Mobile phone alarm

• US 5,635,897 A
• Filed: 08/22/1995
• Issued: 06/03/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mei-Hsiu Lee
• Original Assignee: Mei-Hsiu Lee
• Inventors: Kuo, Shih-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl C.
• Application Number:
  US08/517,615
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• Field of Search: 340/314, 340/539, 340/568, 340/571, 340/572, 340/825.36, 340/825.44, 340/825.46, 340/825.49, 340/311
• US Class Current: 340/7.58
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/023 Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0288 Attachment of child unit to child/article
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/08 with current supply sources at the substations generating ringing current H04M19/04

Abstract

A mobile phone alarm includes a phone device to be attached to a mobile phone and a body device to be carried by a user. The phone device repeatedly transmits a verification signal to the body device. The verification signal has a limited power to be identifiable within a limited, predetermined limited distance, suck as one meter, so that once the distance between the phone device and the body device is greater than the limited pre-determined distance, the body device receives no verification signal and alarms. The phone device also detects the ringing of the mobile phone and once the mobile phone is ringing, the phone device sends a signal to the body device for notifying the user.

Claims

1. A mobile phone alarm comprising:

a) a body device for carrying by a user, the body device including means for receiving signals and means for issuing an alarm;

b) a phone device for attaching to a mobile phone, the phone device including means for repeatedly transmitting a first signal having a predetermined power to be identified within a predetermined distance, means to transmit a second signal indicating a ringing condition of the mobile phone, the first and second signals being receivable by the body device; and

c) an integrated circuit chip for disposition within a battery set of the mobile phone and an electrical connection with the battery set, the integrated chip set including means for detecting change of current flow through the battery set to determine if the mobile phone is ringing.

2. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 wherein the phone device is externally attached to the mobile phone.

3. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 further including an enclosure for encasing the phone device and the mobile phone to retain the phone device to the mobile phone.

4. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 wherein the means for issuing an alarm includes a buzzer to generate an audio signal.

5. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 wherein the means for issuing an alarm includes a vibrator to generate a vibration signal.

6. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 wherein the means for issuing an alarm includes means for generating an audio signal, means for generating a vibration signal and selection means for switching between the audio signal generation means and the vibration signal generation means.

7. The mobile phone alarm of claim 1 wherein the predetermined distance is one meter.