Method and Arrangement for Operating a Mobile Battery-Operated Personal Emergency Signal Device

• US 20110223879A1
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATOS Public Safety LLC
• Original Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG (Atos SE)
• Inventors: Ahrens, Werner, Bilke, Volkmar
• Granted Patent: US 8,737,949 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/12 Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a mobile battery-operated personal emergency signal device, wherein a check of the charge of the battery feeding the personal emergency signal device is performed at least in the course of initiating the personal emergency signal device, wherein the operation of the personal emergency signal device is permitted by a central device depending on the result of the check. The invention further relates to an arrangement for performing the method.

Claims

1. A method for operating a mobile-battery operated personal emergency signal device comprising:

a. in the course of initiating a personal emergency signal device, performing at least one check of a battery powering the personal emergency signal device,

b. depending on the results of the check, permitting, through a central device the operation of the personal emergency signal device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the check is performed by the personal emergency signal device.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising after performing the check transmitting to the central device at least one piece of information correlating to the serviceability of the personal emergency signal device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the check is performed by the central device.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising transmitting at least one piece of information identifying the battery status to the central device in the course of initiation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the check is performed as part of a registration occurring during the course of initiation of the personal emergency signal device.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising triggering the initiation by at least one member of the group consisting of switching the personal emergency signal device on and removing the personal emergency signal device from a battery charging device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein when initiation is triggered by switching the device on, the check does not occur anymore after removal from the battery charging device.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising repeating the check at periodic intervals after initiation takes place.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising permitting operation if the check result indicates that the battery power has a minimum initial value.

11. A system for operating a mobile battery-operated personal emergency signal device, comprising a mobile battery-operated personal emergency signaling device including instruction to carry out the method according to claim 1.