Wearable wake up alarm system
OwnerChancellor I. DePaulinventor
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Abstract
An electronic, silent alarm is provided which includes a body worn alarm apparatus having one or more buzzers for communicating vibration and sound to the skin of a user at a mounting position on the body. The system, employing software operating to the tasks, will determine an awakening time, and for two time periods prior to that awakening time, impart vibrations to gently wake the user. At the determined awakening time, the system operates to communicate the strongest vibrations to the user. The user is, thus, gently awakened over three time periods to eliminate the conventional loud awakening of conventional alarms.
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An electronic silent alarm apparatus, comprising:
- a body worn alarm apparatus having a housing and including one or more buzzers to impart vibration on said housing, and a wireless receiver;
- a display;
- one or more processors;
- and
- electronic memory storing one or more computer programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more computer programs including instructions for:
- depicting on the display a time input interface that permits receipt of a user input of an awakening time using a touchscreen or voice to text conversion;
- in accordance with said received user input of said awakening time determining a first alarm initiation time which is prior to said awakening time;
- in accordance with said first alarm initiation time communicating a signal to said one or more buzzers to energize said one or more buzzers to generate a first number of vibrations therefrom in a first phase having a first time duration at said first alarm initiation time;
- subsequent to said first time duration of said first phase of vibrations, determining a second alarm initiation time which is prior to said awakening time and after said first initiation time;
- in accordance with said second alarm initiation time, communicating a signal to said one or more buzzers to energize said or more buzzers to generate a second number of vibrations therefrom for a second phase having a second time duration, said second phase being in between said first phase and said awakening time;
- at said awakening time, energizing said buzzer to generate a third number of vibrations therefrom for a third phase having a third time duration, whereby a user is awakened in a sequence by said first number of vibrations, said second number of vibrations, and said third number of vibrations escalating in intensity through said first phase and said second phase and said third phase.
An electronic silent alarm apparatus, comprising:
- a body worn alarm apparatus having a housing and including one or more buzzers to impart vibration on said housing, and a wireless receiver;
- a display;
- one or more processors;
- and
- electronic memory storing one or more computer programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more computer programs including instructions for:
- depicting on the display a time input interface that permits receipt of a user input of an awakening time using a touchscreen or voice to text conversion;
- in accordance with said received user input of said awakening time determining a first alarm initiation time which is prior to said awakening time;
- in accordance with said first alarm initiation time communicating a signal to said one or more buzzers to energize said one or more buzzers to generate a first number of vibrations therefrom in a first phase having a first time duration from one to five minutes at said first alarm initiation time;
- subsequent to said first time duration of said first phase of vibrations, determining a second alarm initiation time which is prior to said awakening time and after said first initiation time;
- in accordance with said second alarm initiation time, communicating a signal to said one or more buzzers to energize said or more buzzers to generate a second number of vibrations therefrom for a second phase having a second time duration of one to five minutes, said second phase being in between said first phase and said awakening time;
- at said awakening time, energizing said buzzer to generate a third number of vibrations therefrom for a third phase having a third time duration of one to five minutes, whereby a user is awakened in a sequence by said buzzer operating during said first phase and said second phase and said third phase.
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