Location-based emergency announcements
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1. A wireless communication system for communicating emergency announcements comprising:
- a client device comprising;
a transceiver;
logic configured to receive an emergency announcement containing location data that defines a targeted geographic area operably coupled to the transceiver; and
logic configured to display the emergency announcement on the client device, upon a determination that a geographic position of the client device is within the targeted geographic area.
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Abstract
A system and method for sending and receiving emergency announcements from a server to a client device are disclosed. The announcements can be sent based on the location of the client device and/or a designated time window. An announcement manager on the client device can display, store and manage the received announcements and activate additional applications based on the content of the emergency announcement.
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45 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system for communicating emergency announcements comprising:
a client device comprising;
a transceiver;
logic configured to receive an emergency announcement containing location data that defines a targeted geographic area operably coupled to the transceiver; and
logic configured to display the emergency announcement on the client device, upon a determination that a geographic position of the client device is within the targeted geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for wirelessly communicating emergency announcements comprising:
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generating an emergency announcement containing location data;
identifying a client device to receive the emergency announcement based on the location data in the emergency announcement and a location of the client device;
transmitting the emergency announcement to the client device;
receiving the emergency announcement at the client device; and
displaying the emergency announcement on the client device upon a determination that the client device is within a targeted geographic area defined by the location data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wireless client device, comprising:
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a transceiver;
a user interface; and
a carrier announcement manager (CAM) configured to receive an emergency announcement containing location data, configured to determine if the client device is within a targeted geographic area defined by the location data contained in the emergency announcement, and configured to activate a notification device on the user interface upon receipt of the emergency announcement, if the client device is within the targeted geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for wirelessly communicating location-based emergency announcements, the computer program comprising instructions which, upon being executed by at least one computing device, causes the computing device to perform the process of:
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receiving an emergency announcement containing location data that defines a geographic area;
determining a geographic position of the client device;
determining if the client device is within the geographic area defined by the location data in the emergency announcement; and
displaying the emergency announcement on the client device upon a determination that the geographic position of the client device is within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A server for wirelessly communicating emergency announcements comprising:
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means for generating an emergency announcement containing location data that defines a geographic area;
means for identifying a client device to receive the emergency announcement based on the geographic area and a geographic location of the client device; and
means for transmitting the emergency announcement to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A client device for wirelessly receiving emergency announcements comprising:
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means for receiving an emergency announcement containing location data that defines a geographic area; and
means for displaying the emergency announcement on the client device upon a determination that a geographic position of the client device is within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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