GB2375424A - Personal items protection alarm - Google Patents

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GB2375424A
GB2375424A GB0111199A GB0111199A GB2375424A GB 2375424 A GB2375424 A GB 2375424A GB 0111199 A GB0111199 A GB 0111199A GB 0111199 A GB0111199 A GB 0111199A GB 2375424 A GB2375424 A GB 2375424A
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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
    • G08B21/0227—System arrangements with a plurality of child units
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
    • G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
    • G08B13/1427—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles with transmitter-receiver for distance detection

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Abstract

The Personal Items Protection Alarm includes a transceiver 1 which is worn by the user and transponder 3 which is attached to the personal item the user wishes to protect, for example a wallet 10 or mobile phone 8. The transceiver is controlled by an on/off switch 2. When the transceiver is on, it checks the protected object is within the preset range 9 by emitting a return signal 11. When the preset range is exceeded, the signal 13 is not returned to the transceiver which will then activate the alarm 12 to alert the user that an object has left their possession, by way of sound and vibration.

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PERSONAL ITEMS PROTECTION. ALARM l'he invention relates to protecting personal items of value or of important use by alerting the owner of it being stolen or inadvertently left behind At present there are devices that protect major belongings such as vehicles from being stolen, but there is nothing to prevent an individual from losing valuables such as mobIle phones, wallets, handbags, laptop computers or items of importance such as medication These items can be lost/stolen whilst commuting from home to the work place or stolen by pickpockets in crowded environments When losing items of value or importance the time taken to replace these can be costly and inconvenient to the individual concerned.
An objective of this invention is to alert the user when a personal item (s), belonging to them is removed from about their person.
The personal items protection alarm will alert the user by means of an alarm sound and vibration of the transceiver. The transceiver will be worn by the user and transmit a constant signal which will be returned by the transponder (s), which are attached to the personal items. When the signal between the transceiver and transponder becomes greater than a manufactured pre-set distance, the signal will be broken and therefore this will activate the transceiver, which will create a simultaneous alarm sound and vibratIOn. The transceIver can work with several transponders in order to monitor several items at a time. The signal would work within their own unit and the signals encoded so that other transceivers and transmitter working in close proximity do not cause or receive interference.
Preferably the transceiver may be attached to the user by means of a chp or worn in the form of a wrist strap as so desired. The transponder (s) may take various forms to best suit the object to be protected. 1 his can be a self-adhesive tab to stick to an item such as a mobile phone or for wallets/purses it could be the shape and size of a credit card.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which.- Figure I shows the transceiver which is worn by the user Figure 2 shows the transceiver from a side view Figure 3,4 & 5 shows a transponder in the format of a self-adhesive tab which IS stuck to the object it is protecting from different angles Figure 6 & 7 displays the transponder in the credit card style so that it can fit into purses or wallets
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Figure 8 Illustrates a mobile phone with the transponder attached to the underside Figure 10 illustrates the range of the transponder and transceiver showmg them within the preset range Figure 11 shows an item being removed from the pre-set range, therefore activating the alarm Referring to the drawings the personal items protection alarm comprises a transceiver 1 which the user wears by means of a clip 5, which has an on/off switch 2 The transceiver works with the transponders 3 which are attached the items which you wish to protect for example a mobile phone 8 This can be either by a self-adhesive backing 4 which you peel the backing off of 6, or a transponder 7 which slots into a purse/wallet 10.
1 he transceiver and transponder work within a preset range 9 l he continuous return signal I I is sent between the transceiver and transponder Whilst the objects that are being protected are within this range no alarm is activated.
However when the preset range is exceeded by the item which is being protected, the signal is not returned 13 and the alarm is activated 12 alerting the user

Claims (1)

  1. CLAIMS I t'he personal items protection alarm has a transceiver wh) ch is worn by the user, transmits a constant returned signal to the transponder which is attached to the object to be protected, and once the item is moved out of pre-set range the signal wit ! be broken and sound an alert to the user by way of sound and vibration, with each unit
    working individually so as not to interfere with other nearby users t 2 1 he personal items protection alarm as claimed in claim I where the transceiver is attached to the user by means of a clip or wrist band The transponder will be attached to the personal item by means of a self-adhesive tab or card placed inside the object 3 The personal items protection alarm as claimed in claim I will have a signal transmitted between the transceiver and transponder 4.
    1 he personal items protection alarm as claimed in claim I and claim 3 wall have a manufactured pre-set distance between the transceiver and transponder When the maximum distance is exceeded the constant returned signal well become broken 5 The personal items protection alarm as claimed m clarml and 4 will have an alarm on the transceiver, which when the signal is broken will alert the user by way of sound and vibration as to the loss of the item.
    6 the personal items protection alarm as claimed in claim 1 would operate within its own unit and have an encoded signal. This will prevent different units interfering with each other.
    7 A personal items protection alarm as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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Cited By (7)

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GB2393832A (en) * 2002-10-05 2004-04-07 Sidny Thain Personal alerter
GB2406422A (en) * 2003-09-23 2005-03-30 Jehan Peter Fernando Out of range tagging device
WO2008104180A1 (en) 2007-03-01 2008-09-04 Peter Nygaard Christiansen Safety device
GB2453948A (en) * 2007-10-23 2009-04-29 Donald R Brownie Out-of-range alarm for portable equipment
CN101996468A (en) * 2009-08-13 2011-03-30 鸿富锦精密工业（深圳）有限公司 Alarm device and alarm method
US8576077B2 (en) 2005-08-09 2013-11-05 Koninklijke Philips N.V. System as well as method for protecting an item to be secured
EP2830027A1 (en) 2013-07-25 2015-01-28 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) Methods and devices for supervising baggage items

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GB2314986A (en) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-14 Alan Michael Cox Electronic child protection system
GB2333876A (en) * 1998-02-02 1999-08-04 Anthony John Hulbert Mobile range sensitive security device
GB2359648A (en) * 1999-03-19 2001-08-29 Celltop Technologies Co Ltd Warning device for mobile phones preventing loss

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US4593273A (en) * 1984-03-16 1986-06-03 Narcisse Bernadine O Out-of-range personnel monitor and alarm
GB2246891A (en) * 1990-04-27 1992-02-12 Arrowaxe Ltd Alarm system
US5402104A (en) * 1993-06-09 1995-03-28 Larosa; Lazaro Scanning excessive separation alarm
US5396218A (en) * 1993-07-23 1995-03-07 Olah; George Portable security system using communicating cards
GB2314986A (en) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-14 Alan Michael Cox Electronic child protection system
GB2333876A (en) * 1998-02-02 1999-08-04 Anthony John Hulbert Mobile range sensitive security device
GB2359648A (en) * 1999-03-19 2001-08-29 Celltop Technologies Co Ltd Warning device for mobile phones preventing loss

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2393832A (en) * 2002-10-05 2004-04-07 Sidny Thain Personal alerter
GB2406422A (en) * 2003-09-23 2005-03-30 Jehan Peter Fernando Out of range tagging device
US8576077B2 (en) 2005-08-09 2013-11-05 Koninklijke Philips N.V. System as well as method for protecting an item to be secured
WO2008104180A1 (en) 2007-03-01 2008-09-04 Peter Nygaard Christiansen Safety device
GB2453948A (en) * 2007-10-23 2009-04-29 Donald R Brownie Out-of-range alarm for portable equipment
CN101996468A (en) * 2009-08-13 2011-03-30 鸿富锦精密工业（深圳）有限公司 Alarm device and alarm method
EP2830027A1 (en) 2013-07-25 2015-01-28 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) Methods and devices for supervising baggage items

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