Emergency appliance termination switch
AssigneeInstant Care, Inc.
InventorsRichard Allen Darling, Fong-Min Chang, Chih-Cheng Tai
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Abstract
Devices for and methods of reducing the environmental sounds (e.g., television and radio systems) when communication is critical (e.g., during an emergency call). By providing remote access to power and audio controls of a television system, it allows a remote responding operator that is calling into a home to quickly take control of an emergency situation and get the user the help that they desperately needed. The devices and methods gain control of the volume or power of a system competing for the hearing level that is required to communicate during an emergency event.
Claims27
A method of enhancing quality of communication during an emergency assisting request comprising:
- a) sensing an occurrence of the emergency assisting request;
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- b) reducing an environmental sound interference during the emergency assisting request by reducing an environmental sound generated by an electronic device.
An emergency assisting device for terminating power from an appliance comprising:
- a) a receiving unit configured to receive a wireless signal of an urgent assisting request;
- b) a processor for processing the received wireless signal urgent assisting request;
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- c) a circuit switch configured to reduce an environmental interference when the processor received wireless signal urgent assisting request.
An apparatus for terminating power to an appliance that is activated when a signal is sent to a personal emergency response system comprising:
- a) a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal of an assistance needed event;
- b) a processor configured to process the wireless signal;
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- c) an environmental sound regulator configured to regulate power supplied to the appliance that is electrically coupled with the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.