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Method and apparatus for dispatching services

  • US 4,922,514 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1988
  • Issued: 05/01/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for dispatching services, comprising:

  • (a) means for receiving alarm signals from a plurality of remote sites;

    (b) a database of resources for providing said services designated for each of said sites;

    (c) control means responsive to said receiving means for;

    (c1) identifying a particular site in response to an alarm signal from said particular site;

    (c2) accessing said database to determine an ordered list of resources designated for said particular site;

    (c3) sequentially attempting to establish, in said order, communications with said resources designated for said particular site;

    (c4) cyclically repeating step (c3) until communications are established with one of said resources designated for said particular site, or until operation is otherwise terminated.

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