Automated Multi-purpose Alert System with sensory interrupts
Assigneedb Systems Ltd.
InventorsDavid Lynn, Barry Lynn
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Abstract
The present invention is an alert system and apparatus that interrupts the operation of sound producing and video display entertainment and communication devices and replaces the signals with an audible verbal annunciation and text message that overlays on the video displayed and initiates an alerting device or devices in connection with attracting the attention of hearing and/or visually impaired persons, persons who are not in close proximity to the area relating to the alert or by person who desire to be alerted by these mechanism.
Claims8
An alert system for hearing and/or visually impaired persons that provides audio muting, audible alert annunciation and video text overlay on and of external and remote competing sound sources, the system comprising:
- (a) a telephone ring and off-hook detector device wherein an alerting signal is sent by an actuator to an input of an integrated programmable controller by either hardwired or wireless transmission;
- (b) a receiver for receiving an actuator alerting signal from an external doorbell device, wherein said alerting signal is sent to an input of an integrated programmable controller by either hardwired or wireless transmission;
- (c) an external auxiliary device receiving an actuator alerting signal that is sent to an input of an integrated programmable controller by either hardwired or wireless transmission;
- (d) a series of programmable variable time delay mechanism independently associated with all input and output signals of said system;
- (e) an output switching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller;
- (f) an audio output switching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller;
- (f) a video output switching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller;
- (g) an Ethernet output switching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller;
- (h) an infrared output switching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller;
- (i) a closed loop power latching mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller and to said output switching mechanism;
- (j) an integrated programmable controller termination mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller and said output switching mechanism;
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- (k) an external actuator identification mechanism connected to said integrated programmable controller with a series of programmable variable time delay mechanism and to said output and isolation mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.