Smart alarm object proximity system using motion detection signal adjustment
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1. An object proximity alert system comprising:
- a smart alarm and an object monitor;
said smart alarm having an alarm housing;
wherein said alarm housing contains an alarm controller, an alarm communicator capable of receiving a radio frequency proximity signal transmitted from said object monitor, at least one operating instruction to determine a measure of said radio frequency proximity signal, at least one alarm operating instruction to determine if said measure satisfies a threshold alert criterion, and at least one alarm operating instruction to activate a sensory alert mechanism when said measure fails to satisfy said threshold alert criterion;
said object monitor having a monitor housing;
wherein said monitor housing contains a motion detector that is capable of monitoring a motion state of said object monitor and producing a monitor motion signal in response to a change in said motion state of said object monitor;
said monitor housing contains at least one object monitor operating instruction for said object monitor to adjust a property of said radio frequency proximity signal in response to said object monitor motion signal.
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An object proximity alert system using motion detection having a smart alarm component for receiving a proximity signal from an associated object monitor component. The object monitor includes within its housing a motion detector that monitors the state of motion of the object monitor, and at least one operating instruction that adjusts a property of the transmitted proximity signal in response to a change in the object monitor'"'"'s motion state. The smart alarm sets off a perceptible alarm through one or more sensory alert mechanisms when the separation distance between the smart charm and object monitor is determined to exceed a threshold alert criterion.
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1. An object proximity alert system comprising:
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a smart alarm and an object monitor; said smart alarm having an alarm housing; wherein said alarm housing contains an alarm controller, an alarm communicator capable of receiving a radio frequency proximity signal transmitted from said object monitor, at least one operating instruction to determine a measure of said radio frequency proximity signal, at least one alarm operating instruction to determine if said measure satisfies a threshold alert criterion, and at least one alarm operating instruction to activate a sensory alert mechanism when said measure fails to satisfy said threshold alert criterion; said object monitor having a monitor housing; wherein said monitor housing contains a motion detector that is capable of monitoring a motion state of said object monitor and producing a monitor motion signal in response to a change in said motion state of said object monitor; said monitor housing contains at least one object monitor operating instruction for said object monitor to adjust a property of said radio frequency proximity signal in response to said object monitor motion signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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