Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Prough

Jeffrey S. Prough has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Personal emergency response system
    Patent number: 6333694
    Abstract: An alarm system for sending distress information over a communication link includes a sensor to be worn by a user. Distress information is transmitted from the sensor when the user is in a predetermined position indicative of an emergency, when the user moves outside of a predetermined safety area, when the power supply supplying power to the sensor is low, when the user voluntarily activates the sensor, and when the user is not wearing the sensor. In response to the distress information, audio and/or video communication between the user and personnel monitoring the user at a remote central office is provided in response to the distress information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Marketing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Pierce, Jeffrey S. Prough
  • Personal emergency response system
    Publication number: 20010020898
    Abstract: An alarm system for sending distress information over a communication link includes a sensor to be worn by a user. Distress information is transmitted from the sensor when the user is in a predetermined position indicative of an emergency, when the user moves outside of a predetermined safety area, when the power supply supplying power to the sensor is low, when the user voluntarily activates the sensor, and when the user is not wearing the sensor. In response to the distress information, audio and/or video communication between the user and personnel monitoring the user at a remote central office is provided in response to the distress information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Applicant: Advanced Marketing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Pierce, Jeffrey S. Prough
  • Personal emergency response system
    Patent number: 6166639
    Abstract: An alarm system for sending distress information over a communication link includes a sensor to be worn by a user. Distress information is transmitted from the sensor when the user is in a predetermined position indicative of an emergency, when the user moves outside of a predetermined safety area, when the power supply supplying power to the sensor is low, when the user voluntarily activates the sensor, and when the user is not wearing the sensor. In response to the distress information, audio and/or video communication between the user and personnel monitoring the user at a remote central office is provided in response to the distress information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Marketing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Pierce, Jeffrey S. Prough