Locality based alert method and apparatus
US7603432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B27/006
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Information about emergency situations is securely collected and processed by an agency, such as the local police force. When the information is approved for distribution as an emergency alert of a particular type, the alert is transmitted to a server. The server in turn facilitates the distribution of information widely to the public, and on a locality by locality basis. The server may format the emergency alert message or information for a variety of devices and send the information to those devices to convey the information to the public. The devices may include, for example, wireless devices, such as cell phones, personal digital assistants or any other type of wireless device; computers; electronic road signs; EAS equipment; computers and webpages; and any other type of output device. The server may also act as a web portal to disseminate information to the public and to allow members of the public to sign up to receive emergency alerts in particular localities, for example by zip code, at no cost to government or the public.
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