# US 8,787,868 B2 · Alarm notification system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,868 B2 - Document ID: US8787868B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/382,354 - Filed: 2009-08-17 - Published: 2012-04-26 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2009-08-17 - Applicants: Daniel Leblanc; Bernard Leblanc - Inventors: Daniel Leblanc; Bernard Leblanc - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787868B2 ## CPC - G08B 13/1409: {for removal detection of electrical appliances by detecting their physical disconnection from an electrical system, e.g. using a switch incorporated in the plug connector} - G08B 25/08: using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} - H04M 19/04: the ringing-current being generated at the substations - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract Apparatus for alert notification, the apparatus comprising: a power mode detector, configured to detect a predefined change in a power mode of a mobile phone, and an alert notifier, associated with the power mode detector and configured to notify a predefined user about an alert condition the detected predefined change in the power mode is indicative of. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Apparatus for alert notification, the apparatus comprising: a power mode detector, configured to detect a shift of a mobile phone between two power modes of the mobile phone, the detected shift being indicative of an alert condition; and an alert notifier, associated with said power mode detector and configured to notify a predefined user about the alert condition, wherein the power modes of the mobile phone comprise a mode of consuming a power source internal to the mobile phone and a mode of charging the power source internal to the mobile phone. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predefined change in the power modes of the mobile phone differ in a power source being consumed by the mobile phone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shift further comprises stopping to consume a power source external to the mobile phone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shift further comprises stopping to consume a power source inside the mobile phone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using a phone call. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using a video phone call. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using an SMS (Short Messages Service) message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using an e-mail message. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using a message comprising GPS (Global Positioning System) data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said alert notifier is further configured to notify the predefined user about the alert condition, using a message comprising a picture taken by the mobile phone. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an electric circuit configured to cause the shift. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a mechanical device configured to cause the shift. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pulley system configured to cause the shift. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a car alarm system configured to cause the shift. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a home alarm system configured to cause the shift. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user interface operable by a user, for customizing at least one of said power mode detector and said alert notifier. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user interface operable by a user remote from the cellular phone, for customizing at least one of said power mode detector and said alert notifier. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the steps of: a) detecting a shift of a mobile phone between two power modes of the mobile phone, the detected shift being indicative of an alert condition; and b) notifying a predefined user about the alert condition, wherein the power modes of the mobile phone comprise a mode of consuming a power source internal to the mobile phone and a mode of charging the power source internal to the mobile phone. ### Claim 19 Kit for alert notification, the kit comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the steps of: detecting a shift of a mobile phone between two power modes of the mobile phone, the detected shift being indicative of an alert condition; and notifying a predefined user about the alert condition; and a device connectable to the mobile phone and configured to cause the shift, wherein the power modes of the mobile phone comprise a mode of consuming a power source internal to the mobile phone and a mode of charging the power source internal to the mobile phone. ### Claim 20 Kit for alert notification, the kit comprising: a power mode detector, configured to detect a shift of a mobile phone between two power modes of the mobile phone, the detected shift being indicative of an alert condition; and an alert notifier, associated with said power mode detector and configured to notify a predefined user about the alert condition, wherein the power modes of the mobile phone comprise a mode of consuming a power source internal to the mobile phone and a mode of charging the power source internal to the mobile phone. ### Claim 21 Method for alert notification, the method comprising the steps of: a) detecting a shift of a mobile phone between two power modes of the mobile phone, the detected shift being indicative of an alert condition; and b) notifying a predefined user about the alert condition, wherein the power modes of the mobile phone comprise a mode of consuming a power source internal to the mobile phone and a mode of charging the power source internal to the mobile phone.