Claims
- 1. A time-out capability for a smoke detector comprising a sensor for sensing a time-out request signal derived from a remote transmitter;
an acknowledgment device; an operating circuit for operating said acknowledgment device to acknowledge receipt of the time-out request signal and for disabling at least an audio/visual alarm circuit of a smoke detector/fire alarm to disable the audio/visual alarm circuit for a predetermined time interval, said operating circuit automatically enabling the audio/visual alarm circuit upon termination of the time-out interval.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said detector detects IR signals.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said detector detects RF signals.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said detector detects sonic signals.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the circuit further comprises preprogrammed circuitry for decoding only a given pattern of pulses and pauses so as to uniquely identify the smoke detector time-out circuit.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a transmitter comprised of a transmitter and a circuit activated by an operating push button for causing the transmitter to transmit a predetermined combination of pauses and pulses upon operation of the manual push button.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said acknowledgment device is an LED or other illuminating component
- 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said acknowledgment device generates an audio signal.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said acknowledgment device generates an audio/visual signal.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the transmitter is an IR transmitter.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the transmitter is an RF transmitter.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the transmitter is an sonic transmitter.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the acknowledgment device remains illuminated during the time-out interval.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the acknowledgment device flashes on and off during the time-out interval.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/202,204, filed May 5, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60202204 |
May 2000 |
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