Emergency telecommunication device

• US 5,694,452 A
• Filed: 03/14/1996
• Issued: 12/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eric E. Bertolet
• Original Assignee: Eric E. Bertolet
• Inventors: Bertolet, Eric E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F.
• Application Number:
  US08/615,113
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 379/38-51, 340/514, 340/505, 340/518, 340/531, 340/539, 340/825.06, 340/825.05, 340/825.54, 340/825.72
• US Class Current: 379/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

An emergency telecommunications device comprising a telecommunications control circuit having an automatic dialing circuit preprogrammed to dial 911; a digital-to-analog voice circuit to transmit one of three predetermined messages to an emergency operator when the control circuit is activated by one of three activation buttons: a medical emergency activation control button, a fire activation control button, and a police activation control button; and a touch tone decoding circuit that allows an emergency operator to play first and second user programmable messages and to control various functions of the telecommunications device. The fire, medical emergency and police control activation buttons are normally covered by a pivoting lid member. Closure of the lid member actuates a device activation control switch. When the lid member is in a fully closed position the telecommunications device is in the OFF state. When the lid member is in a partially or fully open position the telecommunications device is the ON state.

Claims

1. An emergency telecommunication device comprising:

a telecommunications control circuit, in connection with a phone-OUT jack, having an automatic dialing circuit preprogrammed to dial an emergency telephone number;

a digital-to-analog voice circuit adapted to transmit one of three predetermined messages to an emergency operator when said control circuit is activated by one of three activation buttons;

a medical emergency activation control button, a fire activation control button, and a police activation control button; and

a touch tone decoding circuit adapted to allow an emergency operator to play first and second user programmable messages and to control a microphone and a speaker that are interconnected to said control circuit, respectively, through a microphone input port and a speaker output port;

each said activation control button being keyed to a specific message that corresponds to a particular type emergency;

Each of said fire, medical emergency and police control activation buttons being disposed through apertures formed through a first activation button housing panel and being surrounded on sides thereof by a first, second and third ridge, respectively, that extends away from said first activation button housing panel a distance of about one-eighth (1/8") inch;

said fire, medical emergency and police control activation buttons being coverable by a pivoting lid member that engages a device activation control switch;

said device activation control switch being in electrical connection with said control circuit in a manner such that positioning said device activation control switch in a first position controls an ON/OFF state of said control circuit.

2. The emergency telecommunication device of claim 1, wherein:

said telecommunications device includes a backup battery power source connection.

3. The emergency telecommunication device of claim 1, wherein:

said telecommunications device further includes a silent mode activation switch in electrical connection with a silent mode control input of said control circuit;

a message override mode activation switch in electrical connection with a message override mode control input of said control circuit;

an audible mode activation switch in electrical connection with an audible mode control input of said control circuit; and

said control circuit is adapted in a manner such that upon actuation of said silent mode activation switch said control circuit outputs all prerecorded messages exclusively to said phone-OUT jack;

upon actuation of said audible mode activation control circuit outputs all prerecorded messages to said phone-OUT jack and to said speaker output port; and

upon actuation of said message override control switch said control circuit activates said microphone input port and said speaker output port.

4. The emergency telecommunication device of claim 3 wherein:

said telecommunications device includes a backup battery power source connection.