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 Title: |
US5926100:
Alarm alerting method and apparatus
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Escolar, Carlos; East Windsor, NJ
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| Assignee: |
AT&T Corp, New York, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-07-20
/ 1998-04-09
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| Application Number: |
US1998000057558
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G08B 25/08;
Core:
more...
IPC-7:
G08B 27/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G08B25/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
340/691.3;
340/506;
340/527;
340/635;
340/691.1;
Original:
340/691.3;
340/506;
340/527;
340/635;
340/691.1;
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| Field of Search: |
340/506,527,531,691,635,691.1,691.3
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| Abstract: |
A method and apparatus for alerting personnel in response to an alarm from an automated system. The monitoring system detects an alarm. Upon detection of the alarm, the monitoring system searches a list. The list includes contact numbers, wherein each contact number has a corresponding contact person, delay time, and a contact day and time for when each contact number should be used. A current day and time is matched with a contact day and time from the list. Upon a successful match, a contact person corresponding to the matched contact day and time is notified using a contact number corresponding to the matched contact day and time. If after a delay time corresponding to the matched contact day and time the alarm is not reset, a next contact number from the list having a contact day and time matching the current day and time is used to notify a contact person corresponding to the next contact day and time. A next contact number is selected and used from the list until the alarm is reset.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Swann, Glen;
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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