Method and apparatus for generating an alert message
First Claim
1. A method of generating an alert message, the method including the steps of:
- a) receiving a location identifier from a user input device of a communication unit;
b) transmitting the location identifier from the communication unit to a central monitoring station;
c) receiving the location identifier at the central monitoring station;
d) retrieving information associated with the received location identifier from a database; and
e) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved information.
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Abstract
A method of generating an alert message, the method including the steps of: a) inputting a location identifier into a communication unit; b) transmitting the location identifier from the communication unit to a central monitoring station; c) receiving the location identifier at the central monitoring station; d) retrieving information associated with the received location identifier from a database; and e) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved information. And also a method of generating an alert message including the steps of: a) storing one or more schedule records, each schedule record including a time range and associated schedule information; b) receiving a duress message from a remote communication unit; c) determining a receipt time of the duress message; d) selecting a schedule record having a time range which incorporates the receipt time; e) retrieving the schedule information from the selected schedule record; and f) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved schedule information.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of generating an alert message, the method including the steps of:
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a) receiving a location identifier from a user input device of a communication unit;
b) transmitting the location identifier from the communication unit to a central monitoring station;
c) receiving the location identifier at the central monitoring station;
d) retrieving information associated with the received location identifier from a database; and
e) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22)
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11. A method of generating an alert message including the steps of:
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a) storing one or more schedule records, each schedule record including a time range and associated schedule information;
b) receiving a duress message from a remote communication unit;
c) determining a receipt time of the duress message;
d) selecting a schedule record having a time range which incorporates the receipt time;
e) retrieving the schedule information from the selected schedule record; and
f) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved schedule information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of generating an alert message including the steps of:
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a) storing two or more schedule records, each schedule record including a time indicator and associated schedule information, wherein at least two of the schedule records contain different time indicators and different schedule information;
b) retrieving schedule information from a schedule record at a time specified by its associated time indicator; and
c) outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved schedule information, wherein steps b) and c) are performed at the specified time only if an OK message has not been received prior to the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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23. Apparatus for generating an alert message, the apparatus including:
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a communication unit including an input device for receiving a location identifier, and a transmitter for transmitting the location identifier; and
a receiver for receiving the location identifier;
means for retrieving information associated with the received location identifier from a database; and
means for outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved information.
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24. Apparatus for generating an alert message, the apparatus including:
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a) means for storing two or more schedule records, each schedule record including a time range and associated schedule information, wherein at least two of the schedule records contain different time ranges and different schedule information;
b) a receiver for receiving a duress message from a remote communication unit;
c) means for determining a receipt time of the duress message;
d) means for selecting a schedule record having a time range which incorporates the receipt time;
e) means for retrieving the schedule information from the selected schedule record; and
f) means for outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved schedule information.
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25. Apparatus for generating an alert message including:
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a) means for storing one or more schedule records, each schedule record including a time indicator and associated schedule information;
b) means for retrieving schedule information from a schedule record at a time specified by its associated time indicator; and
c) means for outputting an alert message which varies in accordance with the retrieved schedule information, wherein steps b) and c) are performed at the specified time only if an OK message has not been received prior to the specified time.
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