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US 2010/0141428 A1Published application
Personal alarm system for large geographic areas
OwnerStephen Mildenberger, Peter Millerinventors
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Abstract
A personal alarm system is provided that employs two different radio frequency subsystems to maximize the probability that the alarm message will reach its destination. The personal alarm sends its alarm message over a dedicated and unshared RF channel to minimize problems of RF interference and obstructed signal paths. The alarm message is then delivered to its destination over a separate spread spectrum, redundant and self healing communications network.
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An alarm system for providing personal alarm coverage, which comprises:
- an alarm initiation device;
- an alarm receiver;
- a first radio frequency subsystem using a licensed and unshared band for conveying an alarm message from said alarm initiation device to said alarm receiver;
- a second radio frequency subsystem, that is different from the first radio frequency subsystem, for relaying the alarm message to an emergency dispatch center;
- said second radio frequency subsystem comprising a redundant and self-healing spread-spectrum mesh radio frequency alarm network of network transceivers.
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An alarm system for providing personal alarm coverage, which comprises:
- an alarm initiation device;
- a plurality of alarm receivers;
- a first radio frequency subsystem using a licensed and unshared band for conveying an alarm message from said alarm initiation device to a said alarm receiver;
- a second radio frequency subsystem, that is different from the first radio frequency subsystem, for relaying the alarm message to an emergency dispatch center;
- said second radio frequency subsystem comprising a redundant and self-healing spread-spectrum mesh radio frequency alarm network of network transceivers;
- said network transceivers using the ZigBee protocol;
- a plurality of nodes for receiving the alarm message and relaying the received alarm messages to an alarm annunciator and display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.