ISCA Archive ECST 1987
ISCA Archive ECST 1987

Real-time automatic audio information in airports

R. Fidel

Real-time Information systems usually deal with display devices such as boards and monitors, while audio information are handled by operative personnel. Announcers must have access to the Flight Information Display System (FIDS) in order to know the time and contents of the information to be handled. The passengers on the other hand, need to ask the information desk (even by phone, in case they are not yet in the airport premises) if they want to have the latest details on their flight. All the information regarding flights are obviously already contained in the FIDS data base. In this way an automatic audio access to this da ta base is a good way to increase the performance of the existing FIDS. SOLARI & C./UDINE SPA has developed an integrated system which supplies both display and audio information either to passengers or to operative personnel. Audio information regards Automatic Announcements and Automatic Telephone Inquiry.