Personal alarm system for obtaining assistance from remote recipients
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1. A personal alarm system comprising:
- a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient;
an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and
a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module,wherein the interface module and the communication device respectively include a radio signal transmitter and a radio signal receiver for allowing the interface module to control the communication device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a personal alarm system including a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient such as a signal monitoring center or rescue or other emergency authorities. An interface module, including a user-programmable memory and a user interface, controls the communication device. A triggering key is used to activate the interface module in the case of an emergency, thereby causing the communication device to transmit a signal to the recipient.
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1. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module and the communication device respectively include a radio signal transmitter and a radio signal receiver for allowing the interface module to control the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A personal alarm system for transmitting a signal from a user to a recipient comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting the signal to the recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface for programming in the user'"'"'s identity and a request for the recipient to look up particular information or data; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module and the communication device respectively include a cellular signal transmitter and a cellular signal receiver for allowing the interface module to control the communication device.
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27. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module and the communication device respectively include a Bluetooth™
transmitter and a Bluetooth™
receiver for allowing the interface module to control the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module and the communication device respectively include an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver for allowing the interface module to control the communication device.
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30. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module controls the communication device by first determining the communication device'"'"'s on/off state, switching on the communication device if necessary and then causing the communication device to transmit a signal to the recipient.
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31. A personal alarm system for transmitting a signal from a user to a recipient comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting the signal to the recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device and for providing data to be included in the signal, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface for allowing the user to program user-defined data into the interface module for storage in the user-programmable memory, the user interface including at least one programming key for entering the recipient'"'"'s contact information and for programming rules for determining when the interface module will control the communication device; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module.
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32. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module; and a data store at a location accessible by the recipient for storing user data for the recipient to retrieve upon receiving the signal, the signal programmed by the user using the user interface to include addressing data or information pointing to the data store location. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the triggering key and the interface module respectively include a cellular signal transmitter and a cellular signal receiver for allowing the triggering key to remotely activate the interface module.
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37. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the triggering key and the interface module respectively include a radio signal transmitter and a radio signal receiver for allowing the triggering key to remotely activate the interface module. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the triggering key and the interface module respectively include a Bluetooth™
transmitter and a Bluetooth™
receiver for allowing the triggering key to remotely activate the interface module. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the triggering key and the interface module respectively include an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver for allowing the triggering key to remotely activate the interface module.
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42. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the interface module and the triggering key each include transceivers and the triggering key includes a test button for allowing a user to send a test signal between the interface module and the triggering key for determining if the interface module is within an effective range of the triggering key.
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43. A personal alarm system comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient; an interface module in operative communication with the communication device for controlling the communication device, the interface module having a user-programmable memory and a user interface; and a triggering key in operative communication with the interface module for activating the interface module, wherein the triggering key includes an encoder for securely encoding a triggering signal prior to sending it to the interface module and the interface module includes a decoder for decoding the encoded triggering signal.
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