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Color graphics terminal for monitoring an alarm system

CA 2041986 A1 · Owner: General Signal Corporation · Inventors: Becker, Don

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A color graphics terminal for monitoring system comprising: a computer means; a graphics monitor connected to the computer means the, graphics monitor having at least two separate graphics windows and capable of presenting simultaneously two related graphic displays of the system; and a means for controlling the computer means to automatically display on the graphics monitor related graphic displays in response to certain inputs received by the computer means. The color graphics terminal typically includes a touch screen which is capable of moving the related graphic displays from one graphics window to another, calling up other graphic displays of the system to any of the graphics windows, …

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  • Filed May 7, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 7, 2011.
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FiledMay 7, 1991
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMay 7, 2011
Patent numberCA 2041986 A1
Classification (IPC)G08B17/00 +1 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedMay 7, 1991Term endedMay 7, 2011

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