System and method for announcement transmission

• US 20070276671A1
• Filed: 05/23/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Gudigara, Ganesh, Koroth, Dipak P.
• Application Number:
  US11/439,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20070276671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

Described is a system and method for announcement transmission. The system comprises a server and a network management arrangement coupled to the server. A wireless computing unit transmits an announcement request to the arrangement. The announcement request includes a first message in a non-audio format and output data identifying the server. The arrangement transmits the first message to the server as a function of the output data. The server converts the first message into a second message in an audio format and transmits the second message to an output device that plays the second message.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a server;

a network management arrangement coupled to the server; and

a wireless computing unit transmitting an announcement request to the arrangement, the announcement request including a first message in a non-audio format and output data identifying the server,

wherein, the arrangement transmits the first message to the server as a function of the output data, and

wherein, the server converts the first message into a second message in an audio format and transmits the second message to an output device that plays the second message.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the arrangement is a wireless switch.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-audio format is a text format.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the arrangement performs a user authentication procedure prior to transmitting the first message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the arrangement passes the first message through a message filter prior to transmitting the first message.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the message filter includes a list of keywords that are not allowable for transmission.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the converting of the first message is performed as a function of an audio configuration of the server.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the audio configuration includes a diaphone set.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the audio configuration is specified by the announcement request.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the server transmits the second message to a plurality of output devices.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the announcement request specifies that the second message is to be played on the output device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the playing of the second message is scheduled by the announcement request.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the second message is a pre-recorded message.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving in a network management arrangement an announcement request from a user of a wireless computing unit, the announcement request including a message in a non-audio format;

determining whether the user has sufficient access privileges to transmit the message to a server specified by the announcement request;

applying a message filter to the message; and

transmitting the message to the server if the user has sufficient privileges and the message passes the filter.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the non-audio format is a text format.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the management arrangement is a wireless switch.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the message filter includes a list of keywords that are not allowable for transmission.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the announcement request specifies an audio configuration of the server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the audio configuration is a diaphone set.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the announcement request schedules playing of the message.

21. A method, comprising:

receiving in a server an announcement request including a message in a non-audio format;

converting the message into an audio format based on an audio configuration of the server; and

playing the message over an output device coupled to the server.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the non-audio format is a text format.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the announcement request specifies the audio configuration.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the audio configuration is a diaphone set.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the server is coupled to a plurality of output devices.

26. A system, comprising:

a first computing means;

a management means coupled to the first computing means; and

a mobile communication means for transmitting an announcement request to the arrangement, the announcement request including a first message in a non-audio format and output data identifying the first computing means,

wherein, the mobile communication means includes a transmission means for transmitting the first message to the first computing means as a function of the output data,

wherein, the first computing means includes a conversion means for converting the first message into a second message in an audio format and transmitting the second message to an output means for playing the second message.