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Personal response system with remotely adjustable microphone sensitivity

  • US 5,589,818 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1993
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A personal response system with emergency audio mode, comprising:

  • a response center for monitoring a plurality of help consoles for emergency status conditions, the response center further having means to transmit microphone sensitivity commands;

    at least one help console for use in a user'"'"'s premises, further comprising;

    a microphone sensitivity control;

    a communications control to communicate with the response center, the communications control capable of receiving microphone sensitivity commands from the response center which define gradual changes in microphone sensitivity and further having means to control the microphone sensitivity control;

    the microphone sensitivity control is controlled by the communications control and has an output for adjusting microphone sensitivity levels;

    a microphone means to input and transmit audio signals from the help console to the response center, the sensitivity of the microphone means controlled by the microphone sensitivity control such that a single microphone in the microphone means can have its sensitivity adjusted to extend from the immediate area of the microphone to several rooms within the user'"'"'s premises; and

    a speaker to output audio signals received from the response center;

    whereby the response center can gradually adjust the microphone sensitivity of the help console such that the physical listening range of a single microphone in the help console can be gradually increased from the immediate area of the help console to several rooms within the user'"'"'s premises.

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