# US 12,118,867 B2 · Notification apparatus, notification method, notification system, and computer readable recording medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,118,867 B2 - Document ID: US12118867B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/830,450 - Filed: 2022-06-02 - Published: 2022-09-15 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-26 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Applicants: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Kenji Iida - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118867B2 ## CPC - G08B 21/0283: {via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM} - H04M 19/04: the ringing-current being generated at the substations - G08B 21/0272: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS} - G08B 25/10: using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} - H04M 11/04: with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract The invention provides a notification apparatus 1 including an alarm sound generating unit 2 for generating alarm sounds, a location information obtaining unit 3 for obtaining location information, an activating unit 4 for activating the alarm sound generating unit 2 and the location information obtaining unit 3, a communication unit 5 for performing low-power wide-area wireless communication, and a control unit 6 for transmitting notification information via the communication unit 5 if the control unit 6 fails to obtain the location information from the location information obtaining unit 3 after the activating unit 4 activated the alarm sound generating unit 2, the notification information including notification apparatus identifying information identifying the notification apparatus a and notification occurrence information indicative of occurrence of notification. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A notification apparatus, comprising: a button; a location information obtaining unit configured to obtain location information when in an activated state; a communication unit configured to transmit notification information, a control unit configured to transmit the notification information by pushing the button via the communication unit and configured to activate the location information obtaining unit when the location information obtaining unit is in a non-activated state, wherein the notification apparatus transmits the notification information during the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state and then transmits the location information after the location information obtaining unit is activated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The notification apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein if the location information obtaining unit is in the activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits the notification information and the location information, if the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits the notification information during the non-activated state and then transmits the location information after the location information obtaining unit is activated. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The notification apparatus according to the claim 1, further comprising: a notification sound generation unit configured to emits a notification sound, wherein, when the notification sound generation unit receives a stop signal from the control unit, the location information obtaining unit stops the acquisition of the location information after a preset time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2) The notification apparatus according to the claim 1 or 2, wherein when the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits a notification apparatus-identification information for identifying the notification apparatus, with the notification information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The notification apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein when the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits the notification information, after transmitting the notification information, transmits the location information that is obtained by the location information unit when the location information unit shifts to warm standby. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The notification apparatus according to the claim 1, further comprising: a notification sound generation unit configured to emits a notification sound, wherein, when the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, the control unit let the notification sound generation unit not to emit the notification sound, and transmits the notification information, after that, transmits the location information. ### Claim 7 A control method for controlling a notification apparatus comprising: transmitting notification information and location information based on the notification apparatus being in an activated state when a button is pushed, and transmitting the notification information during a non-activated state and then transmitting the location information after the notification apparatus is activated based the notification apparatus being in the non-activated state when the button is pushed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The control method according to the claim 7, further comprising: when the notification apparatus receives a stop signal, stopping acquisition of the location information after a preset time. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The control method according to the claim 7, wherein: transmitting the location information does not include emitting a notification sound. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The control method according to claim 7, further comprising: when the notification apparatus is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, transmitting a notification apparatus-identification information for identifying the notification apparatus, with the notification information. ### Claim 11 A notification system, comprising: a button; a location information obtaining unit configured to obtain location information when in an activated state; a communication unit configured to transmit notification information, a control unit configured to transmit the notification information by pushing the button via the communication unit and configured to activate the location information obtaining unit when the location information obtaining unit is in a non-activated state, wherein the notification apparatus transmits the notification information during the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state and then transmits the location information after the location information obtaining unit is activated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The notification system according to the claim 11, wherein if the location information obtaining unit is in the activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits the notification information and the location information, if the location information obtaining unit is in the non-activated state when the button is pushed, the notification apparatus transmits the notification information during the non-activated state and then transmits the location information after the location information obtaining unit is activated.