call in order to answer the cell phone when it is out of hearing range or otherwise turned off or out of cell range. By utilizing a separate call notification device, the device can be positioned to receive a cell call indication in a situation or place where the cell phone might not.

Claims

1. A device for providing remote detection of an incoming call on one or more cellular phones separate from each of the phones consisting essentially of:

a) a receiving device for detecting the signal indicating a phone call is being sent to the one or more cellular phones;

b) a means for powering the remote detection device; and

c) a notification device in communication with the receiving device for producing a notification signal to a user of the device when one or more of the phones are detected to be receiving a phone call.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device is powered primarily by AC current.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein there is a distinctive notification signal for each cell phone.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device can be activated for a particular cell phone independent of other cell phones on the device.

5. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device is equipped with caller ID function.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device has one or more satellite devices for producing a notification signal.

7. A device according to claim 6 wherein the satellite notification means receives a signal from the device of the invention wirelessly.

8. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device can determine when a phone call is being sent to a plurality of cell phones.

9. A device according to claim 1 wherein the notification signal is a visual signal.

10. A device according to claim 1 wherein the signal is an audible signal.

11. A device according to claim 1 designed to be positioned in a place that receives a cell phone signal for the one or more cell phones and left in that position.

12. A system for providing remote detection of an incoming call on one or more cellular phones separate from each of the phones consisting essentially of:

a) a receiving device for detecting when a phone call is being sent to the one or more cellular phones;

b) a notification device, in communication with the receiving device, for producing a notification signal to a user of the device when one or more of the phones are detected to be receiving a phone call; and

c) a means for powering the receiving device and the notification device.

13. A method for providing remote detection of an incoming call on one or more cellular phones consisting essentially of:

a) selecting a remote detection device consisting essentially of;

i. a receiving device programmed to detect when a phone call is being sent to the one or more cellular phones by being able to receive the signal that indicates an incoming cell phone call for the one or more numbers;

ii. a means for powering the remote detection device; and

iii. a notification device in communication with the receiving device for producing a notification signal to a user of the device when one or more of the phones are detected to be receiving a phone call.

b) engaging the means for powering the remote detection device;

c) positioning the remote detection device in a select location that can receive the cell phone signal;

d) causing the receiving device to communicate with the notification device in order to activate the notification device when there is an incoming cell phone call detected by the receiving device.

14. A method according to claim 13 wherein the selected location is inside a building where a cell phone signal can be received.