Patrol tour system

Claim 2

A patrol tour system having a plurality of stations to be operated in a prescribed sequence, the system comprising: status circuit means having a latching means for each of said stations whereby the latching means is latched upon operation of its associated station; delinquency reset means connected to said latching means for providing a delinquency reset signal each time one of said latching means is latched; logic circuit means having timing means for providing a delinquency signal upon the lapse of a predetermined time, said logic circuit means being responsive to each of said delinquency reset signals for resetting said timing means upon the receipt of said delinquency reset signals, said logic circuit further having out of sequence sensing means for providing an out of sequence signal whenever said stations are operated out of said prescribed sequence; and display apparatus responsive to said delinquency signal and said out of sequence signal for providing a delinquency alarm and an out of sequence alarm respectively.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises a program means connected to said latching means and to said logic circuit means for establishing a predetermined sequence in which said station must be operated.

Claim 4

The system of claim 2 wherein said program means comprises at least two programs and means to select the particular sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 5

The system of claim 3 wherein said program means includes means for providing a program out of sequence signal when said stations have been operated out of the program sequence, and said logic circuit means including means responsive to said program out of sequence signal for providing said out of sequence signal.

Claim 6

The system of claim 1 wherein said timing means comprises a timer apparatus for providing periodic pulses, a counter means connected to said timer apparatus for receiving said pulses and a decoder connected to said counter for decoding the output of said counter into a plurality of time durations.

Claim 7

The system of claim 5 wherein said logic means further comprises latch reset means responsive to the operation of all of said stations and to said last station for resetting the latching means.

Claim 8

The system of claim 6 wherein said status means includes means for Providing a last station signal, said logic circuit means includes means responsive to the latching means for providing a signal when all stations have been operated, and said logic circuit means further includes means responsive to said last station signal and to said signal provided when all stations have been operated for providing said out of sequence signal.

Claim 9

The system of claim 6 further comprising a program means connected to said latching means and to said logic circuit means for establishing a predetermined sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 10

The system of claim 8 wherein said program means comprises at least two programs and selection means to select the particular sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 11

The system of claim 1 wherein said status circuit means, said delinquency reset means and said logic circuit means are located at a remote area and transmit their information in binary coded form over a channel to a central station for display.

Claim 12

A patrol tour system having a plurality of stations to be operated in a prescribed sequence, the system comprising; status circuit means having a latching means for each of said stations whereby the latching means is latched upon operation of its associated station; delinquency reset means connected to said latching means for providing a delinquency reset signal each time one of said latching means is latched; logic circuit means having timing means for providing a delinquency signal upon the lapse of a predetermined time between operation of said stations, said timing means being reset upon the receipt of said delinquency reset signal, said logic circuit further having out of sequence sensing means for providing an out of sequence signal whenever said stations are operated out of said prescribed sequence; and display apparatus consisting of a first means responsive to the operation of the first station for providing a patrol tour start signal, a second means responsive to the operation of said last station for providing a tour end signal, a third means responsive to said delinquency signal for providing a delinquency indication, and a fourth means responsive to said out of sequence signal for providing an out of sequence indication, whereby only indications of the patrol tour start, tour end, delinquency and out of sequence are given.

Claim 13

A patrol tour system having a plurality of stations to be operated in a prescribed sequence, the system comprising; status circuit means having a latching means for each of said stations whereby the latching means is latched upon operation of its associated station; delinquency reset means connected to said latching means for providing a delinquency reset signal each time one of said latching means is latched; logic circuit means having timing means for providing a delinquency signal upon the lapse of a predetermined time between operation of said stations, said timing means being reset upon the receipt of said delinquency reset signal, said logic circuit further having out of sequence sensing means for providing an out of sequence signal whenever said stations are operated out of said prescribed sequence; and display apparatus consisting of a first means responsive to the operation of the first station for providing a patrol tour start signal, a second means responsive to the operation of said last station for providing a tour end signal, a third means responsive to said delinquency signal for providing a delinquency indication, and a fourth means responsive to said out of sequence signal for providing an out of sequence indication, whereby only indications of the patrol tour start, tour end, delinquency and out of sequence are given.

Claim 14

The system of claim 11 wherein said system further comprises a program means connected to said latching means and to said logic circuit means for establishing a predetermined sequence in which said stations must be operated.

Claim 15

The system of claim 12 wherein said program means comprises at least two programs and means to select the particular sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 16

The system of claim 13 wherein said program means includes means for providing a program out of sequence signal when said stations have been operated out of sequence, and said logic circuit means including means responsive to said program out of sequence signal for providing said out of sequence signal.

Claim 17

The system of claim 11 wherein said timing means comprises a timer apparatus for providing periodic pulses, a counter means connected to said timer apparatus for receiving said pulses and a decoder connected to said counter for decoding the output of said counter into a plurality of time durations.

Claim 18

The system of claim 15 wherein said logic means further comprises latch reset means responsive to the operation of all of said stations and to said last station for resetting the latching circuit means.

Claim 19

The system of claim 16 wherein said status means includes means for providing a last station signal, said logic circuit means includes means responsive to the latching circuit means for providing a signal when all stations have been operated, and said logic circuit means further includes means responsive to said last station signal and to said signal provided when all stations have been operated for providing sAid out of sequence signal.

Claim 20

The system of claim 16 further comprising a program means connected to said latching means and to said logic circuit means for establishing a predetermined sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 21

The system of claim 18 wherein said program means comprises at least two programs and selection means to select the particular sequence in which the stations must be operated.

Claim 22

The system of claim 11 wherein said status circuit means, said delinquency reset means and said logic circuit means are located at a remote area and transmit their information in binary coded form over a channel to a central station for display.