Emergency communications system
First Claim
1. An emergency communications system comprising:
- a. a control console including a transceiver with a transmitter and receiver portion;
b. a plurality of terminal stations positioned at spaced apart locations remote from said console, each including a transceiver with a transmitter and receiver portion in communication with said console;
c. a plurality of call boxes fixedly positioned at spaced apart locations adjacent to each terminal station, each of said call boxes including a transceiver tuned for full duplex communications with the transceiver in said adjacent terminal station;
d. switch means positioned in each of said call boxes for operation by a person in an emergency;
e. first circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said switch means and said call box transceiver for causing said call box transceiver to transmit a first signal of predetermined duration to the transceiver of said console through the transceiver in said adjacent terminal station upon actuation of said switch means;
f. first circuit means positioned in said console and connected to the console transceiver for causing to be transmitted a signal to said terminal stations, upon reception of the first signal from one of said call boxes, for keying the transmitter portion of the transceiver in each of said terminal stations to provide a busy signal to all remaining call boxes;
g. ringing circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said call box transceiver for providing a ringing signal to the person operating said one of said call boxes upon reception of a signal from the keyed transmitter portion of the transceiver in its respective adjacent terminal station responsive to said signal;
h. transmitted from said console second circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said first circuit means for automatically causing to be transmitted by said call box transceiver subsequent to the first signal, a second signal indicative of the address of said call box and condition of predetermined portions of the call box;
i. second circuit means positioned in said console and connected to the console transceiver for indicating the address and condition of said calling call box upon reception of the second signal from said call box transceiver by way of the transceiver in its respective adjacent terminal;
j. station busy signal indicating means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to receive busy signals from said adjacent terminal stations for indicating one of said call boxes in the system is in use upon reception of a busy signal; and
k. transducer means mounted in each of said call boxes and in said control console and operatively connected to the transceivers therein for voice communication between any of said call boxes and said control console.
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Abstract
A control console including a transceiver, a plurality of terminal stations positioned at spaced apart locations remote from the console and each including a transceiver connected to the console by RF or a wire line, and a plurality of call boxes positioned at spaced apart locations adjacent to each terminal station and including a transceiver in communication with the terminal station. When the hand set of a call box is lifted from the cradle a tone is transmitted through the adjacent terminal station to the console which then keys on all terminal station transmitters to indicate a busy line at other call boxes and to provide a ringing signal at the call box being used. Subsequent to transmission of the tone, a signal indicative of the address of the box and the condition of predetermined portions of the box is automatically transmitted to the console. When the console operator answers, full duplex communication is provided between the call box and the console.
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11 Claims
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1. An emergency communications system comprising:
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a. a control console including a transceiver with a transmitter and receiver portion; b. a plurality of terminal stations positioned at spaced apart locations remote from said console, each including a transceiver with a transmitter and receiver portion in communication with said console; c. a plurality of call boxes fixedly positioned at spaced apart locations adjacent to each terminal station, each of said call boxes including a transceiver tuned for full duplex communications with the transceiver in said adjacent terminal station; d. switch means positioned in each of said call boxes for operation by a person in an emergency; e. first circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said switch means and said call box transceiver for causing said call box transceiver to transmit a first signal of predetermined duration to the transceiver of said console through the transceiver in said adjacent terminal station upon actuation of said switch means; f. first circuit means positioned in said console and connected to the console transceiver for causing to be transmitted a signal to said terminal stations, upon reception of the first signal from one of said call boxes, for keying the transmitter portion of the transceiver in each of said terminal stations to provide a busy signal to all remaining call boxes; g. ringing circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said call box transceiver for providing a ringing signal to the person operating said one of said call boxes upon reception of a signal from the keyed transmitter portion of the transceiver in its respective adjacent terminal station responsive to said signal; h. transmitted from said console second circuit means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to said first circuit means for automatically causing to be transmitted by said call box transceiver subsequent to the first signal, a second signal indicative of the address of said call box and condition of predetermined portions of the call box; i. second circuit means positioned in said console and connected to the console transceiver for indicating the address and condition of said calling call box upon reception of the second signal from said call box transceiver by way of the transceiver in its respective adjacent terminal; j. station busy signal indicating means positioned in each of said call boxes and connected to receive busy signals from said adjacent terminal stations for indicating one of said call boxes in the system is in use upon reception of a busy signal; and k. transducer means mounted in each of said call boxes and in said control console and operatively connected to the transceivers therein for voice communication between any of said call boxes and said control console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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