Patent ID: 6614884
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An automatic home alarm system comprising:a detecting means that detects a first state change signal from at least one sensor connected to it upon the occurrence of an alarm trigger, and then generates a corresponding second state change signal and transmits the second state change signal by wireline or wireless transmission to a receiving means; a receiving means for receiving the second state change signal from said detecting means; a first driving means for generating a drive signal; a voice reproducing means being driven by said driving means for outputting a prerecorded voice signal through telephone lines to notify called parties of the alarm triggers; a means for generating a tone signal; one or more wireline or wireless telecom paths; a timer means; a telephone circuit interface means; a means for detecting an off-hook condition of a party called through the telephone circuit interface means and the telecom paths; a memory means for storing telephone number data; a means for generating a ring signal; a second driving means for driving an interphone; and a control means for reading the telephone number data from said memory means in response to the signal from said signal receiving means, for controlling the tone signal generating means to generate the tone signal according to the read telephone number data and transmit the same to a telephone circuit interface, and for controlling said voice reproducing means, the ring signal generating means and the interphone driving means in sequence according to the time counted by said timer means when the off-hook condition is detected by said call sound detecting means.