Cellular alert device
OwnerDoug L. Rich, Jason R. Maxwell +1inventors
InventorsDoug L. Rich, Jason R. Maxwell, Vance Finch
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Abstract
A cellular alert device according to the present invention notifies a user that a cellular call is being received by an associated cellular telephone even when the alert device is not in close proximity or in data communication with the associated telephone. The cellular alert device includes a receiver for acquiring the same cellular paging signal that is also received by an associated cellular telephone. The alert device also includes a processor and an alarm such that the processor actuates the alarm when the receiver acquires a paging signal that is the same as that received by the associated telephone. The alert device and telephone are “associated” in that they both have the same mobile identification code.
Claims10
A cellular alert device for notifying a user, independently of the telephone itself, that a paging signal is being received by a telephone receiver of an associated cellular telephone, said alert device comprising:
- a receiver for acquiring a paging signal;
- an alarm;
- an alert device processor in communication with said receiver and said alarm to actuate said alarm when said receiver acquires said paging signal;
- wherein:
- the telephone includes a mobile identification number;
- said processor includes a mobile identification number equivalent to the mobile identification number of the telephone;
- said alert device does not include a transmitter;
- said alert device operates independently of the cellular telephone;
- wherein said paging signal received by said telephone receiver and said alert device receiver is the same signal;
- and
- wherein said telephone receiver and said alert device receiver respectively acquire said paging signal substantially simultaneously.
A cellular communications system, comprising:
- a stationary unit having:
- a stationary transmitter for transmitting paging signals to notify of incoming calls and incoming communications signals to provide incoming communications;
- a stationary receiver for receiving outgoing communications signals;
- and
- a stationary processor in data communication with said stationary transmitter and said stationary receiver for actuating said stationary transmitter to transmit at least one said incoming communications signal after said stationary receiver receives at least one said outgoing communications signal;
- a telephone having:
- a telephone receiver for acquiring at least one said paging signal and at least one said incoming communications signal;
- a telephone transmitter for transmitting at least one said outgoing communications signal;
- and
- a telephone processor in data communication with said telephone receiver and said telephone transmitter for actuating said telephone transmitter to transmit at least one said outgoing communications signal after said telephone receiver receives at least one said paging signal;
- an alert device separate from said telephone, said alert device having:
- an alert receiver for acquiring said at least one paging signal acquired by said telephone receiver, said telephone receiver and said alert receiver acquiring said at least one paging signal independently and simultaneously;
- an alarm;
- and
- an alert processor in communication with said alert receiver and said alarm for actuating said alarm when said alert receiver acquires said at least one paging signal acquired by said telephone receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.