Patent ID: 8203444

Claim:
An alerting system for alerting a user, said alerting system comprising: a transmitter monitoring a predetermined condition and outputting an alarm signal in response to detection of said predetermined condition, said transmitter further outputting a supervisory signal indicative of operation of said transmitter; and an alerting device receiving said alarm signal and said supervisory signal from said transmitter, said alerting device detecting cessation of said supervisory signal being received by said alerting device and outputting a first alert signal to the user indicative of said cessation of said supervisory signal, said alerting device further detecting presence of said alarm signal and outputting a second alert signal to the user indicative of presence of said predetermined condition, said alerting device having: a receiver receiving said alarm signal and said supervisory signal and outputting data; a microprocessor receiving said data and generating said first alert and said second alert; a visual display operably coupled to said microprocessor, said visual display displaying at least a visual cue in response to at least one of said first alert and said second alert; a first tactile stimuli generator operably coupled to said microprocessor, said first tactile stimuli generator generating a first tactile stimulus felt by the user in response to at least one of said first alert signal and said second alert signal; and a power source operably coupled to said microprocessor; a crystal device maintaining time, said crystal device operably coupled to said microprocessor for outputting current day time to said visual display; a watch housing containing said receiver, said microprocessor, said visual display, said first tactile stimuli generator, and said crystal device; a watch strap operably coupled to said watch housing for coupling said watch housing in intimate contact with the wrist or arm of the user; a charger unit selectively connectable with said watch housing, said charger unit charging said power source when said watch housing is connected with said charger; and a second tactile stimuli generator operably coupled to said charger unit, said second tactile stimuli generator generating a second tactile stimulus felt by the user in response to at least one of said first alert signal and said second alert signal output from said microprocessor.