Patent ID: 6522248
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment, comprising:at least a first and a second detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within the environment, said first detection circuit conditioned to sense a first hazardous condition, said first detection circuit producing a first condition output signal in response thereto, and said second detection circuit conditioned to sense a second hazardous condition, said second detection circuit producing a second condition output signal in response thereto; an alarm circuit response to said first and to said second output signals for generating at least a first alarm pattern; a voice synthesizer circuit responsive to said first and to said second output signals for generating at least a first voice message; an enunciation circuit; and an interleaving control circuit coupled to said alarm circuit and to said voice synthesizer circuit, said interleaving control circuit causing said enunciation circuit to selectively broadcast at least said first alarm pattern and said first voice message.