Emergency interrupt system

• US 7,158,027 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2005
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eugene Warren
• Original Assignee: Eugene Warren
• Inventors: Warren, Eugene
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHUNG
• Application Number:
  US11/074,393
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/531, 340/601, 340/506, 340/825.69, 702/3, 379/48
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations

Abstract

An emergency interrupt system, for supplying emergency information to a person while using an electronic device, and monitoring the electronic device with a monitor device. The emergency interrupt system is connected between the electronic device and monitor device, and obtains an audible visual signal from the electronic device. The emergency interrupt system receives an emergency radio signal, decodes audio and visual emergency information therefrom, and composites said information with the audible visual signal. The user then monitors the composited information with the monitor device.

Claims

1. An emergency interrupt system, for warning a person of an emergency situation while using an electronic device with a monitor device, the electronic device producing an audible visual signal including at least one of audible and visual information, for use with an emergency radio signal containing audible and visual information, comprising:

a emergency beacon receiver, for receiving the emergency radio signal;

an A/V decoder and image generator, for decoding audible and visual information from the emergency radio signal and producing an audio signal and video signal;

a compositor for combining the audio signal and video signal from the A/V decoder and image generator with the audible visual signal and generating a resultant signal; and

a signal output for connecting to the monitor device and supplying the resultant signal from the compositor, for supplying audible and visual emergency information to the user while performing at least one of listening and watching the electronic device on the monitor device.

2. The emergency interrupt system as recited in claim 1, further comprising an input selector, for receiving audible visual signals from several electronic devices simultaneously, and supplying the audible visual signal from one of the electronic devices to the compositor.

3. An emergency interrupt method, for warning a person of an emergency situation while using an electronic device with a monitor device, the electronic device producing an audible visual signal including at least one of audible and visual information, for use with an emergency radio signal containing audible and visual emergency information, using an emergency interrupt device, comprising the step of:

connecting the emergency interrupt device between the electronic device and the monitor;

supplying an audible visual signal to the emergency interrupt device by the electronic device;

detecting audible and visual emergency information from the emergency radio signal by the emergency interrupt device;

producing an output signal by compositing the audible and visual emergency information with the audible visual signal from the electronic device by the emergency interrupt device; and

monitoring the output signal by the user with the monitor device.

4. The emergency interrupt system as recited in claim 3, wherein the electronic device comprises a plurality of electronic devices;

wherein the emergency interrupt device has an input selector;

wherein the step of connecting the emergency interrupt device further comprises connecting the plurality of electronic devices to the input selector; and

wherein the step of producing an output signal further comprises choosing the audible visual signal from one of the electronic devices by the input selector.