Alert notification service
First Claim
1. A system for providing an alert notification service, the system comprising:
- a web-based user interface for interfacing with an alert originator and a plurality of alert recipients, the web based-user interface comprising;
an alert recipient profile management module configured to enable the plurality of alert recipients to define a profile comprising contact information for at least one communication device to receive an alert notification from the alert originator, the contact information linked to a unique universal contact address to be used by the alert originator to identify the corresponding alert recipient; and
an alert originator administration module configured to enable the alert originator to initiate an alert notification to be sent to the plurality of alert recipients based on the corresponding unique universal contact addresses;
a data store for storing the profiles associated with the alert recipients; and
a transmission center for delivering the alert notification to the communication devices associated with each of the plurality alert recipients based on the contact information in the profile for the corresponding unique universal contact address.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, computer programs, and related equipment for providing an alert notification service are provided. One embodiment is an alert notification service provider comprising: means for interfacing with at least one alert recipient and an alert originator via a web site; means for managing a user profile associated with the at least one alert recipient, the user profile associating contact information for at least one mobile communication device to receive an alert notification from the alert originator with a private universal contact address accessible by the alert originator; and means for delivering the alert notification to the at least one mobile communication device based on the private universal contact address.
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1. A system for providing an alert notification service, the system comprising:
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a web-based user interface for interfacing with an alert originator and a plurality of alert recipients, the web based-user interface comprising;
an alert recipient profile management module configured to enable the plurality of alert recipients to define a profile comprising contact information for at least one communication device to receive an alert notification from the alert originator, the contact information linked to a unique universal contact address to be used by the alert originator to identify the corresponding alert recipient; and
an alert originator administration module configured to enable the alert originator to initiate an alert notification to be sent to the plurality of alert recipients based on the corresponding unique universal contact addresses;
a data store for storing the profiles associated with the alert recipients; and
a transmission center for delivering the alert notification to the communication devices associated with each of the plurality alert recipients based on the contact information in the profile for the corresponding unique universal contact address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an alert notification service, the method comprising:
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enabling at least one alert recipient and an alert originator to register with an alert notification service via a web site;
receiving, from the at least one alert recipient via the web site, contact information for at least one personal communication device to receive an alert notification from the alert originator via the alert notification service;
associating the contact information with a private universal contact address in a database;
enabling the alert originator to initiate the alert notification to be sent to the at least one personal communication device based on the private universal contact address; and
delivering the alert notification to the at least one personal communication device by identifying the contact information associated with the private universal contact address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An alert notification service provider comprising:
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means for interfacing with at least one alert recipient and an alert originator via a web site;
means for managing a user profile associated with the at least one alert recipient, the user profile associating contact information for at least one mobile communication device to receive an alert notification from the alert originator with a private universal contact address accessible by the alert originator; and
means for delivering the alert notification to the at least one mobile communication device based on the private universal contact address.
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