SIGNALING SYSTEM

• US 20180205814A1
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Published: 07/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: BRON, ANDRIES, YPENBURG, RENGER
• Granted Patent: US 10,412,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID

Abstract

A signaling system comprises a user device, and a personal computing device separate from the user device and configured to inform a user about the user device based on information received by the personal computing device from a remote server. In accordance with the present invention, the user device has an indicator to alert the user to use the personal computing device to get information relating to the user device.

Claims

1. A signaling system comprising:

a user device; and

a personal computing device separate from the user device and configured for informing a user about the user device based on information received by the personal computing device from a remote server;

wherein the user device has an indicator to alert the user to use the personal computing device to get information relating to the user device.

2. A signaling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the personal computing device is configured to communicate with the user device to switch on the indicator if the or another remote server has information relating to the user device.

3. A signaling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is provided in response to a communication sent by the user device.

4. A signaling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user device is configured to activate the indicator in order to trigger a user to establish a connection between the user device and the personal computing device.

5. A signaling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the personal computing device is a smartphone, tablet or PC.

6. A user device comprising:

an indicator to alert a user to use a personal computing device separate from the user device to get information received by the personal computing device from a remote server and relating to the user device; and

a communication unit arranged for communicating with the or another remote server and/or with the personal computing device,

wherein the user device is configured to switch on the indicator if the remote server requests the user device to do so, or if the or another remote server has information relating to the user device and the personal computing device communicates with the user device to switch on the indicator.

8. A user device as claimed in claim 6, configured to activate the indicator in order to trigger a user to establish a connection between the user device and the personal computing device.

13. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the information is provided in response to a communication sent by the user device.

7. (canceled)

9. (canceled)

10. A method of configuring a personal computing device to provide information on a user device to a user by making available an app to be installed on the personal computing device, the information being contained in the app and/or to be received by the personal computing device from a remote server, wherein the app is configured to communicate to the user device to switch on an indicator to alert the user to use the personal computing device to get the information relating to the user device.

12. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the personal computing device is a smartphone, tablet or PC.

11. A method of providing information on a user device to a user by means of a personal computing device, the method comprising:

receiving the information from a memory in the personal computing device or from a remote server, and

communicating to the user device to switch on an indicator to alert the user to use the personal computing device to get the information relating to the user device.