Integrated Alert System
First Claim
1. An alert system, comprising:
- a rules engine informationally coupled to a first subsystem and a second subsystem, wherein first and second subsystems are coupled to first and second alert devices, respectively;
a GUI informationally coupled to the rules engine, wherein the GUI is configured to display at least one of an operational parameter and an operational status of at least one of the first and second alert devices;
wherein the subsystem is configured to provide at least one of the operational parameter and the operational status to at least of the rules engine and the GUI; and
wherein at least one of the rules engine and the GUI are configured to allow building of a rule using at least one of the displayed operational parameter and operational status.
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Abstract
Alert systems provide increased functionality and interactive operation by use of subsystems (240, 250, 260) that are coupled between the GUI/rules engine (220, 210) and the alert devices (248, 258, 268), wherein the subsystems (240, 250, 260,) provide for bidirectional flow of information. Therefore, in one aspect, the GUI (220) displays functional and operational parameters of associated alert devices (248, 258, 268) in real time and thus allows an administrator rule building without knowledge of installed devices. In another aspect, as the alert system displays and controls all associated alert devices (248, 258, 268) via the GUI (220), contemplated alert systems allows activation of multiple and distinct alert devices (248, 258, 268) using a single user interface. Viewed from another perspective, contingency and area specific alerts can be triggered from the GUI (220) using only point and click action.
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20 Claims
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1. An alert system, comprising:
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a rules engine informationally coupled to a first subsystem and a second subsystem, wherein first and second subsystems are coupled to first and second alert devices, respectively; a GUI informationally coupled to the rules engine, wherein the GUI is configured to display at least one of an operational parameter and an operational status of at least one of the first and second alert devices; wherein the subsystem is configured to provide at least one of the operational parameter and the operational status to at least of the rules engine and the GUI; and wherein at least one of the rules engine and the GUI are configured to allow building of a rule using at least one of the displayed operational parameter and operational status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An integrated system for control of multiple subsystems comprising a GUI and an optionally redundant rules engine that is configured to control each of the subsystems, wherein each of the subsystems includes a device adapter that provides bi-directional flow of information between (a) at least one of the rules engine and the GUI and (b) at least one of a channel adapter and an alert device coupled to the subsystem.
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16. A method of operating an alert system, comprising:
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providing a GUI, a rules engine, a plurality of subsystems, and a plurality of alert devices, and coupling the GUI, the rules engine, the plurality of subsystems, and the plurality of alert devices to each other such that; the subsystems receive alert commands from at least one of the GUI and the rules engine and transfer the alert commands to the alert devices; the subsystems provide at least one of operational capability and operational status of the alert devices to at least one of the GUI and the rules engine; and building a rule for the rules engine using the GUI and information displayed on the GUI, wherein the displayed information is the at least one of the operational capability and operational status provided by the subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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