Method and apparatus for waking a person

Details Method and apparatus for waking a person Method and apparatus for waking a person

2007-01-30

2007-01-30

Wu, Daniel (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Tactual indication

C340S384100, C340S628000

Reexamination Certificate

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11293119

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for waking a person includes the provision of tactile stimulation in a repeating interrupted pattern upon the detection of an alarm signal indicative of an event for which the person should be awakened. In one embodiment, a device for waking a person comprises a circuit for generating a driver signal in response to an alarm signal, the driver signal having a repeating interrupted pattern; an electrically controlled switching device having a control input, a power input and a power output, the power input being connectable to a power source, the control input being connected to receive the driver signal from the circuit; and a tactile stimulation device connected to the power output of the electrically controlled switching device, the tactile stimulation device being configured to produce a tactile stimulation.

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