Personal sensory reminder with customizable voice message

• US 6,707,383 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2002
• Issued: 03/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Loretta M. Flaherty
• Original Assignee: Loretta M. Flaherty
• Inventors: Flaherty, Loretta M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, LAM P
• Application Number:
  US10/224,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20030043035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 340/457-460, 340/540-573, 368/10, 368/243
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0294 Display details on parent unit
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/012 using recorded signals, e.g. speech G08B25/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A personal sensory reminder system includes an audio circuit that stores an audio message and which is responsive to a first signal for outputting the audio message. The system includes a switch that is responsive to an event for outputting a second signal and a clock circuit that is responsive to (i) the second signal for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit, (ii) the second signal for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit during an activation interval of the clock circuit and for withholding the output of the first signal to the audio circuit during a deactivation interval of the clock circuit or (iii) a change from a deactivation interval to an activation interval for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit.

Claims

1. A personal sensory reminder system comprising:

an audio circuit storing an audio message and responsive to a first signal for outputting the audio message;

means responsive to an event for outputting a second signal; and

a clock circuit responsive to at least two of;

(i) the second signal for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit independent of an activation interval or a deactivation interval of the clock circuit;

(ii) the second signal for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit during the activation interval of the clock circuit and for withholding the output of the first signal to the audio circuit during the deactivation interval of the clock circuit; and

(iii) a change from the deactivation interval to the activation interval for outputting the first signal to the audio circuit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the output means includes:

a latch circuit for supplying the second signal to the clock circuit; and

means responsive to the event for triggering the latch circuit to output the second signal to the clock circuit.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the trigger means is one of a pressure sensitive mat, an infrared detector, a proximity switch, a break beam sensor, a heat sensor, a vibration sensor, a light level sensor and a fluid level sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, further including means for amplifying the audio message.

5. The system of claim 2, further including means for resetting the latch circuit.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the clock circuit includes means for programming the clock circuit with a time of day, each activation interval and each deactivation interval.

7. The system of claim 1, further including a display operatively connected to the clock circuit for displaying at least one of a time of day programmed into the clock circuit, an activation time programmed into the clock circuit and a deactivation time programmed into the clock circuit.

8. The system of claim 1, further including means for inputting the audio message into the audio circuit.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the input means includes a microphone connectable to the audio circuit, the audio circuit storing the audio message received by the microphone when a record input of the audio circuit is connected to a reference voltage.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio circuit is responsive to the connection of a reference voltage to a playback input of the audio circuit for outputting the audio signal independent of the first signal.