Class 379/43 - Fire

Subclass of Class 379 - Telephonic communications
Definition: Subject matter wherein the detected condition is flame,
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 11/13/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7295127	National security warning system integrated with building fire alarm notification system A fire alarm system includes a fire alarm notification appliance, and a warning detector which detects a warning alert from an external source. The fire alarm notification appliance provides notification of the warning alert in response to detection of the warning a...	11/13/2007
7245703	Alarm signal interceptor, middleware processor, and re-transmitter using caller ID A relatively simple redialer device is provided at the customer's home to redirect outgoing alarm calls to a middleware processing center. The redialer first dials “★82” (or other appropriate code) to disable caller-ID blocking. The redialer then redirects the...	07/17/2007
7009510	Environmental and security monitoring system with flexible alarm notification and status capability A monitoring system includes a host having a plurality of sensor inputs for connection to sensors. A converter is designed to receive input signals from the sensor input and to convert the input signals from the sensors into digital signals. A processing system is c...	03/07/2006
6999562	Security control and communication system and method An integrated security control system and method which integrate the functions of a wireless security system control panel and a radio transceiver in an integrated security control system unit. The integrated control unit includes a first telephone communication sys...	02/14/2006
6833788	Intrusion detection radio appliance A remote intrusion detection radio appliance includes a housing having a passive motion detector and related circuitry to monitor and warn of unwanted intrusions, by operating an external radio unit or cellular telephone plugged into the appliance. The appliance, wh...	12/21/2004
6762686	Interactive wireless home security detectors The wireless home security detector monitors fire, smoke, and home security to protect the home. The wireless home security detector dials the proper authorities in the event of an emergency. An alarm will come on in seconds after the smoke or fire is detected. When...	07/13/2004
6690675	User programmable fail-proof IP hotline/warm-line An IP telephony system hotline dials a pre-programmed or predetermined telephone number virtually instantaneously when the phone goes off hook in order to summon help or a public safety agency. In addition to immediately dialing the police or fire, the sy...	02/10/2004
6665374	Active matrix substrate, method of manufacturing same, and flat-panel image sensor In an active matrix substrate, a glass substrate is provided with TFTs having gate electrodes connected to scanning lines also provided on the glass substrate. The glass substrate is further provided with auxiliary capacitance lines, formed on the same la...	12/16/2003
6658104	Method and apparatus for alerting users A system includes a plurality of communication devices and a telephony exchange system. The telephony exchange system is adapted to communicate with the plurality of communication devices. The telephony exchange system comprises receiving an alert signal,...	12/02/2003
6633231	Communication device and auxiliary device for communication A surveillance system utilizing a plurality of communication devices that are operative with portable telephones to permit an easily reconfigurable remote surveillance area. The portable telephones can have audio and imaging transmitting functions and at ...	10/14/2003
6529230	Security and fire control system A remote surveillance and conferencing system includes video transceivers and provides audiovisual communications over a standard Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The system provides capabilities for closed circuit television (CCTV) applications,...	03/04/2003
6121885	Combination smoke detector and severe weather warning device A combination smoke detector and severe weather warning device is housed in a common housing, such as a housing resembling that for a conventional smoke detector. The combination device includes a smoke detector and alarm for sensing smoke and/or fire in ...	09/19/2000
5923731	Telephone monitoring and alarm device A telephone monitoring and alarm apparatus which has a telephone line sensing means which determines whether an incoming telephone line is cut or busy and alerts a user as to the status of the telephone line. Other sensing means detect the presence of fir...	07/13/1999
5909480	Self-contained apparatus and method of monitoring telecommunications equipment An apparatus for monitoring a telecommunications system includes a detachable communications module, such as a modem, connected to a call line that is independent of the system to be monitored. A controller is connected to the monitored system and to the ...	06/01/1999
5889468	Extra security smoke alarm system An extra security alarm system for monitoring conditions within a predetermined monitoring area and alerting persons located throughout the monitoring area, persons in the vicinity and appropriate emergency personnel of an emergency situation. The extra s...	03/30/1999
5748081	Multi-functional anti-theft supervising assembly A multi-functional anti-theft supervising assembly which has an overall configuration of a telephone, includes an anti-theft controller, a video monitoring circuit, a dialogue controlling circuit and an infrared detecting circuit. A monitoring window, scr...	05/05/1998
5710803	Emergency phone messaging system A system is provided for automatically dialing and sending out a pre-recorded message in emergency situations to Police, Fire, or Ambulance departments at the push of a single button. The system has separated lighted buttons each for Police, Fire, or Ambu...	01/20/1998
5703911	Decoding method for trellis codes with large free distances This invention is a decoding method for a special class of trellis codes which have large free distances. The encoding of the trellis code to be decoded can be implemented by employing a single binary convolutional code followed by more than one processor...	12/30/1997
5696487	Audible fire alarm apparatus The audible alarm apparatuses include fire sensing portion, location setting portion for setting a location of the fire sensing portion, system controller for providing information about the location of the fire outbreak and controlling interface devices,...	12/09/1997
5598456	Integrated telephone, intercom, security and control system for a multi-unit building An integrated telephone, intercom, security and control system for a building having a plurality of units, utilizing a plurality of telephone lines located throughout the building which are connected at one end to telecommunications equipment located in t...	01/28/1997
5388144	Automatic emergency dialer A simple, inexpensive device for automatically dialing an emergency number in response to a signal generated by a smoke alarm or other security system. The device includes a cam and cam follower, arranged in combination with an electrical switch connected...	02/07/1995
5365568	Smoke detector with automatic dialing One or more of a plurality of alarm conditions can be detected by respective alarm detectors. The detected alarm conditions can be reported to one or more respective monitoring stations. The system includes circuitry for controlling the consumption of pow...	11/15/1994
5319698	Security system A security system for detecting and signalling the presence of abnormal security or hazardous conditions, such as unauthorized entry, glass breakage, fire, smoke, high water level, in individual units, such as a boat, a recreational vehicle, an automobile...	06/07/1994
5283816	Smoke detector using telephone link A smoke detector includes a housing having therein a sensor for detecting smoke, an arrangement responsive to detection of smoke for producing an audio signal and an audible sound at an audio frequency, a telephone dialer circuit, a telephone jack on the ...	02/01/1994
4993063	Channel unit interface circuit A channel unit interface circuit for interconnecting a two-wire, bidirectional signal transmitting path and a four-wire signal transmitting path in a communication system includes a tip terminal transconductance amplifier driver, a ring terminal transcond...	02/12/1991
4935952	Alarm-responsive apparatus and method A method and apparatus for detecting a fire-alarm acoustic signal includes an energy discriminator to segregate the desired acoustic tone from background noise. Digital circuitry responds to the active output of the energy discriminaton to dial into a tel...	06/19/1990
4904988	Toy with a smoke detector A toy that is equipped with a smoke detector that would be extremely portable and thus provide fire and smoke protection wherever you had the toy. The smoke detector is housed inside the toy with smoke sensing openings in several locations. The power supp...	02/27/1990
4893324	Portable fire detection system A portable fire detector and alarm system includes a rechargeable battery power supply and circuitry that monitors a string of up to forty smoke detectors and signals a telephone auto-dialer and prerecorded message unit whenever an alarm occurs. The dista...	01/09/1990
4703312	Voice-override alarm system An emergency alarm system incorporating both signal generation and voice annunciation capabilities, for installation in a building or other structure. The system includes a standard fire alarm control panel and one or more loud speakers, each speaker havi...	10/27/1987
4656652	Emergency warning device for use in a party line telephone system or the like An emergency warning device comprises an alarm signal circuitry incorporated in the telephone lines of various telephone systems such as an existing party-line telephone system, or interphone system and it is adapted to issue an alarm call in case of emer...	04/07/1987
4521645	Fire alarm system An alarm system apparatus includes a plurality of sets of smoke or heat detectors located throughout a building. A plurality of automatic telephone dialers are also located in the building and each dialer has at least one set of smoke or heat detectors op...	06/04/1985
4520503	Tone discrimination circuit A tone discrimination circuit for use with audible smoke or fire detectors or similar audible devices, which automatically emits an output electronic alarm signal, for notification of persons at remote locations, upon input of a proper audio tone from the...	05/28/1985
4493948	Transparent secondary information transmission system for an information transmission system A transparent secondary information transmission system for a primary information transmission system is disclosed. The system includes at least one local condition monitor for monitoring at least one of a plurality of input conditions such as temperature...	01/15/1985
4461927	Automatic dialing and alarm system A system is disclosed which may readily be added to an existing system of phones and electrical outlets. It includes circuitry that, responsive to sensing of a condition, seizes a telephone line, dials a single digit and introduces a preferably beeping si...	07/24/1984
4459582	Local control apparatus for central station alarm system In a central station alarm system the alarm sensors associated with a particular subscriber's premises are monitored by a local control unit associated with those premises and controllable by the subscriber. The local control unit automatically reminds th...	07/10/1984
4427974	Local control apparatus for central station alarm system In a central station alarm system the alarm sensors associated with a particular subscriber's premises are monitored by a local control unit associated with those premises and controllable by the subscriber. The local control unit automatically reminds th...	01/24/1984
4415771	Public alert and advisory systems Public alert and advisory systems for the communication of emergency and/or other information from one or more central locations to a plurality of remote locations, such as, by way of example, information regarding a nuclear accident and evacuation proced...	11/15/1983
4316179	Fire detection system A system for detecting fires in a barn or similar structure includes rate of rise heat detectors and temperature sensing cable. Upon detection of a predetermined rate of rise or a predetermined temperature the control circuitry of the system produces an o...	02/16/1982
4308430	Apparatus for signalling system Apparatus for a signalling system. The signalling system includes a remote control unit arranged to communicate with a centralized communications center. The remote control unit operates at or following a specified time of day to initiate a self-check cal...	12/29/1981

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