Personal alarm system for obtaining assistance from remote recipients
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1. A personal alarm system for transmitting a cellular signal from a user to a recipient comprising:
- a cell phone for transmitting the cellular signal to at least one recipient, the cell phone including a user interface for programming the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information;
user-programmable memory for storing the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information;
a triggering key for transmitting a triggering signal to the cell phone to cause the cell phone to transmit the cellular signal to the recipient;
the cellular signal including the user'"'"'s situational information; and
wherein the user interface includes programming keys for programming rules under which the cell phone will transmit the cellular signal.
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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 for transmitting a cellular signal from a user to a recipient comprising:
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a cell phone for transmitting the cellular signal to at least one recipient, the cell phone including a user interface for programming the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information; user-programmable memory for storing the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information; a triggering key for transmitting a triggering signal to the cell phone to cause the cell phone to transmit the cellular signal to the recipient; the cellular signal including the user'"'"'s situational information; and wherein the user interface includes programming keys for programming rules under which the cell phone will transmit the cellular signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A personal alarm system for transmitting an outgoing signal from a user to a recipient comprising:
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a communication device for transmitting the outgoing signal to the recipient; a triggering key for transmitting a triggering signal to the communication device to cause the communication device to transmit the outgoing signal to the recipient; the triggering key including a user interface for programming the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information and a user programmable memory for storing the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information; wherein the triggering signal includes the recipient'"'"'s contact information and the user'"'"'s situational information; and wherein the user interface includes programming keys for programming rules under which the communication device will transmit the outgoing signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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