Patent ID: 7535357
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A proximity alarm system for a cell phone, the proximity alarm system comprising: a transmitter configured to be attached to the cell phone and having a transmitter circuit having an antenna; and a receiver having a receiver circuit having an alarm, the receiver further including a housing having a front face, a top face, and a rear face, where extending from the front face is a first arm positioned to oppose a second arm, where the first arm and second arm are configured to expand away from each other to receive a cell phone and then resiliently return towards each other to retain the cell phone, where the receiver further includes a bottom clip and an On/Off switch, each extending from the front face to function with first arm and second arm to hold cell phone in place, where the receiver further includes an alarm speaker openwork near a center portion of the front face between the first arm, the second arm, and the bottom clip, where the alarm speaker openwork includes diagonal slots enclosed within a circular perimeter, where extending from the top face are four combination dials and a deactivation button, where each combination dial is marked with numbers zero through nine and configured to be rotated so that only one number on each combination dial is closest to the front face and where each combination dial may cause the number closet to front face to be registered and stored such that, when the four combination dials are positioned to present a predetermined four digit number, the proximity alarm system may be temporarily deactivated by pressing the deactivation button, where the deactivation button is clear to allow a neon flashing light to emanate upward from the deactivation button, where attached to the rear face are a belt clip that is configured to rotate with respect to the housing, a battery compartment, a battery light emitting diode, and a data port, where the data port is configured to permit phone users to back up/store/save information on a subscriber identity module to a remote location, and where separation of the transmitter and the receiver by more than a predetermined distance is configured to cause the alarm to one of vibrate, emanate a sound, and emanate a flashing neon light, where the predetermined distance is a protected area and is one of two feet, three feet, and ten feet, and where the alarm is configured to turn off automatically when the transmitter and the receiver are back together within the protected area.