CPC G06Q 50/205 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G09G 3/22 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/226 (2022.05); G09G 2380/06 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A communication system, comprising:
a district server configured to manage at least one communication system located within a district location managed by the district server;
a district network configured to communicatively couple the at least one communication system and the district server; and
a user interface configured to allow access to the district server to control the at least one communication system;
wherein the at least one communication system comprises:
communication equipment of the district location, the communication equipment comprising a console, a speaker, and a status indicator light;
a network switch configured to integrate the communication equipment associated with the district location into the at least one communication system; and
a campus controller communicatively coupled to the network switch and configured to control the communication equipment associated with the district location, wherein the campus controller is configured to coordinate the communication equipment during an event at the district location;
wherein the event comprises actions coordinated by the campus controller and performed by the communication equipment;
wherein the status indicator light comprises:
a first light segment;
a second light segment; and
a digital interface configured for communication with the campus controller of the communication system;
wherein a state of the first light segment and a state of the second light segment are independently configurable based on the event; and
wherein, during the event, the actions coordinated by the campus controller comprise:
a first lighting action performed by at least one of the first light segment or the second light segment of the status indicator light, wherein the first lighting action comprises a light color and an on/off time pattern;
announcing first audible information at the speaker, wherein the light color and the on/off time pattern are unique to the first audible information; and
displaying event information at the console.
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