Smartphone emergency alarm

• US 20110230161A1
• Filed: 03/22/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fredric Mark Newman
• Original Assignee: Fredric Mark Newman
• Inventors: Newman, Fredric Mark
• Application Number:
  US13/065,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20110230161A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

The current invention is an alarm phone device or an alarm system that turns a smart phone into a mobile emergency alarm. The alarm functions like a standard home alarm system in that it emits an audible alarm and contacts a centralized alarm company, which has the appropriate emergency personnel or first responders dispatched.

Claims

1. A mobile alarm phone comprising:

a mobile phone;

wherein said mobile phone comprises an alarm; and

wherein said alarm is operated using said mobile phone controls.

2. The mobile alarm phone of claim 1, wherein said alarm transmits an alert to a central alarm monitoring station when said alarm is fired;

wherein said central alarm monitoring station has a first responder dispatched to a location of said mobile phone.

3. The mobile alarm phone of claim 2, wherein a user provides said alarm with a plurality of settings data;

wherein said alarm transmits said plurality of settings data to said central alarm monitoring station;

wherein said phone further comprises a global positioning system;

wherein said alarm transmits said location of said mobile phone based on said global positioning system.

4. The mobile alarm phone of claim 3, wherein said alarm transmits an updated location on a preset interval.

5. The mobile alarm phone of claim 4, wherein said alarm emits an audible alarm;

wherein said audible alarm may be toggled to a silent position.

6. The mobile alarm phone of claim 5, wherein said alarm is activated by arming said alarm and then firing said alarm.

7. The mobile alarm phone of claim 6, wherein said alarm is fired by pushing an alarm button after said alarm is armed.

8. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said user may cancel said fired alarm.

9. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said alarm transmits live audio or video from said mobile phone.

10. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said alarm transmits recorded audio or video from said mobile phone.

11. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said alarm transmits a photo of said user.

12. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said alarm notifies said user if said phone is not connected to a network or otherwise has no signal or connectivity.

13. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein said alarm includes false alarm avoidance features.

14. The mobile alarm phone of claim 7, wherein the alarm includes a medical alert alarm.