Apparatus and methods for providing emergency override of informational displays
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an emergency detection module comprising;
an emergency communication panel configured to monitor for and detect an emergency condition; and
a computer coupled to the emergency communication panel and configured to receive a code from the emergency communication panel that corresponds to a detected emergency condition, the computer configured to use the code to select a corresponding emergency display message from a plurality of predetermined emergency display messages; and
a display override module, coupled to a display driver, configured to receive the emergency display message from the emergency detection module, and cause the selected emergency display message to be displayed on a display.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are generally directed to a system and method for providing emergency override of informational displays in an emergency notification system. An embodiment may include an emergency detection module coupled to a display override module. The display override module may be coupled to a third-party display driver. When an emergency condition is detected, the emergency detection module may use the display override module to override any display messages from the third-party display module in order to display an emergency display message. In an embodiment, the display override module may be a switch box. In another embodiment, the display override module may be a RSS feed subscribed to by the third-party display driver. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an emergency detection module comprising; an emergency communication panel configured to monitor for and detect an emergency condition; and a computer coupled to the emergency communication panel and configured to receive a code from the emergency communication panel that corresponds to a detected emergency condition, the computer configured to use the code to select a corresponding emergency display message from a plurality of predetermined emergency display messages; and a display override module, coupled to a display driver, configured to receive the emergency display message from the emergency detection module, and cause the selected emergency display message to be displayed on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting an emergency condition at an emergency communication panel of an emergency detection module; the emergency communication panel transmitting a code corresponding to the detected emergency condition to a computer of the emergency detection module; the computer using the code to select a corresponding emergency display message from a plurality of predetermined emergency display messages; and overriding a third-party display driver to display the selected emergency display message on a display. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting an emergency condition at an emergency communication panel of an emergency detection module; the emergency communication panel transmitting a code corresponding to the detected emergency condition to a computer of the emergency detection module; the computer using the code to select a corresponding emergency display message from a plurality of predetermined emergency display messages; and overriding a display driver using a display override module coupled to the display driver, the display override module receiving the emergency display message from the emergency detection module and causing the selected emergency display message to be displayed on a display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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