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The present invention relates to a system (1) and an associated method for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft. The system (1) comprises a plurality of monitoring systems (10, 20) capable of detecting the establishment of at least one warning condition (CA), and comprises a central broadc

The present invention relates to a system (1) and an associated method for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft. The system (1) comprises a plurality of monitoring systems (10, 20) capable of detecting the establishment of at least one warning condition (CA), and comprises a central broadcasting module (40), to which each of the monitoring systems is connected and which is capable of broadcasting an audio message (SIG) corresponding to a detected warning condition. In particular, in this system (1), the said central broadcasting module (40) comprises means (402, 420) for determining at least one priority warning condition among the warning conditions detected by the monitoring systems, and means (410, 430) for generating at least one audio message (SIG) corresponding to the at least one determined priority warning condition, in order to broadcast it.

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1. A system for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of monitoring systems; anda central broadcasting module, to which each of the monitoring systems is connected,wherein each of the monitoring systems is configured to detect establishment of at least one warning c

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A system for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of monitoring systems; anda central broadcasting module, to which each of the monitoring systems is connected,wherein each of the monitoring systems is configured to detect establishment of at least one warning condition and to send to the central broadcasting module, via a digital communication medium, at least one broadcast request comprising an identification information item for a detected warning condition, andwherein the central broadcasting module is configured to broadcast a new audio warning message corresponding to the detected warning condition, the central broadcasting module including:determining circuitry configured to determine at least one priority warning condition among warning conditions detected by the monitoring systems;generating circuitry configured to generate the new audio warning message, which corresponds to the at least one determined priority warning condition, for broadcast;at least one configuration file that associates, for each warning condition capable of being detected by the monitoring systems:an information item for identification of the warning condition,an audio definition of a message for generating at least one audio warning message corresponding to the warning condition, anda priority information item, on the basis of which the central broadcasting module determines the priority warning condition;determining circuitry configured to determine advisability of superposing the new audio warning message and a concomitant audio warning message according to a nature of each of the two audio warning messages indicated in the at least one configuration file; andsuperposing circuitry configured to superimpose the two audio warning messages according to a determination by the determining circuitry that one of the two audio warning messages is a sound type audio warning message and the other of the two audio warning messages is a synthesis type audio warning message. 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the central broadcasting module includes a plurality of said configuration files associated respectively with each monitoring system. 3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the central broadcasting module is configured to determine the at least one priority warning condition from priority information items corresponding to the identification information items received from the monitoring systems. 4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one configuration file associates, with each warning condition, an information item relating to the nature of the corresponding audio warning message. 5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one configuration file associates, with each warning condition, a radio priority information item indicative of a warning priority relative to a radio communication function with which the aircraft is equipped, and the central broadcasting module is configured to adjust a sound volume for broadcasting the new audio warning message to be broadcast and a sound volume of the radio communication function according to the radio priority information item associated with the at least one priority warning condition. 6. A method for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft, comprising: detecting, by a plurality of monitoring systems, establishment of warning conditions,transmitting, from the monitoring systems over a digital communication network to a central broadcasting module, to which each of the monitoring systems is connected, broadcast requests comprising an identification information item for a detected warning condition, andbroadcasting, by the central broadcasting module, a new audio warning message corresponding to the detected warning condition,wherein the central broadcasting module includes at least one configuration file that associates, for each warning condition capable of being detected by the monitoring systems:an information item for identification of the warning condition,an audio definition of a message for generating the new audio warning message corresponding to the warning condition, anda priority information item, wherein the method further comprises, at the central broadcasting module:determining, from the identification information item of the broadcasting requests and from priority information items of the at least one configuration file, at least one priority warning condition among the warning conditions detected by the monitoring systems, andgenerating, by the audio definition of the at least one configuration file, at least one audio warning message corresponding to the at least one determined priority warning condition for broadcast, determining advisability of superposing the new audio warning message and a concomitant audio warning messages according to information items relating to a nature of each of the two audio warning messages indicated in the at least one configuration file; andsuperposing the two audio warning messages when said determining determines that one of the two audio warning messages is a sound type audio warning message and the other of the two audio warning messages is a synthesis type audio warning message. 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one configuration file associates, with each warning condition, a radio priority information item that indicates a warning priority relative to a radio communication function with which the aircraft is equipped, andwherein the method further comprises adjusting, by the central broadcasting module, a sound volume of broadcasting of the new audio warning message to be broadcast and a sound volume of the radio communication function according to the radio priority information item associated with the at least one priority warning condition. 8. An aircraft comprising a system for managing audio warning messages according to one of claims 1 to 4 or 5. 9. A system according to claim 1, wherein, when the warning condition associated with the new audio warning message, which is currently being broadcast, is lower than a warning condition associated with a broadcast request for the concomitant audio warning message sent after the broadcast request of the new audio warning message, the superposing circuitry superposes the new audio warning message and the concomitant audio warning message upon the determination that the two audio warning messages can be superposed. 10. A method according to claim 6, wherein, when the warning condition associated with the new audio warning message, which is currently being broadcast, is lower than a warning condition associated with a broadcast request for the concomitant audio warning message sent after the broadcast request of the new audio warning message, superposing the new audio message and the concomitant audio warning message responsive to the determination that the two audio warning messages can be superposed. 11. A system for managing audio warning messages in an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of monitoring systems; anda central broadcasting module, to which each of the monitoring systems is connected, wherein each of the monitoring systems is configured to detect establishment of at least one warning condition and to send to the central broadcasting module, via a digital communication medium, at least one broadcast request comprising an identification information item for a detected warning condition, andwherein the central broadcasting module is configured to broadcast a new audio message corresponding to the detected warning condition, the central broadcasting module including:determining circuitry configured to determine at least one priority warning condition among warning conditions detected by the monitoring systems;generating circuitry configured to generate the new audio message, which corresponds to the at least one determined priority warning condition, for broadcast; andat least one configuration file that associates, for each warning condition capable of being detected by the monitoring systems:an information item for identification of the warning condition,an audio definition of a message for generating at least one audio message corresponding to the warning condition, anda priority information item, on the basis of which the central broadcasting module determines the priority warning condition,wherein the at least one broadcast request is a request to continue broadcasting the new audio message for the detected warning condition following a previous broadcast request to initiate broadcasting the new audio message,determining circuitry configured to determine advisability of superposing the new audio message and a concomitant audio message according to a nature each of the two audio messages indicated in the at least one configuration file, andsuperposing circuitry configured to superimpose the two audio messages according to a determination by the determining circuitry that one of the two audio messages is a sound type audio message and the other of the two audio messages is a synthesis type audio message. 12. A system according to claim 11, wherein, when the warning condition associated with the new audio message, which is currently being broadcast, is lower than a warning condition associated with a broadcast request for another new audio message sent after the broadcast request of the new audio message, superposing the new audio message and the another new audio message when the superposition circuitry of the central broadcast module determines that the two new audio messages can be superposed.