Configurable macro button for voice system activation by alarm system operator
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1. A method of configuring and operating a voice system located at a site having one or more voice stations and a plurality of voice controls logically grouped within a plurality of speaker zones of the site, where each speaker zone contains at least one voice control, the method comprising:
- storing pre-defined audio messages in a memory;
assigning one or more of the pre-defined audio messages to each priority identifier of a first plurality of priority identifiers;
providing a macro application (app) comprising a second plurality of selected priority identifiers from the first plurality of priority identifiers; and
associating the macro app with a unique switch device of an input/output (I/O) interface of the voice station.
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Abstract
An approach for configuring macro buttons for voice system activation in an alarm system by an alarm system operator that simplifies application of multiple activation and deactivation voice messages during fire alarm events and mass notification events.
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1. A method of configuring and operating a voice system located at a site having one or more voice stations and a plurality of voice controls logically grouped within a plurality of speaker zones of the site, where each speaker zone contains at least one voice control, the method comprising:
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storing pre-defined audio messages in a memory; assigning one or more of the pre-defined audio messages to each priority identifier of a first plurality of priority identifiers; providing a macro application (app) comprising a second plurality of selected priority identifiers from the first plurality of priority identifiers; and associating the macro app with a unique switch device of an input/output (I/O) interface of the voice station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A safety alarm system, comprising:
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a control panel; a memory in signal communication with the control panel that has stored therein a plurality of predefined audio messages that are each associated with a safety alarm event and assigned to one or more speaker zones of a building or site; at least one audio output device associated with each speaker zone; an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive input from an operator of the safety alarm system; a data network connecting the control panel, the at least one audio output device, and the I/O interface; and a macro application (app) comprising a plurality of priority identifiers, each having one or more assigned predefined audio messages that are activated responsive to an input from the operator through the I/O interface, wherein the control panel further includes; a configuration port; and a configuration tool that connects to the control panel through the configuration port and that is enabled to configure the macro app with a sequence of alarm event operations assigned to a button of a plurality of buttons. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control panel comprising:
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a voice controller; a memory coupled to the control panel that has stored therein a plurality of macro applications (apps) each having priority identifiers having assigned predefined audio messages that are each associated with a safety alarm event and assigned to one or more speaker zones of a building or site; and an input/output (I/O) interface configured to receive an input from an operator of the control panel and provide the received input to the voice controller, wherein, responsive to the input, the voice controller processes one of the macro apps assigned to the input and delivers a plurality of the predefined audio messages to one or more voice controls based on the assigned macro app, wherein the assigned macro app includes two priority identifiers, a first of the two priority identifiers having a first of the voice controls and the second of the two priority identifiers having a site identifier that corresponds to all of the voice controls, and wherein, when the voice controller processes the site identifier of the assigned macro app, the voice controller delivers all of the predefined audio messages associated with the second priority identifier to all of the voice controls except for the voice controls associated with the first priority identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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