Cordless telephone system

• US 7,042,353 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2004
• Issued: 05/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LifeShield LLC (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LifeShield LLC (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stilp, Louis A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl C
• Application Number:
  US10/821,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20040212494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/545.3, 340/541, 340/565, 340/628, 340/539.22, 379/40, 379/43, 379/44, 379/42, 379/37, 379/39, 455/404.1
• US Class Current: 340/539.22
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 9/03 with multiple-channel loop, i.e. redundant control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/248 EAS system combined with another detection technology, e.g. dual EAS and video or other presence detection system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 19/005 combined burglary and fire alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/002 Generating a prealarm to the central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/06 Monitoring of the line circuits, e.g. signalling of line faults
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/14 checking the detection circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/12 Marking faulty circuits "busy"; Enabling equipment to disengage itself from faulty circuits ; Using redundant circuits; Response of a circuit, apparatus or system to an error
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A cordless telephone system including at least a first cordless base and a first handset, wherein either or both of the cordless base or the handset further contain a wireless receiver for receiving signals from at least one wireless sensor. The wireless sensor sends its wireless communications in a different frequency band than is used by the cordless telephone system. This cordless telephone system is typically based upon the same architecture and same components as a security system or security network described in cross referenced applications, but the product packaging appears in an embodiment that is more familiar to users as a cordless telephone system. The wireless sensors can be in several example forms such as intrusion sensors, which are used for example in perimeter monitoring or motion sensing, fire or smoke sensors, glass breakage sensors, or temperature sensors.

Claims

1. A cordless telephone system including at least one cordless base connected to a telecommunications interface and at least one handset in wireless communications with the cordless base, wherein the handset further contains a wireless receiver that can receive wireless communications from at least one wireless sensor and the handset can forward wireless communications received from the wireless sensor to the cordless base.

2. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the telecommunications interface is a telephone line of the type typically provided by a public switched telephone network.

3. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the telecommunications interface is an Ethernet-based connection of the type typically provided by wired or wireless internet services.

4. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the telecommunications interface is a commercial mobile radio service.

5. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect intrusion.

6. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect smoke.

7. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect fire.

8. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect the breakage of glass.

9. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect temperature.

10. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency band different from a second frequency band that is used between the cordless base and the handset.

11. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor operates under at least one subpart of FCC rule section 47 CFR 15.231.

12. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency range that is never used during wireless communications between the cordless base and the handset.

13. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a frequency band that is between 300 MHz and 500 MHz.

14. The cordless telephone system in claim 1 wherein the handset can cause an audio alert.

15. The cordless telephone system in claim 14 wherein the cordless telephone system further contains a second handset and wherein the audio alert is caused at the second handset.

16. A cordless telephone system including at least one cordless base connected to a telecommunications interface and at least one handset in wireless communications with the cordless base, wherein the handset further contains a wireless receiver that can receive wireless communications from at least one wireless sensor and the handset can interpret the wireless communications received from the wireless sensor and determine whether to forward the wireless communications to the cordless base.

17. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the telecommunications interface is a telephone line of the type typically provided by a public switched telephone network.

18. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the telecommunications interface is an Ethernet-based connection of the type typically provided by wired or wireless internet services.

19. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the telecommunications interface is a commercial mobile radio service.

20. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect intrusion.

21. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect smoke.

22. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect fire.

23. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect the breakage of glass.

24. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect temperature.

25. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency band different from a second frequency band that is used between the cordless base and the handset.

26. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor operates under at least one subpart of FCC rule section 47 CFR 15.231.

27. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency range that is never used during wireless communications between the cordless base and the said handset.

28. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a frequency band that is between 300 MHz and 500 MHz.

29. The cordless telephone system in claim 16 wherein the handset can cause an audio alert.

30. The cordless telephone system in claim 29 wherein the cordless telephone system further contains a second handset and wherein the audio alert is caused at the second handset.

31. A cordless telephone system including at least one cordless base connected to a telecommunications interface and at least one handset in wireless communications with the cordless base, wherein the handset further contains a wireless receiver that can receive wireless communications from at least one wireless sensor and the handset can send a message to the cordless base indicating that the wireless receiver has received a message from the wireless sensor.

32. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the telecommunications interface is a telephone line of the type typically provided by a public switched telephone network.

33. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the telecommunications interface is an Ethernet-based connection of the type typically provided by wired or wireless internet services.

34. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the telecommunications interface is a commercial mobile radio service.

35. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect intrusion.

36. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect smoke.

37. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect fire.

38. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect the breakage of glass.

39. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor can be used to detect temperature.

40. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency band different from a second frequency band that is used between the cordless base and the handset.

41. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor operates under at least one subpart of FCC rule section 47 CFR 15.231.

42. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a first frequency range that is never used during wireless communications between the cordless base and the handset.

43. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the wireless sensor operates in a frequency band that is between 300 MHz and 500 MHz.

44. The cordless telephone system in claim 31 wherein the handset can cause an audio alert.

45. The cordless telephone system in claim 44 wherein the cordless telephone system further contains a second handset and wherein the audio alert is caused at the second handset.