Telephone line dialer and emergency call system
First Claim
1. An emergency call system by which a caller can automatically call a plurality of other parties to leave an emergency message, including an emergency call unit comprising:
- a memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers to be called and at least one emergency message,an input/output device for connecting said emergency call unit for making a telephone call,at least one emergency key, anda microprocessor connected with said memory, said at least one emergency key and said input/output device and arranged to;
control storage of the plurality of telephone numbers to be called and the at least one emergency message in said memory,set each telephone number to be dialed in sequence,automatically, delay dialing of each telephone number for a period of time to assure that an outgoing call can be made on the telephone line, and dial the telephone numbers in sequence upon activation of said at least one emergency key.
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Abstract
Emergency call system by which a caller can automatically call other parties to leave an emergency message, includes an emergency call unit having a memory for storing telephone numbers to be called and the emergency message, an emergency key, and a microprocessor for controlling storage of the numbers and emergency message in the memory, setting each number to be dialed in sequence, delay dialing of each number for a period of time (without first detecting a dial tone) to assure that an outgoing call can be made on the telephone line, and dialing the numbers in sequence upon activation of the emergency key. The emergency call unit starts a transmission of the emergency message to the dialed number to automatically advise of an emergency after a predetermined time after the number has been dialed and no busy signal has been detected during a predetermined time period.
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22 Claims
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1. An emergency call system by which a caller can automatically call a plurality of other parties to leave an emergency message, including an emergency call unit comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers to be called and at least one emergency message, an input/output device for connecting said emergency call unit for making a telephone call, at least one emergency key, and a microprocessor connected with said memory, said at least one emergency key and said input/output device and arranged to; control storage of the plurality of telephone numbers to be called and the at least one emergency message in said memory, set each telephone number to be dialed in sequence, automatically, delay dialing of each telephone number for a period of time to assure that an outgoing call can be made on the telephone line, and dial the telephone numbers in sequence upon activation of said at least one emergency key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An emergency call system by which a caller can automatically call a plurality of other parties to leave an emergency message, including an emergency call unit comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers to be called and at least one emergency message, an input/output device for connecting the emergency call unit for making a telephone call, a first speaker and a first microphone through which a caller can communicate with the called party, a second speaker and a second microphone through which a called party can communicate with the caller, at least one emergency key, and a microprocessor connected with said memory, said at least one emergency key and said input/output device and arranged to; control storage of the plurality of telephone numbers to be called and the at least one emergency message in said memory, set each telephone number to be dialed in sequence, automatically, delay dialing of each telephone number for a period of time to assure that an outgoing call can be made on the telephone line, and dial the telephone numbers in sequence upon activation of said at least one emergency key. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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