Personal automatic registration system with call forwarding

• US 5,825,864 A
• Filed: 07/03/1997
• Issued: 10/20/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scientific And Commercial Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific And Commercial Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Woll, Richard S., McGraw, Thomas F., Mitulla, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): CUMMING, WILLIAM D
• Application Number:
  US08/888,364
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 455/405, 455/38.3, 455/3.1, 455/557, 455/466, 455/422, 386/96, 370/346, 379/100.05, 379/34, 379/210
• US Class Current: 379/201.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1308 Power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13097 Numbering, addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13106 Microprocessor, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13141 Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13282 Call forward, follow-me, call diversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1337 Operator, emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13405 Dual frequency signaling, DTMF
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/005 Personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The Personal Automatic Registration System (PARS) is a system of electronic circuits which have been designed to recognize a signal the presence or absence of a designated object or person within a specific area. The basic system consists of a transportable transmitter unit and one or more fixed base stations, or receivers.

Claims

1. A system to facilitate, through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with an individual through automatic registration of an associated object which moves with said individual, said system comprising:

a. the object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating an identification signal, wherein the transmitter means continually transmits said identification signal at periodic intervals;

b. a plurality of controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signal, said receiver means being physically independent of said transmitter means, wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means further comprising means for cooperating with the PSTN through a PSTN connection to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said plurality of controllable receiver means; and

d. communication means independent of said one-way transmitter means and cooperating with said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode with any location within the PSTN;

wherein said receiver means cooperates with said communication means and said switching and forwarding means through the PSTN connection.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the receiver means comprises a radio frequency receiver, a decoder, an identity comparison means, a central processor, a power supply, an identity memory, an automatic dialer, and telecommunication interface circuitry.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein each of said receiver means is in communication with a telecommunication means.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said transmitter means is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said transmitter means transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by receivers with the subscriber'"'"'s unique code stored in said receiver'"'"'s memory.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said signal is transmitted at a specific time interval which is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter means.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said switching means is a programmed default logic switching means.

8. The system of claim 1 where said communication means is a telephone.

9. The system of claim 1 where said communication means is a computer.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein said controllable receiver means comprises an autodialer.

10. A system to facilitate, through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with a plurality of individuals through automatic registration of a plurality of objects, each object associated with one of said individuals and which moves with the associated individual, said system comprising:

a. each object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating a unique identification signal, wherein each transmitter means continually transmits, at periodic intervals, said unique identification signal;

b. controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signals, wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means further comprising means for cooperating with the PSTN through a PSTN connection to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said plurality of controllable receiver means; and

d. communication means independent of said one-way transmitter means and cooperating with said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode with any location within the PSTN;

wherein said receiver means cooperates with said communication means and said switching and forwarding means through the PSTN connection.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said transmitter means is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein each of said receiver means is in communication with a telecommunication means.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein said transmitter means transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by receivers with the individuals unique code stored in said receiver'"'"'s memory.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein said signal is transmitted at a specific time interval which is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter means.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein said switching means is a programmed default logic switching means.

16. The system of claim 10 where said communication means is a telephone.

17. The system of claim 10 where said communication means is a computer.

24. The system of claim 10 wherein said transmitter is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

25. The system of claim 10 wherein said transmitter transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by receivers with the subscriber'"'"'s unique code stored in said receiver'"'"'s memory.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein said signal is transmitted at a specific time interval which is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter.

27. The system of claim 10 wherein said switch is a programmed default logic switch.

28. The system of claim 10 where said communicator is a telephone.

29. The system of claim 10 where said communicator is a computer.

31. The system of claim 10, wherein said controllable receiver means comprises an autodialer.

18. A system to facilitate, through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with an individual through automatic registration of an associated object which moves with said individual, comprising:

a. the object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating a unique identification signal, wherein the transmitter means continually transmits, at periodic intervals, said identification signal;

b. a plurality of controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signal wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means for registering automatically with the PSTN through a PSTN connection, the individual'"'"'s location based upon movement of the object within predetermined proximity to any one of said controllable receiver means and to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said plurality of controllable receiver means; and

d. a plurality of wireline communication means, each associated with one of said receiver means, physically independent of said one-way transmitter means, and each cooperating with its associated said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode through the PSTN with any location accessible through the PSTN;

wherein said receiver means cooperates with said communication means and said switching and forwarding means through the PSTN connection.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein when the movement of said individual brings said transmitter means within predetermined proximity to one of said receiver means, said switching means routes communications for the individual to said communications means associated with that receiver means.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein when the movement of said individual brings said transmitter means out of predetermined proximity to one of said receiver means, said switching means routes communications for said individual to a default location.

21. The personal communication system of claim 18 wherein said transmitter has a limited range such that the transmitter can be in communication with only one receiver at any given time.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein each of the receivers comprises a radio frequency receiver, a decoder, an identity comparison means, a central processor, a power supply, an identity memory, an automatic dialer, and telecommunication interface circuitry.

23. The system of claim 18 wherein each of said receivers is in communication with a telecommunication means.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein said controllable receiver means comprises an autodialer.

33. A system to facilitate through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with an individual through automatic registration of an associated object which moves with the individual, said system comprising:

a. the object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating an identification signal, wherein the transmitter means continually transmits said identification signal at periodic intervals;

b. a plurality of controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signal, said controllable receiver means being physically independent of said transmitter means, wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means further comprising means for cooperating with the PSTN through a PSTN connection to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said controllable receiver means; and

d. communication means independent of said one-way transmitter means and cooperating with said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode with any location within the PSTN, wherein said receiver means and said communication means cooperate with the PSTN through the same PSTN connection.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein each of said controllable receiver means comprises:

a radio frequency receiver, a decoder, an identity comparison means, a central processor, a power supply, an identity memory, an automatic dialer, and telecommunication interface circuitry.

35. The system of claim 33, wherein each of said controllable receiver means is in communication with a telecommunication means.

36. The system of claim 33, wherein said transmitter means is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

37. The system of claim 33, wherein said transmitter means transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by said receiver means with the individual'"'"'s unique code stored in a memory of said controllable receiver means.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the signal is transmitted at a specific time interval that is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter means.

39. The system of claim 33, wherein said switching means is a programmed default logic switching means.

40. The system of claim 33, wherein said communication means is a telephone.

41. The system of claim 33, wherein said communication means is a computer.

42. The system of claim 33, wherein said receiver means comprises an autodialer.

43. A system to facilitate, through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with a plurality of individuals through automatic registration of a plurality of objects, each object associated with one of the individuals and which moves with the associated individual, said system comprising:

a. each object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating a unique identification signal, wherein each transmitter means continually transmits, at periodic intervals, said unique identification signal;

b. controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signals, wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means further comprising means for cooperating with the PSTN through a PSTN connection to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said controllable receiver means; and

d. communication means independent of said one-way transmitter means and cooperating with said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode with any location within the PSTN;

wherein said receiver means and said communication means cooperate with the PSTN through the same PSTN connection.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein said transmitter means is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein each of said controllable receiver means is in communication with a telecommunication means.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein said transmitter means transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by said controllable receiver means with the individual'"'"'s unique code stored in a memory said controllable receiver means.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the signal is transmitted at a specific time interval that is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter means.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein said switching means is a programmed default logic switching means.

49. The system of claim 43, wherein said communication means is a telephone.

50. The system of claim 43, wherein said communication means is a computer.

51. The system of claim 43, wherein said receiver means comprises an autodialer.

52. A system to facilitate through use of a land line public switched telephone network (PSTN), communication with an individual through automatic registration of an associated object which moves with the individual, comprising:

a. the object comprising one-way transmitter means for generating a unique identification signal, wherein the transmitter means continually transmits, at periodic intervals, said identification signal;

b. a plurality of controllable receiver means for receiving said identification signal, wherein said receiver means is capable of receiving an identification signal from a plurality of said transmitter means;

c. switching and forwarding means for registering automatically with the PSTN through a PSTN connection, the individual'"'"'s location based upon movement of the object within predetermined proximity to any one of said receiver means and to forward the communication to any location accessible through the PSTN having associated therewith one of said controllable receiver means; and

d. a plurality of wireline communication means, each associated with one of said receiver means, physically independent of said one-way transmitter means, and each cooperating with its associated said receiver means for communicating in a wireline mode through the land line network with any location accessible through the PSTN;

wherein said receiver means cooperates with said switching and forwarding means through a PSTN connection.

53. The personal communication system of claim 52, wherein said transmitter means has a limited range such that said transmitter means can be in communication with only one receiver means at any given time.

54. The system of claim 52, wherein each of said controllable receiver means comprises a radio frequency receiver, a decoder, an identity comparison means, a central processor, a power supply an identity memory, an automatic dialer, and telecommunication interface circuitry.

55. The system of claim 52, wherein each of said controllable receiver means is in communication with a telecommunication means.

56. The system of claim 52, wherein said transmitter means is a short range radio frequency transmitter.

57. The system of claim 52, wherein said transmitter means transmits an encoded signal to be decoded only by said controllable receiver means with the individual'"'"'s unique code stored in a memory of said controllable receiver means.

58. The system of claim 57, wherein the signal is transmitted at a specific time interval which is determined by an intervalometer circuit contained in said transmitter.

59. The system of claim 52, wherein said switching means is a programmed default logic switch.

60. The system of claim 52, wherein said communicating means is a telephone.

61. The system of claim 52, wherein said communicating means is a computer.

62. The system of claim 52, wherein said controllable receiver means comprises an autodialer.