Personal Alert System with Adhesive Fixation
First Claim
1. A personal alarm device, comprising:
- an alarm clock coupled to an adhesive material;
the adhesive material adapted to allow the alarm clock to be removably affixed to skin of a user; and
the alarm clock being a self-contained unit operable to display a time, allow the user to set a predetermined time, and alert the user at the predetermined time.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally provides systems and methods of alerting a user at a predetermined time. This may be accomplished with a personal alarm device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Such personal alarm device includes an alarm clock that is coupled to an adhesive material. The adhesive material is adapted to allow the alarm clock to be affixed to the skin of the user. The adhesive material also allows the user to remove the personal alarm device from the skin of the user. The alarm clock is a self-contained unit that is operable to display a time, allow the user to set a predetermined time, and alert the user at the predetermined time. The self-contained unit may perform all of these functions without communicating with an external device, but may also function in connection with an external device or system.
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20 Claims
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1. A personal alarm device, comprising:
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an alarm clock coupled to an adhesive material; the adhesive material adapted to allow the alarm clock to be removably affixed to skin of a user; and the alarm clock being a self-contained unit operable to display a time, allow the user to set a predetermined time, and alert the user at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal alarm device for alerting a user without disturbing others located nearby, the personal alarm device placed on the skin near an ear of the user without being inserted or covering the ear, the personal alarm device comprising:
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an alarm clock, the alarm clock having a display for displaying a time; an adhesive material coupled to the alarm clock, the adhesive material adapted to be removably affixed to skin of a user; an external envelope encasing the alarm clock; programming functions contained within the personal alarm device, the programming functions allowing the user to set a predetermined time and be alerted at the predetermined time without the personal alarm device communicating with an external device; and an audio transducer or a vibrating module operable to alert the user at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for alerting a user at a predetermined time, comprising:
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programming a personal alarm device, comprising; an alarm clock coupled to an adhesive material, the adhesive material adapted to allow the alarm clock to be removably affixed to skin of a user, and the alarm clock being a self-contained unit operable to display a time, allow the user to set a predetermined time, and alert the user at the predetermined time; removably affixing the personal alarm device on the skin of the user using the adhesive material, the personal alarm device being placed near the ear of the user, but not attached to, inserted in, or covering the ear; and alerting the user at the predetermined time with an alarm of the personal alarm device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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