WIRELESS EMERGENCY CALL DEVICE

• US 20110059719A1
• Filed: 09/08/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steve Spielvogel
• Original Assignee: Steve Spielvogel
• Inventors: Spielvogel, Steven, Dorr, William Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/554,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20110059719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/18 Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment H04M1/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A portable emergency call device has a single activation button to establish two way communications with an emergency call center. It is not a standard telephone and does not receive any incoming calls and can place outgoing calls only to the designated emergency call center. There is an advantage to making it waterproof.

Claims

1. An emergency communication device having a portable, cordless phone and a corresponding base unit connected to a telephonic communication network, a RF module for wireless communication with said telephonic communications network and stored within said cordless phone, a microphone electrically connected to said RF module, and a speaker electrically connected to said RF module, wherein the improvement comprising:

said RF module being programmed to prevent receipt of incoming calls, programmed for permitting outgoing calls to only a designated public emergency call station, and using Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) technology for communicating with said telephonic communications network via said corresponding base unit; and

an activation button for establishing two way telephonic communication between said portable phone and said public emergency call station via said RF module, said base unit, and said telephonic communications network, and said activation button being electrically connected to said RF module.

3. An emergency communication device according to claim 1, wherein said portable phone further comprising:

LEDs to indicate system status and power status; and

a test button to activate a test system to check the device and power status.

4. An emergency communication device according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of said portable phone being made of a non-smooth material.

5. An emergency communication device according to claim 4, wherein said outer surface of said portable phone having rubber applied to it.

6. An emergency communications device according to claim 1, further comprising a suction device mounted on said portable phone.

7. An emergency communications device according to claim 1, further comprising a belt clip mounted on said portable phone.

8. An emergency communications device according to claim 1, further comprising an antenna for said RF module positioned within said portable phone.

9. An emergency communications device according to claim 1, wherein said portable phone being waterproof.

11. A device according to claim 1, further comprising multiple portable cordless phones synchronized to said base unit.

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