Building wide messaging

Abstract

A building wide messaging device comprising one or more computing device comprising a visual display mounted at a location within the building to display a visual message, the computing device also comprising a memory to store a plurality of predefined visual messages, a plurality of predefined audio messages and an output to provide the plurality of predefined audio messages for announcement. The output may provide the plurality of predefined audio messages to an EWIS. Also provided is a building wide messaging system comprising the one or more computing device and an audio output in operative communication with each computing device of the one or more computing device to announce the one or more selected predefined audio messages of the predefined audio messages. The device and system may further comprise a network connection to receive one or more visual message for display on the visual display. 20 25 20 12 15 20 F eb 2 02 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 F e b 2 0 2 5 1 / 4 FIGURE 1A 180 1 / 4 290 291 224 (Wide-Area) Computer (Local) Network 220 Computer Network 222 215 221 223 Printer Microphone 280 200 216 214 217 Video Display 233 208 210 201 207 211 209 Appin. Audio-Video I / O Local Storage Program Interface Interfaces Net. Devices HDDI / face 204 218 219 I / O Interfaces Processor Memory Optical Disk 212 Drive 205 202 Keyboard 213 206 Disk 225 180 storage medium 227 203 FIGURE 1A 20 25 20 12 15 20 F eb 2 02 5 1 / 4 F e b 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 2 2 0 C o m p u t e r 2 2 3 2 8 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 V i d e o 2 3 3 2 0 8 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 7 2 1 1 2 0 9 A u d i o - V i d e o L o c a l D e v i c e s 2 0 4 2 1 8 2 1 9 P r o c e s s o r M e m o r y D i s k 2 1 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 6 D i s k 2 2 5 1 8 0 m e d i u m 2 2 7 2 0 3 F I G U R E 1 A

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