System and method of communicating emergency alerts
US7515036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8146
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of communicating emergency alerts. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a multicast emergency alert message at a set-top box device via a multicast-enabled network, where the multicast emergency alert message includes data related to a location code and data related to a set-top box action. The method also includes executing the set-top box action when the location code matches location information stored at the set-top box device.
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