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Title: Alerting device and method for reminding a person of a risk

Abstract

An alerting device and method to remind personnel of a risk is disclosed. The device has at least two sensors, a logic controller, a power source, and an annunciator that delivers a visual message, with or without an audible alarm, about a risk to a person when the sensors detect the person exiting a predetermined space. In particular, the present invention reminds a person of a security, safety, or health risk upon exiting a predetermined space. More particularly, the present invention reminds a person of an information security risk relating to sensitive, proprietary, confidential, trade secret, classified, or intellectual property information.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Richland, WA
  2. West Richland, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
874140
Patent Number(s):
US 6323773
Application Number:
09/596,176
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
alerting; device; method; reminding; person; risk; remind; personnel; disclosed; sensors; logic; controller; power; source; annunciator; delivers; visual; message; audible; alarm; detect; exiting; predetermined; space; reminds; security; safety; health; information; relating; sensitive; proprietary; confidential; trade; secret; classified; intellectual; property; power source; /340/

Citation Formats

Runyon, Larry, Gunter, Wayne M, and Pratt, Richard M. Alerting device and method for reminding a person of a risk. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Runyon, Larry, Gunter, Wayne M, & Pratt, Richard M. Alerting device and method for reminding a person of a risk. United States.
Runyon, Larry, Gunter, Wayne M, and Pratt, Richard M. 2001. "Alerting device and method for reminding a person of a risk". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874140.
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abstractNote = {An alerting device and method to remind personnel of a risk is disclosed. The device has at least two sensors, a logic controller, a power source, and an annunciator that delivers a visual message, with or without an audible alarm, about a risk to a person when the sensors detect the person exiting a predetermined space. In particular, the present invention reminds a person of a security, safety, or health risk upon exiting a predetermined space. More particularly, the present invention reminds a person of an information security risk relating to sensitive, proprietary, confidential, trade secret, classified, or intellectual property information.},
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year = {Tue Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2001},
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