SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING/CONTROLLING A SOUND MASKING SYSTEM FROM AN ELECTRONIC FLOORPLAN
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a sound masking system installed in a physical space, said apparatus comprising:
- an electronic rendering representing the physical space and including a graphical element for each sound masking component in the sound masking system;
a user interface configured for applying one or more inputs to control parameters associated with at least some of the sound masking components;
a controller module configured to be responsive to at least some of said one or more inputs and generate one or more control signals; and
an interface configured for passing said one or more control signals to the sound masking system for controlling one or more of said sound masking components.
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Abstract
A system and mechanism for monitoring and/or controlling a sound masking system from a computer aided design drawing. According to an embodiment, the system is configured to allow an operator to “click” sound masking components on the design drawing and view operating/configuration settings, and/or edit, change or modify the operating/configuration settings, which are then applied via an interface to the associated physical sound masking component in the sound masking system. According to another embodiment, the system is configured to allow an operator to design or configure sound masking components on a design drawing. The sound masking components correspond to physical sound masking components in a sound masking system and comprise one or more active sound masking elements, which are configured to be responsive to an input and allow an operator to monitor, change and/or modify operating/configuration settings for physical sound masking component via the sound masking element in the design drawing.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a sound masking system installed in a physical space, said apparatus comprising:
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an electronic rendering representing the physical space and including a graphical element for each sound masking component in the sound masking system; a user interface configured for applying one or more inputs to control parameters associated with at least some of the sound masking components; a controller module configured to be responsive to at least some of said one or more inputs and generate one or more control signals; and an interface configured for passing said one or more control signals to the sound masking system for controlling one or more of said sound masking components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for monitoring a sound masking system installed in a physical space, said apparatus comprising:
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an electronic rendering representing the physical space and including one or more graphical elements corresponding to one or more sound masking components in the sound masking system; a controller configured to request and receive operational information for said one or more sound masking components in the sound masking system; and one or more of said graphical elements being configured to receive said operational information for said corresponding sound masking component; and said one or more graphical elements being configured to display said operational information in response to an input. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for configuring a sound masking system for a physical space, said apparatus comprising:
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a component configured to generate an electronic rendering depicting the physical space; a component configured to place one or more sound masking elements on said electronic rendering, each of said one or more sound masking elements representing a corresponding sound masking component in the sound masking system; a controller configured to interface with the sound masking system and receive information associated with the operation of said sound masking components; and each of said one or more sound masking elements including a mechanism configured to display the received information associated with the operation of said corresponding sound masking component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for monitoring a sound masking system installed in a physical space, said computer program comprising:
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a storage medium configured to store computer readable instructions; said computer readable instructions comprising, displaying an electronic rendering of the physical space, and said electronic rendering including one or more graphical elements corresponding to sound masking components in the sound masking system; activating one or more of said graphical elements in response to an input; retrieving operational information for sound masking components corresponding to said one or more activated graphical elements; and displaying said retrieved operational information.
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12. A computer program product for controlling a sound masking system installed in a physical space, said computer program comprising:
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a storage medium configured to store computer readable instructions; said computer readable instructions comprising, displaying an electronic rendering of the physical space, and said electronic rendering including one or more graphical elements corresponding to sound masking components in the sound masking system; activating one or more of said graphical elements in response to an input; retrieving operational information for sound masking components corresponding to said one or more activated graphical elements; receiving one or more inputs to modify said operational information; generating one or more control signals corresponding to said modified operational information; and applying said one or more control signals to '"'"'said associated sound masking component.
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