Emergency alert system
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an emergency alert message;
converting a text message into a display file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the text message;
converting an audio message into an audio file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the audio message;
creating a digital emergency alert message responsive to the emergency alert message; and
transmitting the digital emergency alert message to a digital subscriber television system.
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Abstract
A system for inputting conventional emergency alert messages into a digital subscriber television system. The method allows existing emergency alert equipment to interface with the digital system equipment in the headend of a digital subscriber television system. A unique identifier and the format of the digital emergency alert message allow the input of an emergency alert message and allow for a wide variety of optional data formats, system control options, and data storage options.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an emergency alert message;
converting a text message into a display file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the text message;
converting an audio message into an audio file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the audio message;
creating a digital emergency alert message responsive to the emergency alert message; and
transmitting the digital emergency alert message to a digital subscriber television system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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emergency alert equipment configured to receive an emergency alert message, and to create a digital emergency alert message responsive to the emergency alert message; and
an application server configured to receive the digital emergency alert message from the emergency alert equipment, and to enable the digital emergency alert message to be provided to a digital home communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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means for receiving an emergency alert message;
means for converting a text message contained in the emergency alert message into a display file;
means for converting an audio message contained in the emergency alert message into an audio file;
means for creating a digital emergency alert message; and
means for transmitting the digital emergency alert message to a digital subscriber television system.
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving an emergency alert message;
converting a text message into a display file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the text message;
converting an audio message into an audio file responsive to the emergency alert message containing the audio message;
creating a digital emergency alert message;
transmitting the digital emergency alert message to a digital subscriber television system;
receiving the digital emergency alert message by an application server within the digital subscriber television system; and
providing by the digital subscriber television system the digital emergency alert message to a subscriber;
wherein the digital emergency alert message is used to warn a subscriber of one of a sever weather emergency or a national emergency;
wherein a format of the audio file is one of an Audio Interchange File Format, a Resource Interchange File Format Wave format, or a Creative Voice format;
wherein a format of the display file is one of an American Standard Code for Information Interchange format or a Hyper Text Markup Language format;
wherein the audio file is transmitted separately from the digital emergency alert message;
wherein the display file is transmitted separately from the digital emergency alert message; and
wherein the digital emergency alert message includes;
a unique message identifier;
event information associated with the emergency alert message;
display data information, including at least one of an indicator of existence of the display file, an indicator of a format of the display file, an indicator of a length of the display file, a location of the display file, and the display file; and
audio data information, including at least one of an indicator of existence of the audio file, an indicator of a format of the audio file, an indicator of a length of the audio file, a location of the audio file, and the audio file.
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