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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Donald Edward Becker, Bradenton, FL (US);
Dennis Ted Rock, Canaan, ME (US);
Morris Stoops, Lenexa, KS (US);
Jan A. Braam, Bradenton, FL (US);
William Edwards, Bradenton, FL (US);
Bruce Ray Montgomery, Jr., Bradenton, FL (US);
Donald Edward Becker, Bradenton, FL (US);
Dennis Ted Rock, Canaan, ME (US);
Morris Stoops, Lenexa, KS (US);
Jan A. Braam, Bradenton, FL (US);
William Edwards, Bradenton, FL (US);
Bruce Ray Montgomery, Jr., Bradenton, FL (US);
UTC FIRE & SECURITY AMERICAS CORPORATION, INC., Bradenton, FL (US);
Abstract
An intelligent notification appliance circuit has a controller and one or more addressable notification appliances coupled with a single pair of wires. The controller outputs integrated power, audio and control signals, and transmits the integrated signals to the one or more addressable notification appliances. Thus, the one or more addressable notification appliances are powered, operated, controlled, and monitored using the intelligent notification appliance circuit. When the intelligent notification appliance circuit is implemented in a fire and/or mass notification system, that system is able to provide integrated audio signals, power signals and control signals over a single pair of wires. The integrated audio signals may carry data indicative of live or recorded music and/or voice messages, such as: mass notification messages, general page, voice evacuation, and the like.