Strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator

• US 6,289,082 B1
• Filed: 07/18/2000
• Issued: 09/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Scheiding
• Original Assignee: David Scheiding
• Inventors: Scheiding, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F.
• Application Number:
  US09/615,692
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 379/37-51
• US Class Current: 379/37
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator includes, a telephone; a telephone service line; a portable strobe light having means for enabling at least of a remote signal activation and deactivation thereof; a remote activator capable of generating at least one of an activation and deactivation signal; and controller operably interconnecting a telephone line and a telephone for controlling connection therebetween, and further having a processor and memory operably associated therewith and for storing a predetermined number therein, a receiver for receiving the signal from the remote activator and for transmitting a signal to the portable strobe to cause one of activation or deactivation thereof, and further including a detector for detecting use of the telephone service line and responsive to the signal from the remote activator for assuring clearance of the telephone service line from said telephone and call generator for one of generating and terminating a call to the predetermined number in response to one of said activation and deactivation signal, and a power supply operably associated therewith.

Claims

1. A strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator, comprising:

a telephone;

a telephone service line;

a portable strobe light having means for enabling at least one of a remote strobe activation signal and a remote strobe deactivation signal thereof;

a remote activator capable of generating at least one of a controller activation signal and a controller deactivation signal; and

control means operably interconnecting a telephone line and a telephone for controlling connection therebetween, and further having a processor and memory operably associated therewith and means for storing a predetermined number therein, means for receiving said controller signal from said remote activator and for transmitting said strobe signal to said portable strobe to cause one of activation or deactivation thereof, and further including means for detecting use of said telephone service line and responsive to said signal from said remote activator for assuring clearance of said telephone service line from said telephone and means for one of generating and terminating a call to said predetermined number in response to one of said activation and deactivation signal, and a power supply operably associated therewith.

2. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 1, which further includes means for detecting when said predetermined number is dialed by said telephone;

and means for recording a predetermined message and delivering said message upon said call being connected.

3. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 2, wherein said control means transmits an activation signal to said strobe light in response to one of a made and terminated call to said predetermined number made through said telephone.

4. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 1, which further includes an AC power supply and a backup DC power supply with means for indicating when said DC power supply is low.

5. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 1, wherein said control means further includes means for mock testing actuation of said remote activator and said strobe light.

6. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 1, wherein said control means transmits an activation signal to said strobe light in response to a made call to said predetermined number made through said telephone.

7. The strobe light and emergency call warning device with remote activator of claim 1, which further includes a call progress detector for detecting one of a call and busy signal, wherein said call generating means is capable of redialing said predetermined number upon receiving a busy signal on said telephone service line.