REMOTELY ACTUATED AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE CARE SYSTEM

• US 3,843,841 A
• Filed: 05/08/1973
• Issued: 10/22/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Morton K. Rubinstein
• Original Assignee: Morton K. Rubinstein
• Inventors: Rubinstein, Morton K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blakeslee, Ralph D.
• Application Number:
  US05/358,352
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• Field of Search: 179/2A,2E,41A,5P
• US Class Current: 379/38
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/045 using recorded signals, e.g. speech

Abstract

A small device carried or worn by a person emits a warning at predetermined intervals. Unless the person actuates a reset control within a short period of time, the device transmits a radio signal to a base unit that dials one or more predetermined telephone numbers and plays back a prerecorded message. The system is particularly useful for elderly persons or those with health problems where it may not be possible for the person to physically reach the base unit. In addition, means for actuating the transmitter at any time are provided.

Claims

1. An automatic telephone care device system for automatically transmitting a message without any physical action by a human operator comprising:

a base unit means for dialing a predetermined telephone number to transmit a prerecorded message in response to a received radio signal, remote unit means including means for cyclically generating an alarm signal at predetermined time intervals, switch means actuatable by a human operator for terminating said alarm, means for transmitting said radio signal when said switch means is not actuated within a predetermined time period after initiation of said alarm signal.

2. The combination of claim 1 further comprising means for successively dialing a plurality of telephone numbers and for transmitting a plurality of prerecorded messages.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said means for dialing a predetermined telephone number is further responsive to a manually activated signal, and further comprising means for manually providing said manually activated signal.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said means for manually providing said manually activated signal is located at said base unit means.

5. The combination of claim 3 wherein said means for manually providing said manually activated signal is located at said remote unit means.

6. The cOmbination of claim 3 wherein said means for manually providing said manually activated signal is located at said remote unit means and said base unit means.

7. The combination of claim 1 wherein said base unit means further includes auxiliary alarm means actuated in response to said received radio signal.

8. The combination of claim 1 wherein said remote unit means is powered by batteries and said remote unit means and base unit means are adapted for plugging together to recharge said batteries and inactivating said remote unit means.