WO1991003885A1 - Interpreteur graphique de messages dans un systeme de communications - Google Patents

Interpreteur graphique de messages dans un systeme de communications Download PDF

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WO1991003885A1
WO1991003885A1 PCT/US1990/004683 US9004683W WO9103885A1 WO 1991003885 A1 WO1991003885 A1 WO 1991003885A1 US 9004683 W US9004683 W US 9004683W WO 9103885 A1 WO9103885 A1 WO 9103885A1
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John Douglas Reed
Walter J. Rozanski
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B5/00—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
    • G08B5/22—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
    • G08B5/222—Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems
    • G08B5/223—Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems using wireless transmission
    • G08B5/224—Paging receivers with visible signalling details
    • G08B5/225—Display details
    • G08B5/226—Display details with alphanumeric or graphic display means

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  • the present invention relates generally to communication systems and in particular to such systems that transmit messages among a plurality of communication units wherein at least one of the communication units can graphically display a received message.
  • a transmitting communication unit can select a message from a predetermined set of messages and transmit it to a selected receiving communication unit.
  • the receiving communication unit is generally a dispatch console or mobile unit equipped with a data terminal. The messages could range from the transmitting communication unit's position, destination, or time in route to indicating that it is lunch time.
  • the information transmitted in a message typically indicates which communication unit is transmitting the message, it's present mode of operation and several other statistics of the transmitting communicating unit. Typically, several lines of text are required to display all of this information.
  • a dispatch console may be monitoring dozens, or even hundreds, of transmitting communication units at one time. With the messages being displayed in text form, the operator of the dispatch console may have a difficult time reading all of the information required to properly monitor the transmitting communication units. Therefore a need exists for a method and apparatus which allows an operator of a communication unit to readily monitor transmitted messages.
  • the graphic message interpreter for communication systems discussed herein.
  • a communication system wherein at least one of the communication units has a displaying device where the displaying device displays graphic representations of messages.
  • the communication unit displays the messages by receiving a message and displaying a graphic representation of that message.
  • the displaying communication unit displays a plurality of messages from a variety of communication units.
  • the displaying communication unit also alters graphic display of the message at predetermined intervals to show a passage of time.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a communication system which performs in accordance with the disclosed invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart of how a communication unit may implement the disclosed invention in a communication system of figure 1.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a dispatch console which implements the disclosed invention and operates in a communication system of figure 1.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a communication system (100) comprising a plurality of communication units (101) (shown are n number of communication units) and a displaying communication unit (102).
  • a communication unit (101 & 102) is any device which transmits and/or receives RF signals.
  • the displaying communication unit (102) comprises a graphic storage element (103), a microprocessor (104), transmit/receive circuitry (105), and a display (106).
  • the transmit/receive circuitry (105) may be any conventional two-way communication topology which transmits and receives RF signals.
  • the display (106) may be any device which allows information to be displayed such as a computer terminal, LCD screen, or CRT screen.
  • the graphic storage element (103) may be any storage device which will store the graphic representations of the messages such as a computer disc, RAM, or ROM device.
  • any communication unit (101 & 102) may transmit a message to any other communication unit (101 & 102). If the message is received by a displaying communication unit (102), the message is displayed graphically, or pictorially. Note that a graphic representation of a message is any picture, or symbol, which and is not an alphanumeric , however, as discussed below, a graphic representation and an alphanumeric code may be combined.
  • the displaying communication unit (102) after receiving the message, checks the graphic storage element (102) to determine if a graphic representation of the message is stored. If the graphic representation is stored, the displaying communication unit (102) displays the graphic representation on the display (106) such that an operator of the displaying communication unit may readily interpret the message.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates how the displaying communication unit (102) displays a graphic representation of a received message.
  • another communication unit (101 ) transmits a message, and/or a vehicle status message, to the displaying communication unit (102).
  • a vehicle status message is transmitted by a communication unit (101) that is installed in a vehicle having a vehicle monitoring device, where the vehicle monitoring device monitors the vehicle's functions.
  • the vehicle monitoring device detects abnormal vehicle functions, such as low oil pressure, or that the engine is over heating, and, in association with the communication unit (101 ), transmits this to the displaying communication unit (102).
  • the vehicle status message may also indicate general vehicle information such as when scheduled maintenance is to be performed, or the mileage traveled per activity.
  • the displaying communication unit (102) receives the message (201), it checks the graphic storage element (103) for a graphic representation of the message (202).
  • the graphic representations may be customized to meet a user's needs (203), and a variety of graphic representations will be discussed below.
  • the displaying communication unit (102) displays it (204) on the display (106).
  • the displaying communication unit (102) may also display, in an alpha-numeric form, an individual identification code of the communication unit (101) sending the message (204).
  • the individual identification code may be the identification code of the communication unit (101) or an alias given by the operator of the displaying communication unit.
  • the microprocessor (104) may be programmed to alter the display (205) to show a passage of time.
  • the microprocessor (104) may also increment a database (206) such that for each message being displayed, a record is updated for each communication unit (101) which sent the message.
  • the record may be used to generate a hard copy of the status of the communication units or may be displayed on the display (106). If a new message is transmitted by the same communication unit (101) being presently displayed (207), the display process will repeat at step 201 , otherwise, the displaying communication unit (102) will continue to alter the display (205).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a displaying communication unit (102) which may be a dispatch console, or a properly equipped mobile, or portable, communication unit.
  • the dispatch console generally monitors several communication units (101) at any given time (shown are four (4) graphic representations (300 - 303)) however, many more, or even less, may be displayed, depending on the operator's preference. Also shown is a menu list (305), an alpha ⁇ numeric individual identification code (306), a keyboard (307), a cursor or selection device (308), and a graphic representation of a vehicle status message (309).
  • a displaying communication unit (102) receives a message from a communication unit (101) and graphically displays the message.
  • the communication units (101) may select a message from a predetermined set of messages.
  • the predetermined set of messages is generally defined by the user to suit his needs.
  • the communication unit may select and transmit a message which indicates that he is loading, in route, pouring, on break, returning to the company, or at lunch.
  • a graphic representation of the message is displayed. Shown in figure 3 is a communication unit on break (300), a cement truck being loaded (301), a cement truck pouring (302), and a cement truck in route (303).
  • the dispatch console operator can readily monitor the status of each communication unit, in this example, the drivers of several cement trucks.
  • the dispatch operator may quickly check the display and see that Bob Jones who is driving truck number 100 is on break, Bill Smith who is driving truck number 330 is loading, Tom Davis who is driving truck number 35 is in route, and Steve Norton who is driving truck number 200 is pouring.
  • the dispatch operator can also determine that truck, or unit, 035 is low on oil.
  • the displayed messages may be changed to indicate a passage of time.
  • the color of the message could change to show how long a message has been displayed.
  • the graphic representation of Bob Jones, on break could start out as blue to indicate that he just went on break and, as time passed, the color could change at predetermined intervals, such that after thirty minutes, or any predetermined period of time, it could change to red which may be interpreted as Bob Jones having been on break too long.
  • the microprocessor (104) may also alter the graphic representations by having the color, or colors, of the graphic representations change, beginning at one edge and move across a graphic representation, to indicate a completion percentage of a task based on an allotted completion time for that task.
  • the present invention also allows the dispatch console operator to quickly and easily send messages to the communication units (101). For example, if the dispatch console operator wishes to send a message to Bill Smith, he may by using the keyboard (307), or the equivalent, select a transmit function from the menu (305) and point the cursor or selection device (308) at the graphic representation of Bill Smith's communication unit (301). Once the transmit function and the communication unit have been selected, the message is transmitted to the communication unit operated by Bill Smith.
  • the dispatch console operator may also send an individual message, such as "You are delivering the cement to the wrong company” or " The order has been cancelled, return to base.” This is readily accomplished by selecting a communication unit (101) with the selection device (308) and typing the message on the keyboard (307), or communicating it verbally, then sending it, via the transmit/receive circuitry (105), to the selected communication unit (101 ).
  • the present invention allows an operator of a displaying communication unit (102) to obtain message information at a glance, where an operator of a communication unit (101) not equipped with the disclosed invention would possibly have to read several lines of text to obtain the same information. Also, as may be inferred from the above discussion, there is almost an endless possibility of graphic representations depending on the user's needs and the quality of graphics desired.

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Une unité de communications appartenant à un système de communications, est équipée d'un écran et d'un système de stockage d'images de sorte que lorsque l'unité de communications reçoit des messages provenant d'autres unités de communications (201), elle peut interpréter de manière graphique le message reçu. La représentation graphique du message (204) permet à l'opérateur d'une unité de communication de ce type d'identifier rapidement à la fois l'unité de communications qui transmet, le message et toute autre information concernant l'unité de communications qui transmet.
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