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Phone control center for a life safety network

US5822417A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 1996
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a phone control system for a life safety network which comprises a panel arrangement, a control center module, a loop controller module, a transponder and a remote handset. The panel arrangement has a local rail for receiving a plurality of control modules and for interconnecting the control modules in which inter-module data is transmitted and received along the local rail. The control center module and the loop controller module are control modules positioned on the local rail. The control center module includes a processor, a memory portion, input keys for receiving user input, an output screen for displaying alpha-numeric text output, a central handset for communication of voice messages along a voice communication line. Similarly, the loop controller module includes a processor, a memory portion, and a data line interface for receiving and transmitting loop controller signals along a loop controller line. The transponder and remote handset are position remote from the panel arrangement. The transponder is connected to the loop controller line to transmit and receive the loop controller signals and, they are also connected to the voice communication line for c…

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