Abstract:
A method for sending messages in a voice-enabled system and a voice- enabled system to communicate a message are provided. The method comprises generating a message with a message generating device 102, 106, analyzing the message to determine a voice-enabled device 106, 108 to send the message, and determining whether the voice-enabled device 106, 108 is available to receive the message. The method further comprises sending the message to the voice-enabled device 106, 108 in response to determining that the voice-enabled device 106, 108 is available to receive the message and, in response to determining that the voice- enabled device 106, 108 is not available, escalating the message based on an escalation protocol.
Abstract:
Electrical control system which comprises: a master station (2) and a plurality of receiver stations (4) connected thereto by a bus (6), the master station including generating means (20, 22) for generating control signals (16) which are applied to said bus and to which said receiver stations are responsive, the control signals comprising a repetitive series of signal frames, each frame including a reset pulse (18) and a plurality of other pulses, the master station including control means (14) which causes selectable alteration of a characteristic of said other pulses, and wherein each of said receiver stations is addressed following receipt of a respective predetermined number of said other pulses, said receivers being responsive to said selectable characteristic of the other pulses whereby control instructions are transmitted to addressed receiver stations in accordance with operation of said control means, wherein data and address information are contained within the same other pulse. The system may further include circuitry (68, 69, 70) which permits the receiver being addressed to transmit information on its status to the master station. The system would have wide applications, for instance, in nurse paging systems in hospitals.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a patient care and communication system which utilizes a central processing system and a plurality of remote stations electrically connected to the central processing system to facilitate visual and data communications. Each remote station includes telephone circuitry which is connected to a private branch exchange for telephone communications between stations. In addition, the private branch exchange is connected to a telephone exchange and a plurality of telephones for facilitating telephone communication therebetween. The central processing system facilitates the visual and data communications between the plurality of remote stations, and includes a system for determining which of the plurality of remote stations are transmitting the visual and data communications and which of the plurality of remote stations are to receive the visual and data communications. The central processing system also includes a system which establishes a communication link between the transmitting stations and the receiving stations. The remote stations include a processing system which also facilitates the visual, data and telephone communications and a display for displaying the visual communications. The present invention also includes a staff and/or patient locator system, in which each remote station includes an infrared receiver that receives infrared transmissions from a portable transmitter worn by a staff member or patient. The infrared transmissions include identity information associated with the person wearing the transmitter. The identity information is then transferred to the central processing system which determines the identity and location of each person wearing a portable transmitter.
Abstract:
Signaling and communication system in a hospital in which a plurality of master stations (24) transmit and receive data and audio signals with a plurality of remote stations (18-22) on a plurality of buses (BUS 0 - BUS 7) through a central station (16). The central station (16) includes a microprocessor (27), BUS I/O (28), and MASTER I/O (29) for selecting master and remote stations in a predetermined sequence. Master stations and buses are selected with a plurality of multiplexers and remote stations on a common bus are selected with a unique address. The multiplexers sample audio signals to provide pulse amplitude modulation.
Abstract translation:医院中的信令和通信系统,其中多个主站(24)通过中心通过多个总线(BUS 0-BUS 7)上的多个远程站(BUS0-BUS7)来发送和接收数据和音频信号 车站(16)。 中央站(16)包括微处理器(27),BUS I / O(28)和MASTER I / O(29),用于以预定的顺序选择主站和远程站。 选择主站和总线与多个多路复用器,并且在公共总线上选择具有唯一地址的远程站。 多路复用器采样音频信号以提供脉冲幅度调制。
Abstract:
A sound masking system for shaping the ambient noise level in a physical environment. The sound masking system comprises a networked and distributed system having a number of master units coupled together and to a control unit. One or more of the master units may include satellite sound masking units which function to reproduce the sound masking signal generated by the master sound masking unit. Each of the master units is addressable over the network by the control unit enabling the control unit to program the contour, spectral band, and gain characteristics of the sound masking output signal. The system may also include a remote control unit which provides the capability to tune and adjust each master sound masking unit in situ without requiring physical access through the ceiling installation. According to another aspect, there is a networked paging system with individually addressable speaker units for announcing a paging signal selected from a number of paging signals.
Abstract:
A telephone communication system having a locator and a scheduling facility includes: a PBX connected to telephones for facilitating communication between users; a scheduling unit for storing user schedule information for the users; and a locator system for providing location information. The locator system includes portable units associated with respective users which transmits an identification signal for identifying the user. The portable units include portable computing devices for interactively processing scheduling information with the scheduling unit. Transceivers receive the unit information from the portable units for forwarding the unit information to the PBX to determine location information of the users. The PBX activates telephone functions for use in conjunction with the location information for communicating with a called user, and the PBX accesses the user schedule information of a first user, for retrieving a specific location associated with the first user for generating a schedule notification message for communication to the first user at the specific location thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a patient care and communication system which utilizes a central processing system and a plurality of remote stations electrically connected to the central processing system to facilitate audio, visual and data communications. The central processing system facilitates the audio, visual and data communications between the plurality of remote stations, and includes a system for determining which of the plurality of remote stations are transmitting the audio, visual and data communications and which of the plurality of remote stations are to receive the audio, visual and data communications. The central processing system also includes a system which establishes a communication link between the transmitting stations and the receiving stations. The remote stations include a processing system which also facilitates the audio, visual and data communications and a display for displaying the visual communications.
Abstract:
A healthcare alert system includes a plurality of alert modules (10), each alert module (10) including an activation component (12), e.g. a pull cord, and an RFID reader (14). The RFID readers in the alert modules are configured to read identification information of a responder to an alert from an RFID tag (32) associated with the responder, and to transmit the identification information to a central system (46). The central system associates a time stamp with the identification infonnation and processes the identification information and time of response.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a communication method in a two-wire communication system between a wall pad and a door phone, which enables video and audio communication by connecting the door phone installed at the entrance and the wall pad installed indoors using two wires. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control signal communication method in a two- wire communication system between a wall pad and a door phone, which can transmit/ receive image and sound signals between the wall pad and the door phone and transmit/receive a control signal there between so as to input information in the door phone. In order to realize the communication method, according to an embodiment of the invention, an image signal and a control signal between the door phone and the wall pad are transmitted through carrier frequencies of different bands that do not interfere with each other and a sound signal is transmitted using modulating/demodulating schemes. According to another embodiment of the invention, an image signal between the door phone and the wall pad is transmitted through a carrier frequency of a specific band, and a sound signal and a control signal are modulated/demodulated together at frequencies of bands higher than that of the carrier frequency of the image signal and transmitted and received.
Abstract:
A sound masking system for shaping the ambient noise level in a physical environment. The sound masking system comprises a networked and distributed system having a number of master units coupled together and to a control unit. One or more of the master units may include satellite sound masking units which function to reproduce the sound masking signal generated by the master sound masking unit. Each of the master units is addressable over the network by the control unit enabling the control unit to program the contour, spectral band, and gain characteristics of the sound masking output signal. The system may also include a remote control unit which provides the capability to tune and adjust each master sound masking unit in situ without requiring physical access through the ceiling installation. According to another aspect, there is a networked paging system with individually addressable speaker units for announcing a paging signal selected from a number of paging signals.