PRECISELY SYNCHRONIZED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

• US 20100117850A1
• Filed: 11/05/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Discovery Sound Technology, LLC
• Original Assignee: Discovery Sound Technology, LLC
• Inventors: Meadows, Steven F., McCaslin, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/613,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20100117850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/815.400
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A system for producing a notification. The system includes a control device that includes a processor, a master clock operably connected to the processor and configured to produce a master clock signal, a user interface operably connected to the processor and configured to generate an operational sequence based upon a user input, and a transmitter operably connected to the processor and configured to transmit the master clock signal and the operational sequence. The system further includes a plurality of output devices configured to establish a connection with the control device, to receive the master clock signal and the operational sequence via the established connection, and to produce a synchronized notification based upon the master clock signal and the operational sequence. The synchronized notification may include flashing lights, audible sounds, or other similar displays.

Claims

1. A system for producing a notification comprising:

a control device comprising;

a processor,

a master clock operably connected to the processor and configured to produce a master clock signal,

a user interface operably connected to the processor and configured to generate an operational sequence based upon a user input, and

a transmitter operably connected to the processor and configured to transmit the master clock signal and the operational sequence; and

a plurality of output devices configured to receive the master clock signal and the operational sequence via a connection established by the control device, and to produce a synchronized notification based upon the master clock signal and the operational sequence.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of devices configured to output a light.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of devices configured to output a plurality of multi-colored lights.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the operational sequence comprises a set of instructions instructing each of the plurality of output devices to output the light at a particular time corresponding with the master clock signal.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of electronic flares configured to direct traffic.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein an output device is further configured to output a sound.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the control device is configured to establish a wireless connection with the plurality of output devices.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the control device is further configured to establish a unique wireless connection with each of the plurality of output devices.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the control device is configured to establish a wired connection with the plurality of output devices.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of output devices comprise a remote master device configured to reset the master clock signal.

11. A method for producing a synchronized notification on a plurality of output devices, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between a control device and the plurality of output devices;

receiving user;

input at the control device;

generating a master clock signal at the control device;

generating a operational sequence at the control device based upon the user input;

transmitting, the master clock signal and the operational sequence from the control device to the plurality of output devices; and

displaying a synchronized notification on the plurality of output devices based upon the master clock signal and the operational sequence.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the establishing a connection between the control device and the plurality of output devices further comprises establishing a unique connection between the control device and each output device.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of devices configured to output a light.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of devices configured to output a plurality of multi-colored lights.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the operational sequence comprises a set of instructions instructing each of the plurality of output devices to output the light at a particular time corresponding to the master clock signal.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the plurality of output devices comprise a plurality of electronic flares configured for directing traffic.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein an output device is further configured to output a sound.