Remotely activated, multiple stage alarm system
First Claim
1. An alarm system for use with a structure, comprising:
- a motion detector to detect motion in a desired area;
a safety detector to detect a safety condition with respect to the structure;
a transmitter to transmit a communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and
a processor functionally connected to the motion detector, the safety detector and the transmitter, and, in response to the safety detector detecting the safety condition, to cause the transmitter to transmit a first said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person, and, in response to the motion detector detecting motion, to cause the transmitter to perform at least one of transmitting a second said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person or ceasing transmission of the first said communication.
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Abstract
An alarm system (100) to wake sleeping occupants in the event of an emergency has a receiver (105) for detecting a warning signal (130) emitted from an external device (125), such as a smoke or carbon monoxide detector. A processor (11) compares the received warning signal to a predetermined signal and, if they correspond, then a transmitter (115) transmits an alarm (135). The predetermined signal can be preprogrammed or it can be learned by alarm system. The alarm is at least one of an audible, visual, vibratory, and/or olfactory communication. A customized audible communication in a voice familiar to the occupants can be recorded and stored in the alarm system. In addition, the system may provide different alarms before and after motion is detected.
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103 Claims
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1. An alarm system for use with a structure, comprising:
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a motion detector to detect motion in a desired area; a safety detector to detect a safety condition with respect to the structure; a transmitter to transmit a communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and a processor functionally connected to the motion detector, the safety detector and the transmitter, and, in response to the safety detector detecting the safety condition, to cause the transmitter to transmit a first said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person, and, in response to the motion detector detecting motion, to cause the transmitter to perform at least one of transmitting a second said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person or ceasing transmission of the first said communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An alarm system for use with a structure, comprising:
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a motion detector to detect motion in a desired area; a receiver to receive an alarm signal from a remote safety device which detects a safety condition with respect to the structure; a transmitter to transmit a communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and a processor functionally connected to the motion detector, the receiver and the transmitter, and, in response to the receiver receiving the alarm signal, to cause the transmitter to transmit a first said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person, and, in response to the motion detector detecting motion, to cause the transmitter to perform at least one of transmitting a second said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person or ceasing transmission of the first said communication. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for responding to a safety condition with respect to a structure comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for a safety condition with respect to the structure; if the safety condition is detected then transmitting a first communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; monitoring for motion by the person; and if the motion is detected then performing at least one of transmitting a second communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person or ceasing transmission of the first said communication. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method for responding to a safety condition, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for a user command; if the command is detected then accepting an audible communication and storing the audible communication as a communication in a first voice; monitoring for a safety condition; if the safety condition is detected then transmitting the communication in the first voice to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and transmitting a communication in a second voice to the person in the form perceivable by the person. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86)
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82. A method for responding to a safety condition, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for a user command; if the command is detected then accepting an audible communication and storing the audible communication as a communication in a second voice; monitoring for a safety condition; if the safety condition is detected then transmitting a communication in a first voice to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and transmitting the communication in the second voice to the person in the form perceivable by the person.
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83. A method for responding to a safety condition, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for a user command and, if the command is detected, then accepting a received alarm signal and storing the received alarm signal; monitoring for a safety condition by monitoring an alarm signal from a remote safety device; if a subsequently received alarm signal corresponds to the stored alarm signal then transmitting a communication in a first voice to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and transmitting a communication in a second voice to the person in the form perceivable by the person.
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87. An alarm system for use with a structure, comprising:
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a safety detector to detect a safety condition with respect to the structure; a transmitter to transmit a communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; and a processor functionally connected to the safety detector and the transmitter, and, in response to the safety detector detecting the safety condition, to cause the transmitter to transmit a said communication in a first voice to the person in the form perceivable by the person and then to transmit a said communication in a second voice to the person in the form perceivable by the person. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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