Alarm systems, alarm devices, alarm activation methods, alarm system retrofitting methods, and alarm system network establishment methods
First Claim
1. An alarm system which provide hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system comprising:
- at least one wireless alarm transmitter;
at least one hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the alarm transmitter to send a single paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition; and
a plurality of wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize the single paging code which addresses the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the paging code, and the text alarm naming a location of the hazard condition detector that identified the hazard condition.
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Abstract
An alarm system includes at least one wireless alarm transmitter, at least one wireless activate transmitter, and at least one wireless signal receiver. The signal receiver becomes sensitized to recognize an alarm code from the alarm transmitter after recognizing an activate code from the activate transmitter. The signal receiver can include an alarm generator that provides a first alarm after recognizing the alarm code. An alarm device can include a wireless hazard signal receiver that becomes sensitized to recognize a wireless transmitted hazard alarm code only after recognizing a wireless transmitted activate code. An alarm generator can provide a hazard alarm after recognizing the alarm code. The device can further include an alarm code and activate code decryption device. Instead of or in addition to the activate transmitter and sensitizing feature, the system can be equipped to display a location name in the alarm generator as a text alarm.
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23 Claims
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1. An alarm system which provide hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system comprising:
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at least one wireless alarm transmitter;
at least one hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the alarm transmitter to send a single paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition; and
a plurality of wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize the single paging code which addresses the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the paging code, and the text alarm naming a location of the hazard condition detector that identified the hazard condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An alarm system retrofitting method which produces an alarm system providing hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system retrofitting method comprising:
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linking at least one added wireless alarm transmitter with an existing alarm system, the link allowing an alarm actuation signal of the existing alarm system to be extended to the wireless alarm transmitter; and
providing a plurality of added wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize a single paging code from the alarm transmitter which addresses the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the paging code, and the text alarm naming a location of a hazard condition detector that generated the alarm actuation signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An alarm system operating in multiple locations and providing hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system comprising:
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at least one first wireless alarm transmitter and at least one second wireless alarm transmitter operating independently from the first alarm transmitter;
at least one first hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the first alarm transmitter to send a first paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition within a first space which may be occupied, the first paging code including a first location code;
at least one second hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the second alarm transmitter to send a second paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition within a second space which may be occupied and which is separate from the first space, the second paging code including a second location code which is different from the first location code; and
a plurality of wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize both the first and second paging codes which address the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the first or second paging code and, based upon the respective first or second location code, the text alarm naming a location of the detector that identified the hazard condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An alarm system which provides hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system comprising:
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at least one wireless alarm transmitter;
at least one hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the alarm transmitter to send a single paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition; and
a plurality of wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize the single paging code which addresses the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the paging code.
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22. An alarm system retrofitting method which produces an alarm system providing hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system retrofitting method comprising:
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linking at least one added wireless alarm transmitter with an existing alarm system, the link allowing an alarm actuation signal of the existing alarm system to be extended to the wireless alarm transmitter; and
providing a plurality of added wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize a single paging code from the alarm transmitter which addresses the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the paging code.
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23. An alarm system operating in multiple locations and providing hazard condition alarms via a plurality of personal paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, the alarm system comprising:
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at least one first wireless alarm transmitter and at least one second wireless alarm transmitter operating independently from the first alarm transmitter;
at least one first hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the first alarm transmitter to send a first paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition within a first space which may be occupied;
at least one second hazard condition detector equipped to prompt the second alarm transmitter to send a second paging code after identifying at least one hazard condition within a second space which may be occupied and which is separate from the first space; and
a plurality of wireless signal receivers comprised by respective personal paging devices enabled to recognize both the first and second paging codes which address the plurality of paging devices collectively without regard to the paging devices individually, respective paging devices including an alarm generator equipped to provide at least a visually displayed text alarm as a first alarm after recognizing the first or second paging code.
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