Method and apparatus for waking a person
First Claim
1. A device for waking a person, the device comprising:
- a circuit for generating a driver signal in response to an alarm signal, the driver signal having a repeating interrupted pattern;
an electrically controlled switching device having a control input, a power input and a power output, the power input being connectable to a power source, the control input being connected to receive the driver signal from the circuit; and
a tactile stimulation device connected to the power output of the electrically controlled switching device, the tactile stimulation device being configured to produce a tactile stimulation, whereby a person sensing the tactile stimulation is awakened.
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Abstract
A system and method for waking a person includes the provision of tactile stimulation in a repeating interrupted pattern upon the detection of an alarm signal indicative of an event for which the person should be awakened. In one embodiment, a device for waking a person comprises a circuit for generating a driver signal in response to an alarm signal, the driver signal having a repeating interrupted pattern; an electrically controlled switching device having a control input, a power input and a power output, the power input being connectable to a power source, the control input being connected to receive the driver signal from the circuit; and a tactile stimulation device connected to the power output of the electrically controlled switching device, the tactile stimulation device being configured to produce a tactile stimulation.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for waking a person, the device comprising:
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a circuit for generating a driver signal in response to an alarm signal, the driver signal having a repeating interrupted pattern; an electrically controlled switching device having a control input, a power input and a power output, the power input being connectable to a power source, the control input being connected to receive the driver signal from the circuit; and a tactile stimulation device connected to the power output of the electrically controlled switching device, the tactile stimulation device being configured to produce a tactile stimulation, whereby a person sensing the tactile stimulation is awakened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for waking a person, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an alarm signal, the alarm signal signifying an occurrence of an event to which the person is to be notified; and providing a tactile stimulation to the person upon detecting the alarm signal, the tactile stimulation having a repeating interrupted pattern, whereby the person is awakened. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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