Supervised paging, messaging background music and emergency voice evacuation system

• US 20060140391A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wheelock Incorporated (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Wheelock Incorporated (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Bizjak, Brian, D'Souza, Dominic
• Granted Patent: US 8,107,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/373.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022

Abstract

The present invention generally discloses a supervised paging, messaging background music and emergency voice evacuation system. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one telephone zone controller and at least one telephone zone paging speaker splitter or addressable paging splitter. Specifically, telephone zone controller acts as a controlling authority for the routing and playback of audio in selectable zones. In cooperation with the telephone zone controller, the telephone zone paging speaker splitter is an addressable device that is capable of splitting an audio signal in different manners, e.g., in Class A mode or in Class B mode. The present system provides addressable functions that are not found in existing supervised paging, messaging background music and emergency voice evacuation system.

Claims

1. A notification system, comprising:

a telephone zone controller; and

at least one addressable splitter for communication with said telephone zone controller.