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Automatic message announcement system

US4307859A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1980
Grant dateDec 29, 1981
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C22/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic message announcement system for trains in the railroad station premises, including a train tracking circuit which tracks the location of approaching train, a trains information memory which stores information concerning each train, an edition circuit which combines the train information read out from said train information memory and a series of message patterns which include portions to be completed and which edits the message patterns to produce a series of short messages arranged sequentially according of their priority order to the content, an announcement message selection circuit which determines up to which short message among those arranged sequentially according to said priority order should be announced, in accordance with the location of the train at the time the announcement starts, and an automatic announcement system which includes a voice memory containing addressable voice segments for annoucing the message determined above.

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