Global emergency and disaster transmission

• US 10,467,876 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2018
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cpg Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Cpg Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Corum, James F., Corum, Kenneth L., Pinzone, Basil F., Pinzone, Joseph F., D'Aurelio, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl C
• Application Number:
  US15/981,064
• Publication Number:
  US 20180268676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 538 Days
• Field of Search: 340538, 340506, 340 31, 3405391
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 3/00 Waveguides; Transmission lines of the waveguide type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/52 Systems for transmission between fixed stations via waveguides
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for disaster warning recovery including a power modulator. A location is determined for an area affected by an emergency event. An emergency message is generated that corresponds to the emergency event. The emergency message is transmitted by via a guided surface wave. The guided surface wave is launched by a guided surface waveguide probe. The power modulator is coupled to the guided surface waveguide probe.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a data store;

a power modulator coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe; and

at least one computing device configured to at least;

determine a location affected by an emergency event;

generate an emergency message corresponding to the emergency event; and

transmit the emergency message via a guided surface wave launched by the guided surface waveguide probe.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the power modulator is configured to embed a data signal into a power signal of the guided surface wave.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the power modulator is configured to excite a charge terminal of the guided surface waveguide probe to generate an electromagnetic field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence of a terrestrial medium to generate the guided surface wave that travels across the terrestrial medium.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a feed network electrically coupled between the charge terminal and the power modulator, the feed network providing a phase delay that matches a wave tilt angle associated with the complex Brewster angle of incidence.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least receive a message indicating the emergency event occurred from a third party service.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least authenticate the third party service based at least in part on a digital signature.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least receive an acknowledgement from at least one disaster warning device.

8. A system, comprising:

a data store; and

at least one computing device configured to at least;

receive a message indicating an emergency event occurred from a third party service;

generate an emergency message corresponding to the emergency event; and

transmit the emergency message via a guided surface wave launched by a guided surface waveguide probe.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least determine an affected area for the emergency event, wherein the emergency message comprises coordinates corresponding to the affected area.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least:

determine an affected area for the emergency event; and

determine at least one code corresponding to the affected area, wherein the emergency message is based at least in part on the at least one code.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one code comprises a plurality of codes and the at least one computing device is further configured to at least:

generate a respective score for each of the plurality of codes; and

minimize a quantity of the plurality of codes based at least on part on the respective score for each of the plurality of codes.

12. he system of claim 10, wherein the at least one code comprises a plurality of codes and the at least one computing device is further configured to at least:

categorize the plurality of codes; and

minimize a quantity of the plurality of codes based at least on part on the categorization.

13. A method, comprising:

determining, via at least one computing device, a location affected by an emergency event;

generating, via the at least one computing device, an emergency message corresponding to the emergency event; and

transmitting, via a power modulator, the emergency message via a guided surface wave launched by a guided surface waveguide probe.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising embedding, via the power modulator, a data signal into a power signal of the guided surface wave.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising exciting, via the power modulator, a charge terminal of the guided surface waveguide probe to generate an electromagnetic field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence of a terrestrial medium to generate the guided surface wave that travels across the terrestrial medium.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing, via a feed network electrically coupled between the charge terminal and the power modulator, a phase delay that matches a wave tilt angle associated with the complex Brewster angle of incidence.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, via the at least one computing device, a message indicating the emergency event occurred from a third party service; and

authenticating, via the at least one computing device, the third party service based at least in part on a digital signature.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining, via the at least one computing device, an affected area for the emergency event, wherein the emergency message comprises coordinates corresponding to the affected area.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least:

determine an affected area for the emergency event; and

determine a plurality of codes corresponding to the affected area;

generate a respective score for each of the plurality of codes; and

minimize a quantity of the plurality of codes based at least on part on the respective score for each of the plurality of codes, wherein the emergency message comprises a minimized subset of the plurality of codes.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to at least:

determine an affected area for the emergency event; and

determine a plurality of codes corresponding to the affected area; and

generate at least one category code based at least in part on the plurality of codes, wherein the emergency message comprises the at least one category code.