Method and apparatus for delivering critical information
US6404880B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2207/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing subscriber alerts that warn the subscriber to severe weather and traffic conditions is provided wherein the subscriber may receive the alerts on a cellular phone, on a public switched telephone network phone (PSTN), on a pager, or by e-mail. Additionally, the subscriber may receive wakeup and reminder calls according to his or her subscriber profile If a defined weather condition is occurring or is about to occur in a defined zone, for example, or if a specified traffic condition is occurring on the defined traffic artery the subscriber receives alerts as specified in a subscriber profile stored within a server coupled to an intelligent network (IN) type of PSTN. A server, e.g., an SCP or IP, generates signaling to prompt an autodialer to dial a call to the subscriber and an IVR to play the select message. With respect to the wakeup and reminder services, the IVR contains a list of recordings in celebrity voices that serve to remind or wakeup the subscriber at a designated time. To generate the various types of alerts, a plurality of weather sensor systems are coupled to the IP or to the SCP to provide weather information thereto. Additionally, …
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