Courtesy announcement system and method of using

A courtesy announcement system, comprising:

• a. a central networked announcement database server maintaining an announcement log, said announcement log for storing a plurality of announcements;
• b. at least one operator workstation connected to said central networked announcement database server for entering said plurality of announcements into said announcement log and for accessing, viewing, altering, and replaying operator-selected announcements of said plurality of announcements stored in said announcement log, wherein said replaying comprises replaying at least one previously broadcast announcement;
• c. at least one audio reproduction device for broadcasting said operator-selected announcement;
• and
• d. at least one operator-editable announcement template, said at least one announcement template comprised of a courtesy announcement, announcement content, operator-modifiable variables, and operator-modifiable delivery settings, wherein said operator-modifiable delivery settings comprise at least two of:
• i. a particular announcement destination among a plurality of possible announcement destinations;
• ii. a frequency of broadcasting an announcement;
• iii. a time for broadcasting an announcement,
• iv. length of time between announcement play;
• and
• v. languages of announcement;
• and
• e. wherein at least one announcement of said plurality of announcements is defined by said at least one announcement template.

In a courtesy announcement system, a method for broadcasting announcements comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a plurality of operator workstations operable to access an announcement system database server networked to said plurality of operator workstations;
• b. receiving via a particular operator workstation of said plurality of said operator workstations:
• 1. a request for an operator-editable announcement template at said one of said plurality of operator workstations;
• together with
• 2. information responsive to said announcement template, whereby an announcement is constructed;
• c. storing said announcement in an announcement log in said networked announcement system database server wherein said announcement log comprises an operator-accessible, editable, and re-playable record of a plurality of said announcements wherein said replayable record enables replaying at least one previously broadcast announcement;
• and
• d. broadcasting to at least one operator-selected destination said announcement stored in said networked announcement system database server as defined by said announcement template.

In a courtesy announcement system, a method for broadcasting announcements comprising the steps of:

• a. receiving an announcement request at an operator workstation connected to an announcement system database server, said announcement system database server including an announcement log;
• b. determining if said announcement request is a request for a new announcement;
• 1. if so, proceeding to step c;
• 2. if not, proceeding to step f;
• c. selecting a type of announcement from a plurality of announcement templates;
• d. selecting announcement content and announcement delivery settings for an announcement;
• e. recording said announcement in said announcement log, and proceeding to step n;
• f. determining if said announcement request is a request to replay a previously entered announcement;
• 1. if so, proceeding to step g;
• 2. if not, proceeding to step j;
• g. locating said previously entered announcement in said announcement log;
• h. selecting to replay said previously entered announcement;
• i. recording said previously entered announcement in said announcement log, and proceeding to step n;
• j. determining if said announcement request is a request by a recipient to retrieve an announcement intended for said recipient;
• 1. if so, proceeding to step k;
• 2. if not, proceeding to step 0;
• k. locating said announcement intended for said recipient in said announcement log;
• l. transmitting announcement content of said announcement intended for said recipient to said recipient;
• m. indicating said announcement intended for said recipient as delivered, and proceeding to step o.
• n. automatically broadcasting said announcement based on said announcement delivery settings;
• o. end method.