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US 10,650,659 · App. 15/151,443 · Granted May 12, 2020

User action triggered reminder messages transmission

Inventor: Bo-In Lin (Los Altos Hills, CA)
Assignee: Bo-In Lin
G08B21/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,650,659
App. No.
15/151,443
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method to deliver a reminder message. The method includes a step of triggering a delivery of the reminder message upon detecting or sensing a reminder message required event-or-activity to prevent a person from forgetting or losing a person item. In an exemplary embodiment, the step of sensing the reminder message required event-or-activity includes a step of detecting or sensing an activity when the person preparing to leave a place for a next destination.

Claims (12)

1. An apparatus comprises a reminder message device that further comprising:

a mechanical switch includes a single sensor to detect a single user action directly on the apparatus to activate a user action triggered signal containing a user inputted and designated text or voice reminder message specifically in response to the single user action;

the reminder message device further determines a time-delay immediately after the single sensor detecting the user action in activating the user action triggered signal; and

a signal transmitter to transmit the user action triggered signal directly from the apparatus to a separate reminder message display or announce device disposed away from the reminder message device after the time delay to display or announce the user inputted and designated text or voice reminder message specifically in response to the single user action.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the reminder message display or announce device comprises a wrist bracelet for placement and carry the reminder message display or announce device thereon.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the mechanical switch includes a door lock with the single sensor to detect the single user action directly on the door lock to activate the user action triggered signal to transmit the user action triggered signal from the door lock to the reminder message display or announce device after the time delay to display or announce the user inputted and designated text or voice reminder message specifically in response to the single user action.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

the mechanical switch comprises a turn-knob on an oven to turn on the oven comprises the single sensor to detect the single user action on the turn-knob to activate the user action triggered signal to transmit the user action triggered signal from the oven to the reminder message display or announce device after the time delay to display or announce the user inputted and designated text or voice reminder message specifically in response to the single user action.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein:

the reminder message display or announce device comprises a wrist bracelet for placement and carry the reminder message display or announce device thereon.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 13567074 · Aug 5, 2012
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