Methods, systems and apparatus for providing urgent public information
First Claim
1. In a relationship between an information provider and a plurality of subscribers, each of the subscribers being associated with an alert gateway and a corresponding distribution address, a system for providing an alert to a subscriber, the system comprising:
- an alert receiver configured to receive an alert message from at least one alert source, the alert message being pertinent to at least one of the subscribers and comprising an alert and associated alert information, the alert information providing information about the alert, such the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
an alert distribution device in communication with the alert receiver and further in communication with a communication network, wherein the alert distribution device is configured to;
select, based on the alert information, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
transmit the alert to the selected set of distribution addresses via the communication network; and
an alert gateway in communication with the communication network, wherein the alert gateway is;
associated with one of the distribution addresses;
adapted to receive the alert from the alert distribution device; and
configured to take at least one specific action with respect to the alert.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. For example, one exemplary of the invention provides a method for providing an alert to a subscriber. The exemplary method comprises receiving an alert message from at least one alert source. The alert message often will be pertinent to at least one of the subscribers. The alert message can comprise an alert and associated alert information. The alert information can provide information about the alert such that the information can be analyzed determine whether a particular subscriber likely should receive the alert. Other embodiments provide systems, which can be used to perform the methods of the invention.
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1. In a relationship between an information provider and a plurality of subscribers, each of the subscribers being associated with an alert gateway and a corresponding distribution address, a system for providing an alert to a subscriber, the system comprising:
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an alert receiver configured to receive an alert message from at least one alert source, the alert message being pertinent to at least one of the subscribers and comprising an alert and associated alert information, the alert information providing information about the alert, such the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
an alert distribution device in communication with the alert receiver and further in communication with a communication network, wherein the alert distribution device is configured to;
select, based on the alert information, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
transmit the alert to the selected set of distribution addresses via the communication network; and
an alert gateway in communication with the communication network, wherein the alert gateway is;
associated with one of the distribution addresses;
adapted to receive the alert from the alert distribution device; and
configured to take at least one specific action with respect to the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. In a relationship between an information provider and a plurality of subscribers, each of the subscribers being associated with an alert gateway and a corresponding distribution address, a method for providing an alert to a subscriber, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert message from at least one alert source, the alert message being pertinent to at least one of the subscribers and comprising an alert and associated alert information, the alert information providing information about the alert, such the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
selecting, based on the nature of the alert, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert pertains; and
transmitting the alert to an alert gateway associated with one of the set of distribution addresses. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A system for providing an alert to a subscriber, the system comprising:
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means for receiving an alert message from at least one alert source, the alert message being pertinent to at least one of the subscribers and comprising an alert and associated alert information, the alert information providing information about the alert, such the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
means for selecting, based on the nature of the alert, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert pertains; and
means for transmitting the alert to the set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert pertains. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. In a relationship between an information provider and a plurality of subscribers, each of the subscribers being associated with an alert gateway and a corresponding distribution address, an alert distribution device for providing an alert to a subscriber, the device comprising:
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means for receiving an alert message, the alert message comprising an alert and associated alert information;
a processor in communication with the means for receiving an alert message;
means for transmitting an alert to an alert gateway; and
a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to;
store on the computer-readable storage medium a directory of alert gateways, each alert gateway being associated with a distribution address;
determine, based on the alert information, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
using the means for transmitting an alert to an alert gateway, transmit the alert to a set of alert gateways, wherein each of the alert gateways is associated with a member of the selected set of distribution addresses.
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