Operation sensitive reminder
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1. An apparatus for providing an alert signal each time an item that is operable is changed from a non-operative state to an operative state, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
means for releasably coupling said housing to the item;
said housing comprising;
a transducer for emitting said alert signal;
a sensor that generates a signal representative of operation of the item; and
control means coupled to said transducer and to said sensor for controlling said transducer emission, said control means activating said transducer for a certain amount of time and then deactivating said transducer each time said control means receives said sensor signal following a predetermined period of time that the item has remained non-operative.
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Abstract
A compact operation sensitive reminder device that is readily attachable to almost any movable item and that emits an alert signal (e.g., audio, visible or tactile) when the item is initially changed from an non-operative condition to an operative condition and then remains silent during the item'"'"'s operation, and emits the alert signal again only after a certain amount of time that the item has remained non-operative.
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45 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing an alert signal each time an item that is operable is changed from a non-operative state to an operative state, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; means for releasably coupling said housing to the item; said housing comprising; a transducer for emitting said alert signal; a sensor that generates a signal representative of operation of the item; and control means coupled to said transducer and to said sensor for controlling said transducer emission, said control means activating said transducer for a certain amount of time and then deactivating said transducer each time said control means receives said sensor signal following a predetermined period of time that the item has remained non-operative. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for providing an alert signal each time an item that is operable is changed from a non-operative state to an operative state, said apparatus comprising:
a housing being formed as an integral portion of the item, said housing comprising; a transducer for emitting said alert signal; a sensor that generates a signal representative of operation of the item; and control means coupled to said transducer and to said sensor for controlling said transducer emission, said control means activating said transducer for a certain amount of time and then deactivating said transducer each time said control means receives said sensor signal following a predetermined period of time that the item has remained non-operative. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing an alert signal each time an item that is operable is changed from a non-operative state to an operative state, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a transducer to the item, said transducer emitting an alert signal when activated by a control means coupled thereto; detecting the change from the non-operative state to the operative state of the item using a sensor, coupled to the item and to said control means, that generates a signal representative of the changed state of the item; and activating said transducer by said control means for a certain amount of time and then deactivating said transducer each time the item has changed from a non-operative state to an operative state following a predetermined period of time that the item has remained in the non-operative state. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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