TWO-WAY FINDING SYSTEM

• US 20150137945A1
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fong-Hao Chiang
• Original Assignee: Fong-Hao Chiang
• Inventors: CHIANG, Fong-Hao, CHEN, Kuan-Yu
• Application Number:
  US14/259,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20150137945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/8.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/023 Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0238 adding new units to the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/025 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses absence of reply signal after an elapsed time
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

A two-way finding system includes a first wireless transceiver device and a second wireless transceiver device. The first wireless transceiver device is generated a second wireless transceiver device calling signal that contains a first identification code, a first communication address and a second identification code. The second wireless transceiver device is received the second wireless transceiver device calling signal and to generate a reminder signal according to the second identification code of the second wireless transceiver device calling signal. The second wireless transceiver device is generated a first wireless transceiver device calling signal that contains a second identification code, a second communication address and a first identification code. The first wireless transceiver device is received the first wireless transceiver device calling signal and to generate a reminder signal according to the first identification code of the first wireless transceiver device calling signal.

Claims

1. A two-way finding system, comprising:

a first wireless transceiver device comprising a first processor, a first battery, a first input module, a first output module and a first wireless communication module, said first battery, said first input module, said first output module and said first wireless communication module being electrically connected to said first processor, said first processor having stored therein a first identification code and a first communication address; and

a second wireless transceiver device comprising a second processor, a second battery, a second input module, a second output module and a second wireless communication module, said second battery, said second input module, said second output module and said second wireless communication module being electrically connected to said second processor, said second processor having stored therein a second identification code and a second communication address;

wherein said first input module triggers said first processor to generate a second wireless transceiver device calling signal;

said first wireless communication module is adapted to transmit said second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device to said second wireless transceiver device;

said second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device comprises said first identification code, said first communication address and said second identification code;

after said second wireless communication module received said second wireless transceiver device calling signal from said first wireless transceiver device, said second processor generates a reminder signal according to the second identification code contained in said second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device, enabling the reminder signal to be outputted through said second output module;

said second input module triggers said second processor to generate a first wireless transceiver device calling signal;

said second wireless communication module is adapted to transmit said first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device to said first wireless transceiver device;

said first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device comprises said second identification code, said second communication address and said first identification code;

after said first wireless communication module received said first wireless transceiver device calling signal from said second wireless transceiver device, said first processor generates a reminder signal according to the first identification code contained in said first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device, enabling the reminder signal to be outputted through said first output module.

2. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first input module triggers said first processor to generate a second wireless transceiver device monitoring signal;

said first wireless communication module is adapted to transmit said second wireless transceiver device monitoring signal to said second wireless transceiver device;

after said second wireless communication module received said second wireless transceiver device monitoring signal from said first wireless transceiver device, said second processor generates a plurality of return signals in a plurality of return cycles according to said second wireless transceiver device monitoring signal of said first wireless transceiver device, enabling said return signals to be transmitted to said first wireless transceiver device by said second wireless communication module;

said first processor controls said first wireless communication module to receive each said return signal when a received time interval is up;

said first processor generates an alarm signal subject to an alarm condition, said alarm signal being outputted through said first output module, said alarm condition being that said first wireless communication module receives no said return signal when said received time interval is up.

3. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said alarm condition is that said first wireless communication module receives no said return signal when two continuous said received time intervals are up.

4. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first processor controls said first wireless communication module to stop receiving said return signal during each said received time interval;

each said return cycle comprises an operating time and a sleep time;

said second processor generates said return signals in each said operating time, and stops generating said return signals during each said sleep time, said operating time being a multiple of said sleep time, the time period of said sleep time and the time period of said received time interval are equal.

5. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a capacity of said first battery is smaller than a capacity of said second battery.

6. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first input module and said second input module each comprise a first switch and a second switch, said first processor generating said second wireless transceiver device calling signal when the second switch of said first input module is electrically conducted, said first processor generating said second wireless transceiver device monitoring signal when the first switch and said second switch of said first input module are electrically conducted for a predetermined time interval, said second processor generating said first wireless transceiver device calling signal when the second switch of said second input module is electrically conducted.

7. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third wireless transceiver device, said third wireless transceiver device comprising a third processor, a third battery, a third input module, a third output module and a third wireless communication module, said third battery, said third input module, said third output module and said third wireless communication module being electrically connected to said third processor, said third processor having stored therein a third identification code, a third communication address and an all-call calling code, said first processor and said second processor also having stored therein said all-call calling code, said first input module being operable to trigger said first processor to generate an all-call calling signal, said all-call calling signal being transmitted by said first wireless communication module, the all-call calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device comprising said first identification code, said first communication address and said all-call calling code, said second processor and third processor respectively generate a reminder signal according to said all-call calling code after said second wireless communication module and said third wireless communication module received the all-call calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device, the reminder signals of said second processor and third processor being respectively outputted through said second output module and said third output module, said second input module being operable to trigger said second processor to generate an all-call calling signal, the all-call calling signal of said second input module being transmitted by said second wireless communication module, the all-call calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device containing said second identification code, said second communication address and said all-call calling code, said first processor and said third processor respectively generate a reminder signal according to said all-call calling code after said first wireless communication module and said third wireless communication module received the all-call calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device, the reminder signals of said first processor and said third processor being respectively outputted through said first output module and said third output module, said third input module being operable to trigger said third processor to generate an all-call calling signal, the all-call calling signal of said third input module being transmitted by said third wireless communication module, the all-call calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device containing said third identification code, said third communication address and said all-call calling code, said first processor and said second processor respectively generate a reminder signal according to said all-call calling code after said first wireless communication module and second wireless communication module received the all-call calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device, the reminder signals of said first processor and said second processor being respectively outputted through said output module and said second output module.

8. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said third input module is operable to trigger said third processor to generate a first wireless transceiver device calling signal and a second wireless transceiver device calling signal, said third wireless communication module being adapted to transmit the first wireless transceiver device calling signal and second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device, the first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device containing said third identification code, said third communication address and said first identification code, the second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device containing said third identification code, said third communication address and said second identification code, said first processor generating a reminder signal according to the first identification code of the first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device after said first wireless communication module received the first wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device, the reminder signal of said first processor being outputted through said first output module, said second processor generating a reminder signal according to the second identification code contained in the second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device after said second wireless communication module received the second wireless transceiver device calling signal of said third wireless transceiver device, the reminder signal of said second processor being outputted through said second output module, said first input module being operable to trigger said first processor to generate a third wireless transceiver device calling signal, the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device being transmitted by said first wireless communication module, the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device containing said first identification code, said first communication address and said third identification code, said third processor generating a reminder signal according to the third identification code contained in the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device after said third wireless communication module received the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said first wireless transceiver device, the reminder signal of said third processor being outputted through said third output module, said second input module being operable to trigger said second processor to generate a third wireless transceiver device calling signal, the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device being transmitted by said second wireless communication module, the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device containing said second identification code, said second communication address and said third identification code, said third processor generating a reminder signal according to the third identification code contained in the third wireless transceiver device calling signal of said second wireless transceiver device after said third wireless communication module received said third wireless transceiver device calling signal of second wireless transceiver device, the reminder signal of said third processor being outputted through said third output module.

9. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first input module, said second input module and said third input module each comprise a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and an all-call switch, said first processor generating said second wireless transceiver device calling signal when the second switch of said first input module is electrically conducted, said first processor generating said third wireless transceiver device calling signal when the third switch of said first input module is electrically conducted, said first processor generating said all-call calling signal when the all-call switch of said first input module is electrically conducted, said second processor generating said first wireless transceiver device calling signal when the first switch of said second input module is electrically conducted, said second processor generating said third wireless transceiver device calling signal when the third switch of said second input module is electrically conducted, said second processor generating said all-call calling signal when the all-call switch of said second input module is electrically conducted, said third processor generating said first wireless transceiver device calling signal when the first switch of said third input module is electrically conducted, said third processor generating said second wireless transceiver device calling signal when the second switch of said third input module is electrically conducted, said third processor generating said all-call calling signal when the all-call switch of said third input module is electrically conducted.

10. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first output module, said second output module and said third output module each have built therein at least one of a speaker, a light-emitting device and a vibration motor.

11. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first output module and said second output module each have built therein at least one of a speaker, a light-emitting device and a vibration motor.

12. The two-way finding system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first output module and said second output module each have built therein at least one of a speaker, a light-emitting device and a vibration motor.