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Telephone alarm and monitoring method and apparatus

US6259787A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 26, 1998
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/04
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for activating a telephone so as to automatically connect to another telephone wherein the activation of the telephone is by means of electrical power delivered by the action of an electrical impact switch upon receiving an impact and particularly wherein the telephone is a cordless telephone handset concealed in another object with the impact switch activation means such the object may be jolted by dropping it or otherwise causing the telephone to go off-hook with immediate automatic dialing of another telephone number.

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