Patent ID: 9564041
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G08B

Claim:
1. A security alert system for use in a facility having rooms, hallways, and other areas, comprising: a) a remote unit carried by each of selected users in assigned areas of the facility, each said remote unit having a display for receiving messages, a button for sending a signal when actuated for a specific type of an emergency condition, each said remote unit being programmed to include a distinct programmed message identifying the assigned area when the button is actuated; b) an emergency box unit mounted in each of a number of locations within the facility, each said emergency box unit having a display for receiving messages, a button for sending a signal when actuated for a specific type of an emergency condition, each said emergency box unit programmed for the specific location thereof, said emergency box unit having a light on an outside thereof to indicate when flashing that said emergency box unit is transmitting an emergency message thereby visually indicating to emergency responders that they have arrived at the location where the emergency message originates; c) a receiver unit located within an administrative area of the facility to be monitored by security personnel and adapted for receiving and displaying all messages being transmitted from any unit, each message indicating which remote unit issued the message, said receiver unit having a display for receiving messages; d) all of said units forming a mesh network wherein each unit is in wireless communication with all other units in said network so that all units receive and display all messages; and, e) wherein all of said units are adapted to be programmed to interact with all other units in said network.