Devices, methods, and systems for mass notification
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1. A method for mass notification, comprising:
- receiving, by an operator station, a selection associated with a particular paging group of a fire network associated with a facility, the fire network including a plurality of speakers and a smoke detector, wherein the particular paging group includes a particular subset of the plurality of speakers;
displaying a graphical representation of the selected paging group by the operator station;
receiving an audio message by the operator station;
activating the particular paging group by a processor responsive to the smoke detector being activated;
communicating the audio message by the processor to the particular paging group according to the selection;
playing the audio message by the particular subset of the plurality of speakers as a mass notification;
determining, by the operator station, whether a quality of the played audio message meets or exceeds a particular threshold;
initiating, by the operator station, an alternative mass notification technique in response to a determination that the quality of the played audio message meets or exceeds the particular threshold;
displaying movement of people through the facility by the operator station during the mass notification;
determining a blockage of a particular exit of the facility during the mass notification by an access control system associated with the facility; and
displaying a notification associated with the determined blockage by the operator station.
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems for mass notification are described herein. One method includes receiving, by an operator station, a selection associated with a particular paging group of a fire network associated with a facility, receiving an audio message by the operator station, and communicating the audio message to the particular paging group according to the selection.
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1. A method for mass notification, comprising:
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receiving, by an operator station, a selection associated with a particular paging group of a fire network associated with a facility, the fire network including a plurality of speakers and a smoke detector, wherein the particular paging group includes a particular subset of the plurality of speakers; displaying a graphical representation of the selected paging group by the operator station; receiving an audio message by the operator station; activating the particular paging group by a processor responsive to the smoke detector being activated; communicating the audio message by the processor to the particular paging group according to the selection; playing the audio message by the particular subset of the plurality of speakers as a mass notification; determining, by the operator station, whether a quality of the played audio message meets or exceeds a particular threshold; initiating, by the operator station, an alternative mass notification technique in response to a determination that the quality of the played audio message meets or exceeds the particular threshold; displaying movement of people through the facility by the operator station during the mass notification; determining a blockage of a particular exit of the facility during the mass notification by an access control system associated with the facility; and displaying a notification associated with the determined blockage by the operator station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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