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CA2106223A1 - Video and Audio Alerting System for a Television Network - Google Patents

Video and Audio Alerting System for a Television Network

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Publication number
CA2106223A1
CA2106223A1 CA 2106223 CA2106223A CA2106223A1 CA 2106223 A1 CA2106223 A1 CA 2106223A1 CA 2106223 CA2106223 CA 2106223 CA 2106223 A CA2106223 A CA 2106223A CA 2106223 A1 CA2106223 A1 CA 2106223A1
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Prior art keywords
message
warning
emergency
cable
messages
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CA 2106223
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French (fr)
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CA2106223C (en
Inventor
Jean Pierre M. Boulanger
Russell D. N. Mackinnon
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Pelmorex Media Inc
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Priority to CA 2106223 priority Critical patent/CA2106223C/en
Priority to PCT/CA1994/000506 priority patent/WO1995008243A1/en
Priority to AU76496/94A priority patent/AU7649694A/en
Publication of CA2106223A1 publication Critical patent/CA2106223A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2106223C publication Critical patent/CA2106223C/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B27/00—Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
    • G08B27/008—Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations with transmission via TV or radio broadcast
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/10—Adaptations for transmission by electrical cable

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  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

A system for receiving emergency, warning or public interest messages from a remote agency and displaying the emergency or warning information on selected channels of a cable television network in order to provide a warning system for viewers of a cable television network having one or more cable channels. The system comprises communication interface means for receiving the emergency or warning messages; a processor for decoding the messages; and a controller for formatting and inserting the message on any of the cable channels. The emergency or warning message can be displayed on the cable video signal as a single line of static text or horizontally scrolling text, or as a page of static text or vertically scrolling text, and can be accompanied by a audio signal. The message can also be superimposed on an override video signal which is substituted for the cable video signal. The system includes the capability of displaying an abbreviated message on any of the cable channels. In a minimally disruptive way, the abbreviated message directs the viewers to a detailed message channel for viewing the entire emergency or warning message. The system can also include a channel scheduling manager which is coupled to the processor. The channel scheduling manager contains a record of the block-out periods for each channel. The processor utilizes the scheduling manager to block-out emergency or warning messages at pre-determined times, for example, during the airing of a commercial endorsement.
CA 2106223 1993-09-15 1993-09-15 Video and audio alerting system for a television network Expired - Lifetime CA2106223C (en)

Priority Applications (3)

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CA 2106223 CA2106223C (en) 1993-09-15 1993-09-15 Video and audio alerting system for a television network
PCT/CA1994/000506 WO1995008243A1 (en) 1993-09-15 1994-09-15 A video and audio alerting system for a cable television network
AU76496/94A AU7649694A (en) 1993-09-15 1994-09-15 A video and audio alerting system for a cable television network

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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CA 2106223 CA2106223C (en) 1993-09-15 1993-09-15 Video and audio alerting system for a television network

Publications (2)

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CA2106223A1 true CA2106223A1 (en) 1995-03-16
CA2106223C CA2106223C (en) 2000-06-20

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AU (1) AU7649694A (en)
CA (1) CA2106223C (en)
WO (1) WO1995008243A1 (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9641692B2 (en) 2013-06-25 2017-05-02 Siemens Schweiz Ag Incident-centric mass notification system
US10136276B2 (en) 2013-06-25 2018-11-20 Siemens Schweiz Ag Modality-centric mass notification system

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CA2106223C (en) 2000-06-20
WO1995008243A1 (en) 1995-03-23
AU7649694A (en) 1995-04-03

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