Alarm monitoring system

• US 9,852,656 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alexis Kashar, Barbara Ander, Sidney Ander
• Original Assignee: Alexis Kashar, Barbara Ander, Sidney Ander
• Inventors: Ander, Barbara, Ander, Sidney, Kashar, Alexis
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Aziz, Adnan
• Application Number:
  US14/153,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20150199919A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,443 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/00 Signalling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00; Personal calling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/009 Teaching or communicating with deaf persons G09B21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B21/00

Abstract

The alarm monitoring system provides various alerts of events that are not readily discernable to those with hearing difficulties. The system generates visual, vibratory, and high decibel alerts separately or in combination to alert the user to a wide variety of events for those with multisensory impairments.

Claims

1. A system for alerting those with hearing impairments, the system comprising:

sensors for measuring specific conditions that those with hearing impairments cannot readily discern;

signaling devices for alerting those with hearing impairments to specific conditions measured by the sensors; and

a controller, comprising;

a display configured for providing conditional information related to the sensors;

a first light; and

a telephone system located in the controller, the telephone system having;

a first telephone port, configured to indicate to the controller that a coupled phone for the hearing impaired is ringing;

a second telephone port, configured for allowing those without hearing impairments to answer a standard coupled phone wired to the second telephone port; and

a third telephone port, configured for connecting the telephone system to a public phone system;

wherein the sensors are wirelessly connected to the controller.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise:

a door sensor having;

a button; and

a microphone configured for measuring vibrations;

a fire alarm sensor; and

a panic switch configured for controlling the first light;

wherein the door sensor is external to a door being monitored.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the sensors further comprise:

a headphone sensor;

wherein the headphone sensor is configured for detecting changes outputted by a headphone jack and alerting the controller to the detected changes thereby alerting those with hearing impairments.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second light external to the controller, the second light configured for alerting the user to changes in the specific conditions of the sensors;

a relay configured to allow the controller to control power to the second light.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the signaling devices comprises:

a bed shaker;

wherein the bed shaker is electrically coupled to the controller; and

wherein the controller causes the bed shaker to produce vibrations so long as the sensors are activated.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm clock; and

a radio.

7. An alarm monitoring system for relaying information to a user, comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured for detecting conditions not readily detectable by the user, the plurality of sensors comprising;

a wireless door sensor having;

a microphone configured for sensing knocking; and

a button located on the wireless door sensor;

a plurality of indicators configured to display information to the user;

a controller configured to monitor the plurality of sensors for changes in conditions and alert the user to the changes in conditions by signaling the plurality of indicators; and

a headphone sensor coupled to a headphone jack;

wherein the headphone sensor is configured for detecting changes outputted by the headphone jack and alerting the controller to the detected changes thereby alerting the user;

wherein the headphone sensor measures an electrical output of the headphone jack;

wherein the user has a hearing impairment thereby preventing the user from hearing audible alarms; and

wherein the button on the wireless door sensor alerts the controller when depressed.

8. The alarm monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises:

a wireless fire alarm sensor configured for acoustically sensing an audible fire alarm;

wherein the wireless door sensor provides the controller a battery level of the wireless door sensor; and

wherein the wireless fire alarm sensor provides the controller a battery level of the wireless fire alarm sensor.

9. The alarm monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises:

a wireless panic switch configured to be carried by the user;

wherein the wireless panic switch provides the controller a battery level of the wireless panic switch; and

wherein the controller provides the user a warning related to the battery level being low.

10. The alarm monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of indicators comprises:

a display;

a bed shaker directly coupled to the controller; and

a light;

wherein the controller activates the bed shaker in response to predetermined conditional changes in the plurality of sensors; and

wherein the bed shaker continuously vibrates until the user resets the bed shaker at the controller.

11. The alarm monitoring system according to claim 10,

wherein the display is configured for allowing the user to provide input into the controller by touching the display with a finger.

12. The alarm monitoring system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a first telephone jack, and

a second telephone jack;

wherein the first telephone jack is configured for allowing those without hearing impairments to answer a standard coupled phone;

wherein the second telephone jack is configured for connecting the controller to a public phone system; and

wherein the controller is configured for alerting the user to a ringing phone by the plurality of indicators.