Interactive crisis management alert and information system
First Claim
1. An interactive notification system for providing notification of a crisis to users of the system, said system comprising:
- a server programmed to send notification of a crisis to a user of the system via communication devices preselected by the user;
a database connected to said server for storing information identifying the users of the system and the respective communication devices that each user has preselected to effect said notification of a crisis;
wherein said server facilitates remote registration and entry of data from each of said users to said database.
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Abstract
An interactive crisis alert system allows persons to be notified of a crisis condition to select the method and instrumentality through which they are notified. The system supports communication with its users via telephone, cell phone, pager, PDA, e-mail, and facsimile machine. In addition to notification of crisis situations the system can be used to disseminate information of interest to relevant groups of the system'"'"'s users. The system provides for registration via Internet connections between the system and its users. A specific person within the household of users has access to enter household data into the system, and to determine who within the household will receive specific categories of crises or information. This specific person also determines who can take custody of children within the household during a crisis situation.
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1. An interactive notification system for providing notification of a crisis to users of the system, said system comprising:
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a server programmed to send notification of a crisis to a user of the system via communication devices preselected by the user;
a database connected to said server for storing information identifying the users of the system and the respective communication devices that each user has preselected to effect said notification of a crisis;
wherein said server facilitates remote registration and entry of data from each of said users to said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46)
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19. A method of providing notification of a crisis to users of a notification system that includes a server and database for storing data about the users, said method comprising:
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registering the users of the system by providing access to the server and database to each of said users; and
sending a notification of a crisis to each of the registered users via communication devices preselected by each of the registered users. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 48)
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