US5152003A
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Record message delivery system
Assignee: TOUR-MATE SYSTEMS CANADA Ltd
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Filing: 1991-11-22
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Granted: 1992-09-29
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Expires: 2011-11-22
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns a recorded message delivery system for use in museums or tourist attractions. The system supports multiple messages for example, one message per exhibit and a user operated message player may be programmed to receive messages in one of a plurality of languages. The messages may be transmitted, for example, on different frequencies of the FM band to be received and played by the receiver/message player. Messages are played without regard for sequence at the demand of the user who may choose any message by keyboard operation of a panel of the receiver. Thus, for example, by pressing key #5 the user may hear the message relating to exhibit #5 in the language for which the receiver/player is programmed. Frequencies may be reused in different locations of the museum or attraction.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil Poch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 01:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B5/00; H04B5/70; H04B5/77
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A system for the delivery of pre-recorded messages in response to selection by a listener, comprising: recorded messages stored in a computer memory, each message being present in a plurality of languages, and each message irrespective of its language being associated with a message identification datum; a transmitter settable to transmit each message on separate non-interfering frequencies in a locality cell, each of the messages in different languages being transmitted on separate non-interfering frequencies in each locality cell; at least one receiver, each receiver including a programmable and reprogrammable computer microchip and having a plurality of receiving channels each for reception of a particular frequency, the receiver being programmable and reprogrammable for reception of particular frequencies associated with any messages in a chosen one of the languages; and manually operable selection means to select a particular reception channel in accordance with a message identification datum, thereby to receive in the chosen language the message associated with the message identification datum.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
160 words
A system for the delivery of pre-recorded messages in response to selection by a listener, comprising: recorded messages stored in a computer memory, each message being present in a plurality of languages, and each message irrespective of its language being associated with a message identification datum; a transmitter settable to transmit each message on separate non-interfering frequencies in a locality cell, each of the messages in different languages being transmitted on separate non-interfering frequencies in each locality cell; at least one receiver, each receiver including a programmable and reprogrammable computer microchip and having a plurality of receiving channels each for reception of a particular frequency, the receiver being programmable and reprogrammable for reception of particular frequencies associated with any messages in a chosen one of the languages; and manually operable selection means to select a particular reception channel in accordance with a message identification datum, thereby to receive in the chosen language the message associated with the message identification datum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded message in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1, in which the selection means is a key pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 2, in which the key pad is a touch sensitive key pad.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 2, in which the key pad comprises ten keys numbered from 0 to 9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 4, in which each channel requires actuation of two keys.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1 in which the receiver is programmable to block reception on a frequency for which there is no transmitted message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1, in which the receiver is programmable to allocate a frequency of 0 MHz for surplus channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1 in which each receiver includes squelch means to block reception of any frequency when interference occurs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1, in which the transmitter transmits an end of message signal with each message and the receiver is programmable to switch off when the end of message signal has been received a pre-chosen number of times.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 1, in which additional transmitters are provided settable to transmit messages on separate non-interfering frequencies in other locality cells, the frequencies of the additional transmitters being settable to those non-interfering with those of transmitters of nearby cells.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system for delivery of a prerecorded messages in response to selection by a listener as claimed in claim 10, in which a transmitter is provided in each locality cell in a pattern such that transmitters transmitting on similar frequencies are separated from each other by a sufficient distance to allow reuse of frequencies.
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