SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE INCOMING CALL NOTIFICATION FOR CELLULAR PHONES
The present invention provides a remote notification to a user of a cellular, or mobile, phone as the result of a particular activity or any activity at all (e.g., an incoming call from a particular person, group, or just an incoming call). In one embodiment, a sensing device is provided on the cellular phone that communicates/routes an alert to a remote notification device. In one economical embodiment, the notification device may have a short wire-based communication channel (e.g., roughly 1 foot to 5 feet) and only have a single output device (e.g., a light-emitting device). Thus, a woman may be able to quietly receive notifications of a cell phone event when her cell phone is stored in her purse.
1 . A system for use with a cellular phone that provides notification of an incoming call, said system comprising:
a sensing device that is operable to be attached to said cellular phone that provides communication signals indicative of an incoming call; and
a remote communication device configured to receive said communication signals, wherein said communication device is configured to provide notification signals to a user dependent upon said received communication signals.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein said remote communication device includes an amplifier and a speaker, wherein said notification signals are audible notifications.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein said remote communication device includes a vibrating device and a source of electrical energy, wherein said notification signals are vibrational notifications.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein said remote communication device includes a light emitting device and a source of electrical energy, wherein said notification signals are light-emitted notifications.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein said remote communication device includes a display device and a source of electrical energy, wherein said notification signals are text notifications.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein said sensing device is an autonomous sensing device.
7 . The system of claim 1 wherein said sensing device directly communicates with said cellular phone to determine when said incoming call occurs.
8 . The system of claim 1 wherein said sensing device and said remote communication device wirelessly communicate.
9 . The system of claim 8 wherein said wireless communication is a one-way communication from said sensing device to said remote communication device.
10 . The system of claim 8 wherein said wireless communication is a two-way communication between said sensing device and said remote communication device.
11 . The system of claim 1 wherein said sensing device and said remote communication device communicate through an wire-based extension.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein said wire-based communication is a one-way communication from said sensing device to said remote communication device.
13 . The system of claim 11 wherein said wire-based communication is a two-way communication between said sensing device and said remote communication device.
14 . A system for use with a cellular phone that provides notification of an incoming call, said system comprising:
a sensing device that is operable to be attached to said cellular phone that provides communication signals indicative of an incoming call; and
a remote communication device configured to receive said communication signals, wherein said communication device is configured to provide notification signals that are only light-based and said notification signals are dependent upon said received communication signals.