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GB2409084A
GB2409084A GB0328599A GB0328599A GB2409084A GB 2409084 A GB2409084 A GB 2409084A GB 0328599 A GB0328599 A GB 0328599A GB 0328599 A GB0328599 A GB 0328599A GB 2409084 A GB2409084 A GB 2409084A
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Thomas Robert Hensley Jenkin
Charles Richard Whiteman
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/028—Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0288—Attachment of child unit to child/article
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0291—Housing and user interface of child unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0294—Display details on parent unit

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Abstract

A distance alerting device consisting of 2 parts - the Alerter and the Tag - which alerts the user when the Tag exceeds a specified distance from the Alerter. The Alerter and Tag are battery powered electrical devices able to communicate with each other via encoded radio waves. The Alerter is able to calculate how far away the Tag is from it via the radio communication. The user is able to set the Alerter with the distance at which they are alerted. The user is alerted by the Alerter's audible and/or vibrating alarm when the specified distance is exceeded. The Tag can also be configured to emit an audible and/or visual alarm when the pre-set distance is exceeded. The Alerter and Tag could communicate with each other using Bluetooth õ technology. The Alerter function could be carried out by a mobile phone.

Description

DISTANCE ALERTER
The invention is designed to alert the user when a selected object has gone beyond a specified distance from the user.
It has many applications including alerting the user when: Luggage is being lel't behind or stolen (e.g. bags containing laptop computers) pets are escaping from the owner's house/garden children are straying too far away from the person looking after them The invention is made up of two parts - an Alerter and a Tag. Examples of these can be seen on the Drawings Sheet and they are likely to have plastic casings.
The user attaches a Tag to the target object and keeps the Alerter with them. The alarm trigger distance is then set and if the Tag moves beyond this the Alerter emits an audible warning and/or vibrates. 'I'he Tag can also be configured to emit an audible and/or visual alarm (a flashing light).
The Alerter and Tag are simple battery powered electronic devices which communicate with each other via a publicly available radio frequency. The radio signals emitted are encoded so that both parts rccognise each others signals. The Alerter calculates how far away the Tag is by the time delay in the return signal.
The process by which the invention works is as follows: 1. The distance at which the Alerter alarm is triggered is set.
2. The Alerter periodically emits an encoded signal.
3. The Tag recognises this signal.
4. The Tag responds by emitting a similarly encoded signal.
5. Thc Alerter recogniscs this signal.
6. The Alerter calculates how far away the Tag is by the time delay.
7. If the prc-set distance is exceeded the user is notified by the Alerter's audible or vibrating alarm.
8. Thc Tag can also be conligurcd to emit an audible and/or visual alarm when the pre set distance is exceeded.
BluetoothtM technology could be used as the means by which the Alerter and Tag communicate with each other and distance is calculated.
The invention could be combined with mobile phone technology so that mobile phones can carry out the function of the Alerter.

Claims (10)

  1. I. A distance alerting device consisting of 2 parts - the Alerter and the Tag - which alerts the user when the Tag exceeds a pre-set distance from the Alerter.
  2. 2. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim 1) which is a battery powered electrical device able to emit and receive encoded radio waves such that it can communicate with the Tag (as claimed in Claim 1).
  3. 3. A Tag (as claimed in Claim I) which is a battery powered electrical device able to receive and emit encoded radio waves such that it can communicate with the Alerter (as claimed in Claim I).
  4. 4. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim I) which uses radio communication with the Tag (as claimed in Claims 2 & 3) to calculate the distance the Tag is from it.
  5. 5. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim 1) which has an audible and vibrating alarm.
  6. 6. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim 1) which has a distance setting input by the user.
  7. 7. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim 1) which triggers the alarm (as claimed in Claim 5) when the distance between the Alerter and the Tag (as claimed in Claim 4) exceeds the distance input by the user (as claimed in Claim 6).
  8. 8. A Tag (as claimed in Claim I) which can be configured to emit an audible and/or visual alarm (a flashing light) when the pre-set distance is exceeded.
  9. 9. An Alerter and Tag (as claimed in Claim 1) which could communicate with each other (as claimed in Claims 2 & 3) using BluetoothM technology.
  10. 10. An Alerter (as claimed in Claim 1) which could be a mobile phone (i.e. a telephone which does not use a fixed/land line).
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GB2435535A (en) * 2006-02-08 2007-08-29 Lennard Mervin Separation alarm for monitoring the distance from a guardian to a child or pet.
GB2444523A (en) * 2006-12-05 2008-06-11 Nicholas Neophytou Personal possessions loss or theft alarm using wireless network
GB2445967A (en) * 2007-01-27 2008-07-30 Hussein Tahsin Lost pet or child alarm using wireless communication with mobile telephone
GB2446217A (en) * 2007-01-31 2008-08-06 Harjinder Singh Malhi Wireless separation alarm with two distance thresholds
GB2447459A (en) * 2007-03-13 2008-09-17 Grant Edwin Phipps Wireless separation alarm for monitoring loss of children or property
GB2449077A (en) * 2007-05-08 2008-11-12 Richard Hensman A tag monitoring system for protecting valuables.
GB2449930A (en) * 2007-06-08 2008-12-10 Buddi Ltd Pet animal tag which locates and identifies the animal remotely
EP2202942A1 (en) 2008-12-24 2010-06-30 France Telecom Group monitoring method
GB2487074A (en) * 2011-01-07 2012-07-11 Kelly Mattison Arrangement preventing the loss of children or the removal of personal belongings
CN105829911A (en) * 2015-09-23 2016-08-03 深圳还是威健康科技有限公司 Method, smart bracelet and terminal for preventing user from going missing
CN106910307A (en) * 2015-12-23 2017-06-30 北京奇虎科技有限公司 Terminal anti-theft method, equipment and terminal
US11869334B2 (en) 2021-03-17 2024-01-09 Mark Curtis Medical item distance alert system

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US6078260A (en) * 1998-12-21 2000-06-20 Sony Corporation Method and apparatus for keeping track of children
US20020159023A1 (en) * 2001-04-30 2002-10-31 Gregory Swab Eyewear with exchangeable temples housing bluetooth enabled apparatus
GB2382909A (en) * 2001-10-17 2003-06-11 Dean Mcdonald Murray Personal distance and water immersion safety alarm
US20030119529A1 (en) * 2001-12-04 2003-06-26 Nec Corporation Portable terminal device with built-in GPS
JP2003346254A (en) * 2002-05-23 2003-12-05 Toppan Printing Co Ltd Loss prevention and search systems
GB2391674A (en) * 2002-08-09 2004-02-11 Meganeed Ltd Distance monitoring system with optional signal boost to extend range

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2435535A (en) * 2006-02-08 2007-08-29 Lennard Mervin Separation alarm for monitoring the distance from a guardian to a child or pet.
GB2444523A (en) * 2006-12-05 2008-06-11 Nicholas Neophytou Personal possessions loss or theft alarm using wireless network
GB2445967A (en) * 2007-01-27 2008-07-30 Hussein Tahsin Lost pet or child alarm using wireless communication with mobile telephone
GB2446217A (en) * 2007-01-31 2008-08-06 Harjinder Singh Malhi Wireless separation alarm with two distance thresholds
GB2447459A (en) * 2007-03-13 2008-09-17 Grant Edwin Phipps Wireless separation alarm for monitoring loss of children or property
GB2449077A (en) * 2007-05-08 2008-11-12 Richard Hensman A tag monitoring system for protecting valuables.
GB2449930A (en) * 2007-06-08 2008-12-10 Buddi Ltd Pet animal tag which locates and identifies the animal remotely
EP2202942A1 (en) 2008-12-24 2010-06-30 France Telecom Group monitoring method
GB2487074A (en) * 2011-01-07 2012-07-11 Kelly Mattison Arrangement preventing the loss of children or the removal of personal belongings
CN105829911A (en) * 2015-09-23 2016-08-03 深圳还是威健康科技有限公司 Method, smart bracelet and terminal for preventing user from going missing
CN106910307A (en) * 2015-12-23 2017-06-30 北京奇虎科技有限公司 Terminal anti-theft method, equipment and terminal
US11869334B2 (en) 2021-03-17 2024-01-09 Mark Curtis Medical item distance alert system

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