Communication system network interconnecting a plurality of communication systems
First Claim
1. A communication system network comprising a processing multiplexer and a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems comprises:
- a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least some of the signal sources produce signals and wherein designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources produce, at least, communication system configuration data; and
a plurality of signal destinations;
wherein the processing multiplexer comprises;
a plurality of communication ports;
signal database means for storing information pertaining to the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems;
system data database means for storing information pertaining to the communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems; and
processing means, operably coupled to the signal database means and the system data database means, for processing, at least part of, the information pertaining to the signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means to produce processed signals; and
wherein a communication system of the plurality of communication systems is operably coupled to the processing multiplexer via at least one of the communication ports.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a communication system network that comprises a plurality of communication systems and a processing multiplexer. The communication systems, which may be either conventional communication systems and/or trunked communication systems, transmit digitized audio signals and communication system data to the processing multiplexer. Based on signal destination data, which is part of the communication system data, the processing multiplexer processes the digitized signals and routes the resultant signals to the appropriate signal destinations of the communication systems.
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29 Claims
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1. A communication system network comprising a processing multiplexer and a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems comprises:
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a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least some of the signal sources produce signals and wherein designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources produce, at least, communication system configuration data; and a plurality of signal destinations; wherein the processing multiplexer comprises; a plurality of communication ports; signal database means for storing information pertaining to the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems; system data database means for storing information pertaining to the communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems; and processing means, operably coupled to the signal database means and the system data database means, for processing, at least part of, the information pertaining to the signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means to produce processed signals; and wherein a communication system of the plurality of communication systems is operably coupled to the processing multiplexer via at least one of the communication ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a communication system network comprising a processing multiplexer and a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems comprises:
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a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least some of the signal sources produce signals and wherein designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources produce, at least, communication system configuration data; and a plurality of signal destinations; wherein the processing multiplexer comprises; a plurality of communication ports; signal database means for storing information pertaining to the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems;
system data database means for storing information pertaining to the communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources of each of the plurality of communication systems; andprocessing means, operably coupled to the signal database means and the system data database means, for processing, at least part of, the information pertaining to the signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means to produce processed signals; and wherein a communication system of the plurality of communication systems is operably coupled to the processing multiplexer via at least one of the communication ports, a method for providing inter and intra communications between the plurality of communication systems when at least some of the communication systems are operably coupled to the processing multiplexer, the method comprises the steps of; a) routing the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources to the signal database means and routing the communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources to the system data database; b) storing the information pertaining to the signals in the signal database means and storing the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data in the system data database means; c) processing, at least part of, the information pertaining to the signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means to produce, for at least some of the signal destinations, individually processed signals; and d) routing each of the individual processed signals to the respective signal destination of the at least some signal destinations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A processing multiplexer that processes communications between a plurality of signal sources and a plurality of signal destinations comprises:
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a plurality of communication ports, wherein each communication port is, at least, operably coupled to one of the plurality of signal sources or to one of the plurality of signal destinations; signal database means for storing information pertaining to the signals produced by at least some of the plurality of signal sources; system data database means for storing information pertaining to the communication system configuration data produced by designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources; and processing means, operably coupled to the signal database means and the system data database means, for processing at least some of the information pertaining to the signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to the communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a processing multiplexer that processes communications between a plurality of signal sources and a plurality of signal destinations, wherein the processing multiplexer comprises:
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a plurality of communication ports, wherein each communication port is, at least, operably coupled to one of the plurality of signal sources or one of the plurality of signal destinations; signal database means for storing information pertaining to signals produced by at least some of the plurality of signal sources; system data database means for storing information pertaining to communication system configuration data produced by designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources; and processing means, operably coupled to the signal database means and the system data database means, for processing at least some of the information pertaining to signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means;
a method for providing communications between the plurality of signal sources and the plurality of signal destinations when at least some of the signal sources and the signal destinations are operably coupled to the processing multiplexer, the method comprises the steps of;a) routing the information pertaining to signals produced by each of the signal sources to the signal database means and routing the information pertaining to communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources to the system data database; b) storing the information pertaining to signals of step (a) in the signal database means and storing the information pertaining to communication system configuration data of step (a) in the system data database means; c) processing at least some of the information pertaining to signals stored in the signal database means based on, at least in part, the information pertaining to communication system configuration data stored in the system data database means to produce, for at least some of the signal destinations, individually processed signals; and d) routing the individual processed signals to the respective signal destination of the at least some of the signal destinations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An interfacing apparatus that is used in a communication system for interfacing the communication system to a processing multiplexer of a communication system network, wherein the communication system comprises:
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a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least some of the signal sources produce signals; and a plurality of signal destinations, wherein designated signal sources produce communication system data; and
wherein the processing multiplexer comprises a plurality of communication ports and processing means for processing the signals based on, at least in part, the communication system data to produce processed signals, the interfacing apparatus comprises;coupling means for coupling the communication system to at least one communication port of the plurality of communication ports; coupling detection means, operably coupled to the coupling means, for detecting operable coupling between the communication system and the processing multiplexer; and routing means, operably coupled to the plurality of signal sources and the plurality of signal destinations, for routing the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources to the processing multiplexer, for routing the communication system data produced by the designated signal sources to the processing multiplexer, and for routing processing signals to the at least some of signal destinations. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. In an interfacing apparatus that is used in a communication system for interfacing the communication system to a processing multiplexer of a communication system network, wherein the communication system comprises:
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a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least some of the signal sources produce signals and wherein designated signal sources of the plurality of signal sources produce, at least, communication system configuration data; and a plurality of signal destinations; wherein the processing multiplexer comprises a plurality of communication ports and processing means for processing at least some of the signals based on, at least in part, the communication system configuration data to produce processed signals, a method for interfacing the communication system to the processing multiplexer, the method comprises the steps of; a) detecting operably coupling between the communication system and the processing multiplexer; b) routing the signals produced by the at least some of the signal sources to the processing multiplexer and routing the communication system configuration data produced by the designated signal sources to the processing multiplexer when the communication system is operably coupled to the processing means; and c) receiving the processed signals from the processing multiplexer when the communication system is operably coupled to the processing multiplexer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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