Abstract: A system and method for automatically adjusting the sound volume of a gaming machine based on the ambient noise level to an appropriate level. The gaming machine may implement an open loop control algorithm when the machine's sound output is inactive as determined, e.g., by software, or by analyzing samples from a soundboard. A closed loop control algorithm may be implemented when the gaming machine is active. Alternatively, the machine may implement only an open loop algorithm that provides volume adjustment only when the machine's sound output is inactive, in which case the adjusted volume is maintained through an active period, then adjusted again at the next inactive period. A saturation back off feature prevents the sound level of the gaming machine from escalating to, and remains at, a maximum, saturation level.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically adjusting the sound volume of a gaming machine based on the ambient noise level to an appropriate level. The gaming machine may implement an open loop control algorithm when the machine's sound output is inactive as determined, e.g., by software, or by analyzing samples from a soundboard. A closed loop control algorithm may be implemented when the gaming machine is active. Alternatively, the machine may implement only an open loop algorithm that provides volume adjustment only when the machine's sound output is inactive, in which case the adjusted volume is maintained through an active period, then adjusted again at the next inactive period. A saturation back off feature prevents the sound level of the gaming machine from escalating to, and remains at, a maximum, saturation level.

Abstract: The disclosed energy control system employs the serving electronic stored program PBX to regulate the operation of energy consuming devices located throughout a hotel/motel or office building in accordance with one or more modes of operation as offered by an algorithm stored in the PBX memory. This is accomplished by equipping each guest room or office with a control circuit to regulate the operation of the energy consuming devices located in that room. These control circuits are activated by the presence of an audio frequency tone on the telephone line associated with the room. To minimize the impact of this scheme on the traffic capacity of the PBX time division switching network, all activated control circuits are concurrently connected to a single time slot, which supplies the required audio frequency tone.

Abstract: In a time assignment speech interpolation system, a fixed delay between the input speech channel and the transmission facility provides time to generate and transmit a symbol representing the speech channel to which the transmission facility has been assigned. At the remote location, a fixed delay between the transmission facility and the output speech channel provides time in which to detect the symbol and perform the necessary switching.