Digitally controlled ringer signal generation
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1. An alarm or ringing signal generator comprising:
- (a) means for generating a first pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width for defining an alarm signal amplitude;
(b) means for modulating the first pulse signal with a lower frequency second pulse signal having a frequency defining an alarm or ringing signal frequency;
(c) means for averaging the modulated first pulse signal and acoustically reproducing the averaged modulated pulse signal to produce said alarm signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus, of producing an alarm or ringing signal by providing a first pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width to define an alarm or ringing signal amplitude, and modulating the pulse signal with a second pulse signal having a pulse rate at least an order lower than the frequency of the first pulse signal to define the alarm or ringing signal frequency, averaging the modulated first pulse signal in a loudspeaker voice coil and reproducing the result in the loudspeaker to provide the alarm or ringing signal.
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1. An alarm or ringing signal generator comprising:
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(a) means for generating a first pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width for defining an alarm signal amplitude; (b) means for modulating the first pulse signal with a lower frequency second pulse signal having a frequency defining an alarm or ringing signal frequency; (c) means for averaging the modulated first pulse signal and acoustically reproducing the averaged modulated pulse signal to produce said alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of producing an alarm or ringing signal comprising:
- providing a first pulse signal having a predetermined pulse width and frequency to define an alarm or ringing signal amplitude, and modulating the pulse signal with a second pulse signal having a pulse rate at least an order lower than the frequency of the first pulse signal to define the alarm or ringing signal frequency, averaging the modulated first pulse signal and reproducing a result of said averaging in a loudspeaker to provide said alarm or ringing signal.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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