Mobile communication device for receiving alarm warnings and a method thereof

• US 7,405,668 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2006
• Issued: 07/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Shi-En
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins, Davetta W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fan, Hongmin
• Application Number:
  US11/330,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008109A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/539.17, 340/500, 340/506, 340/601, 702/3, 342/36, 455/404.1, 4554141-4144
• US Class Current: 340/601
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/12 Manually actuated calamity alarm transmitting arrangements emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm, activators, e.g. details of alarm push buttons mounted on an infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/008 with transmission via TV or radio broadcast

Abstract

A method for receiving alarm warnings with a mobile communication device, comprising the steps of: storing a district-warning radio frequency contrast table in the mobile communication device, wherein the district-warning radio frequency contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of districts and a plurality of warning radio frequencies for broadcasting the audio warning messages corresponding to one of the plurality of districts; finding a first warning radio frequency corresponding to the first district of a user location in the district-warning radio frequency contrast table, wherein the user carries the mobile communication device, the first district is one of the plurality of districts, and the first warning radio frequency is one of the plurality of warning radio frequency; and receiving a radio signal according to the first warning radio frequency and demodulating the radio signal to obtain a first audio warning message corresponding to the first district.

Claims

1. A method for receiving alarm warnings with a mobile communication device, comprising the steps of:

storing a district-warning radio frequency contrast table in the mobile communication device, wherein the district-warning radio frequency contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of districts and a plurality of warning radio frequencies for broadcasting the audio warning messages corresponding to one of the plurality of districts;

generating a position data indicating a user location with a positioning module;

finding a current warning radio frequency according a current district, wherein the current district is one of the plurality of districts in which the user is located and determined by the position data, and the current warning radio frequency is one of the plurality warning radio frequencies corresponding to the current district in the district-warning radio frequency contrast table;

receiving a radio signal according to the current warning radio frequency and demodulating the radio signal to obtain a current audio warning message corresponding to the current district; and

automatically adjusting the current district and current warning radio frequency when the user moves from district to district amongst the plurality of districts according to new position data.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

monitoring the spectrum of the current audio warning message to detect a warning alarm tone; and

broadcasting the current audio warning message with a loudspeaker to inform the user if the warning alarm tone is detected.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

storing a disaster-code contrast table in the mobile communication device, wherein the disaster-code contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of warning text messages and a plurality of digital codes corresponding to one of the plurality of warning text messages;

demodulating a high-frequency radio signal to obtain a current digital code;

decoding the current digital code according to the disaster-code contrast table to obtain a current warning text message;

wherein the current digital code is one of the plurality of digital codes, and the current warning text message is one of the plurality of warning text messages; and

showing the first warning text message on a screen of the mobile communication device to inform the user.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising the step of:

stopping broadcasting of the current audio warning message with the loudspeaker and clearing the screen of the mobile communication device if the current warning text message represents an end of message.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is selected from the group of a cell phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable MP3 player.

6. A mobile communication device for receiving alarm warnings, comprising:

a memory module, for storing a district-warning radio frequency contrast table, wherein the district-warning radio frequency contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of districts and a plurality of warning radio frequencies for broadcasting the audio warning messages corresponding to one of the plurality of districts;

a positioning module, generating a position data indicating a user location;

a signal processing module, coupled to the memory module, for finding a current warning radio frequency according to a current district, wherein the current district is one of the plurality of districts in which the user is located and determined by the position data, and the current warning radio frequency is one of the plurality warning radio frequencies corresponding to the current district in the district-warning radio frequency contrast table, and wherein the current district and current warning radio frequency are automatically adjusted when the user moves from district to district amongst the plurality of districts according to new position data; and

a radio receiver module, coupled to the signal processing module, for receiving a radio signal according to the current warning radio frequency and demodulating the radio signal to obtain a current audio warning message corresponding to the current district.

7. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the signal processing module continues monitoring the spectrum of the current audio warning message to detect a warning alarm tone, and the signal processing module broadcasts the current audio warning message with a loudspeaker to inform the user if the warning alarm tone is detected.

8. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the memory module stores a disaster-code contrast table, the disaster-code contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of warning text messages and a plurality of digital codes corresponding to one of the plurality of warning text messages, and the signal processing module demodulates a high-frequency radio signal to obtain a current digital code, decodes the current digital code according to the disaster-code contrast table to obtain a current warning text message, and shows the current warning text message on a screen of the mobile communication device to inform the user.

9. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the signal processing module stops broadcasting the audio warning message with the loudspeaker and clears the screen of the mobile communication device if the current warning text message represents an end of message.

10. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the signal processing module is selected from the group of a digital signal processor (DSP), a controller, and the combination thereof.

11. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the memory module is selected from the group of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

12. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the mobile communication device is selected from the group of a cell phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable MP3 player.

13. A mobile communication device for receiving alarm warnings, comprising:

a memory module, for storing a district-warning radio frequency contrast table, wherein the district-warning radio frequency contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of districts and a plurality of warning radio frequencies for broadcasting the audio warning messages corresponding to one of the plurality of districts;

a data input module, for receiving a user location data manually input by the user;

a signal processing module, coupled to the memory module, for finding a current warning radio frequency according to a current district, wherein the current district is one of the plurality of districts in which the user is located and determined by the location data, and the current warning radio frequency is one of the plurality warning radio frequencies corresponding to the current district in the district-warning radio frequency contrast table, and wherein the current district and current warning radio frequency are automatically adjusted when the user moves from district to district amongst the plurality of districts and enters new location data; and

a radio receiver module, coupled to the signal processing module, for receiving a radio signal according to the current warning radio frequency and demodulating the radio signal to obtain a current audio warning message corresponding to the current district.

14. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the signal processing module continues monitoring the spectrum of the current audio warning message to detect a warning alarm tone, and the signal processing module broadcasts the current audio warning message with a loudspeaker to inform the user if the warning alarm tone is detected.

15. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the memory module stores a disaster-code contrast table, the disaster-code contrast table records a relationship between a plurality of warning text messages and a plurality of digital codes corresponding to one of the plurality of warning text messages, and the signal processing module demodulates a high-frequency radio signal to obtain a current digital code, decodes the current digital code according to the disaster-code contrast table to obtain a current warning text message, and shows the current warning text message on a screen of the mobile communication device to inform the user.

16. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the signal processing module stops broadcasting the current audio warning message with the loudspeaker and clears the screen of the mobile communication device if the current warning text message represents an end of message.

17. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data input module is a set of keys.

18. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mobile communication device is selected from the group of a cell phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable MP3 player.