Automated emergency notification system

摘要

An automated notification system for use in a facility, including a telephone system, a controller, a paging system, and a warning system. The warning system includes warning lights, warning speakers, and warning displays. The telephone system includes extension handsets, and the paging system includes paging speakers. The extension handsets, paging speakers, warning speakers, warning lights, and warning displays are distributed throughout the facility. An alert condition may be activated using one of the extension handsets or by an activation device within the facility. Upon detection of an alert condition, the controller actuates the warning system and uses the paging system to provide audible and visual warnings throughout the facility, and provides outgoing notification to emergency personnel through the telephone system. Remote units located in outlying areas around the facility are wirelessly signaled by the control unit to provide appropriate warnings in such locations.

主权项

1. A notification system controller, for connecting to a telephone system having at least two line outputs, and connecting to warning devices, comprising:
a triggering unit, the triggering unit including a pair of phone line inputs, each phone line input having a ring detector associated therewith for detecting a ring signal on its associated phone line, the triggering unit determining an alert condition when both ring detectors simultaneously detect a ring signal on its associated phone line input; and an alert unit, for providing automated warnings upon the detection of the alert condition from the triggering unit, the automated warnings include alert enabling signals and alert content signals, the alert content signals including voice recordings of audible warning messages that are provided for use by warning devices.