Dispatch console having communication modules with caller tracking feature
First Claim
1. A dispatch console for a radio system, said radio system including an audio switching tower which routes audio communications between a switching device and audio input/output devices at said dispatch console, comprising:
- (a) a personal computer for communicating command messages to said audio switching tower, said personal computer storing information on numerous audio communications in said system;
(b) a device connected to said personal computer permitting an operator of said display console to interface therewith; and
(c) a display screen segmented into a plurality of windows, wherein at least one of said windows represents a communication module presenting information with respect to a particular talk group of said radio system, each said communication module further comprising;
(1) a callee area for displaying an alias for said talk group programmed on said communication module;
(2) a caller area for displaying an alias for a radio unit in said talk group when a call from said radio unit has been activated;
(3) a call area for displaying a call type for a call activated by a radio unit in said talk group; and
(4) a list box for displaying the aliases of a predetermined number of radio units in said talk group which have activated calls.
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Abstract
A dispatch console for a radio system is disclosed, where the radio system includes an audio switching tower which routes audio communications between a switching device and audio input/output devices at the dispatch console. The dispatch console includes a personal computer for communicating command messages to the audio switching tower, the personal computer storing information on numerous audio communications initiated and terminated in the radio system. The dispatch console further includes a device connected to the personal computer permitting an operator of said display console to interface therewith and a display screen segmented into a plurality of windows. At least one of the windows represents a communication module presenting information with respect to a particular talk group of the radio system, with each communication module including a callee area for displaying an alias for the talk group programmed on the communication module, a caller area for displaying an alias for a radio unit in the talk group when a call from the radio unit has been activated, a call area for displaying a call type for a call activated by a radio unit in the talk group, and a list box displaying a predetermined number of radio units in the talk group which have activated calls.
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39 Claims
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1. A dispatch console for a radio system, said radio system including an audio switching tower which routes audio communications between a switching device and audio input/output devices at said dispatch console, comprising:
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(a) a personal computer for communicating command messages to said audio switching tower, said personal computer storing information on numerous audio communications in said system; (b) a device connected to said personal computer permitting an operator of said display console to interface therewith; and (c) a display screen segmented into a plurality of windows, wherein at least one of said windows represents a communication module presenting information with respect to a particular talk group of said radio system, each said communication module further comprising; (1) a callee area for displaying an alias for said talk group programmed on said communication module; (2) a caller area for displaying an alias for a radio unit in said talk group when a call from said radio unit has been activated; (3) a call area for displaying a call type for a call activated by a radio unit in said talk group; and (4) a list box for displaying the aliases of a predetermined number of radio units in said talk group which have activated calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A communication module depicted as a window on a display screen of a dispatch console for a radio system, wherein said communication module presents information with respect to a particular talk group of said radio system, comprising:
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(a) a callee area for displaying an alias for said talk group programmed on said communication module; (b) a caller area for displaying an alias for a radio unit in said talk group when a call from said radio unit has been activated; (c) a call area for displaying a call type for a call activated by a radio unit in said talk group; and (d) a list box for displaying the aliases of a predetermined number of radio units in said talk group which have activated calls. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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