Smart notification appliances
US9373245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2400/13
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Smart notification appliances used in a mass notification system (MNS) have integrated software and distributed hardware for real time information to in-building, immediate vicinity and distributed recipients during emergency situations. Programmable control configurations in the smart notification appliances provide flexible installations. A distributed architecture system provides distributed intelligence in the smart notification appliances for maximum survivability and robust operation of the MNS. Audio messages are stored in each smart notification appliance with a one-to-one relationship to a speaker circuit. This configuration provides any circuit with either a live page or a plurality of preconfigured messages, in effect a multi-channel system limited only by the number of stored messages and controllable by software. Similarly, programmable light strobe intensity, flash rate and color may be controlled through the smart notification appliances.
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