Abstract A sheltered housing communications system comprises a plurality of sheltered housing groups each having tenanted houses (14) interconnected to a wardens house (12) accommodating a terminal (20) by means of a communications network (13). A communications centre (10) functionally duplicates the terminal (20) for a plurality of wardens houses (12) and are connected by communications channels (11) to the respective wardens terminals (20) and each wardens house (12) comprises means (29) for switching the pertaining local network (13) through to the communications centre (10) so as to bypass the local wardens terminal (20).
A sheltered housing communications system comprising a plurality of sheltered housing groups each of which has a plurality of tenanted houses and a local warden's house accommodating the terminal of a communications network with outstations in respective ones of the tenanted houses whereby for each group the tenanted houses are individually in communication with the wardens house, a communications centre functionally duplicating the terminal at each said wardens house and connected by communications channels to the respective local wardens terminals, each local wardens house comprising means for switching the pertaining network through to the communications centre so as to bypass the local wardens terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A sheltered housing communications system comprising a plurality of sheltered housing groups each of which has a plurality of tenanted houses and a local warden's house accommodating the terminal of a communications network with outstations in respective ones of the tenanted houses whereby for each group the tenanted houses are individually in communication with the wardens house, a communications centre functionally duplicating the terminal at each said wardens house and connected by communications channels to the respective local wardens terminals, each local wardens house comprising means for switching the pertaining network through to the communications centre so as to bypass the local wardens terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each communications channel incorporates MODEMs and encoding means and operates in multiplex duplex.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim I, wherein the communications centre comprises a data logging system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1, and substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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