Alert system

• US 20050151639A1
• Filed: 11/22/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael W. Bulmer
• Original Assignee: Michael W. Bulmer
• Inventors: Bulmer, Michael W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,126,454 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/531
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/008 with transmission via TV or radio broadcast

Abstract

A system for alerting the public regarding a criminal act; a plurality of law enforcements modes which generate alerts related to a criminal or emergency issue and transmit the same to a central server; a central server system including an administration workstation and database for receiving the alerts and creating broadcast messages; a broadcast system associated with the central server for broadcasting an alert via a televised broadcast, internet transmission or satellite transmission.

Claims

1. A system for alerting the public regarding an emergency or criminal situation;

a plurality of law enforcements nodes which issue alerts related to a criminal or emergency occurred;

a central server system for receiving the alerts;

a broadcast system associated with the central server for broadcasting an alert.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast system may utilize a television broadcast, internet or cellular wireless broadcast system.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast system is a satellite transmitter.

4. A system for alerting the public regarding an emergency situation;

a plurality of law enforcements nodes which create alerts including pre-selected number codes related to a criminal or emergency matter;

a central server system for receiving the alerts and converting the codes;

a broadcast system associated with the central server for broadcasting an alert.

5. A system for alerting the public regarding a criminal act;

a plurality of law enforcements modes which generate alerts related to a criminal or emergency issue and transmit the same to a central server;

a central server system including an administration workstation and database for receiving the alerts and creating broadcast messages;

a broadcast system associated with the central server for broadcasting an alert via a televised broadcast, internet transmission or satellite transmission.