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Radio alarm clock with reminder capability

  • US 5,365,494 A
  • Filed: 02/07/1994
  • Issued: 11/15/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An Alarm Clock With Reminder Capability comprising:

  • an alarm clock having a clock data means for inputting clock data, the clock data comprising current time, day of the week, month, date and year, the alarm clock also having an alarm data input means for inputting alarm data, the clock data input means and the alarm data input means being similar to that of a conventional bedside alarm clock;

    an alarm enable input means for enabling a plurality of integral alarms, each alarm having an alarm enabled state and an alarm disabled state;

    a message data input means for inputting message data, the message data comprising user message data, default message data and message schedule data;

    an audio receiver having integral programmable components, the components comprising an am fm radio, a sound generator and an audio amplifier, the audio receiver also having a receiver input means for inputting receiver data and a plurality of audio outputs for outputting audio data, such that the audio receiver can be used independently as both an alarm and a conventional audio component;

    a plurality of internal audio speakers connected to audio outputs of the audio receiver for broadcasting audio data received from an audio outputs;

    a plurality of display means for displaying clock data, alarm data, message data, message scheduling data, receiver data and default data;

    the default data comprising default message type data, user prompt menu data, default attribute data and program data;

    a plurality of change disable means for preventing inadvertant data and control input, the change disable means having a change enable state wherein the clock data input, alarm data input and message data input are enabled and a change disable state wherein the clock data input, alarm data input and message data input are disabled;

    a plurality of blackout protection means for preventing the loss of data due to primary power interruption;

    a default memory means having a plurality of default data memory regions, the default data memory regions containing default data;

    an alarm data memory means having a plurality of alarm data memory regions for storing alarm data input by the alarm data input means and corresponding radio data input by the radio data input means;

    a message data memory means for storing the message data, default message type data and message schedule data input by the message data input means; and

    a coincidence detection means for detecting alarm schedule data that is identical to corresponding clock data and for each alarm enabled state, inputting the corresponding radio data to the radio data input means, also for detecting message schedule data that corresponds with clock data and inputting the corresponding data to tile display data input means.

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