Event communication system for providing user alerts
First Claim
1. A method for testing an event communication system comprising:
- facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system;
associating the one or more device addresses with alerts provided by the event communication system;
sending via the user interface test alert messages targeted for the one or more device addresses;
confirming the test alert messages were received at one or more devices corresponding to the one or more device addresses; and
sending the alerts to the one or more devices corresponding to the one or more tested device addresses in response to predetermined events occurring at a school.
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Abstract
An event communication system involves facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system. The device addresses are associated with alerts provided by the event communication system. Test alert messages targeted for the device addresses are sent via the user interface. The system sends alerts user devices corresponding to the one or more tested device addresses in response to predetermined events. The system may provide user access to historical copies of data relating to the alerts. Registration on the system involves storing a personal identity data of a student on a database and comparing the personal identity data to registration data entered via the user interface. Authentication is automatically provided based on the comparison.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for testing an event communication system comprising:
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facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system;
associating the one or more device addresses with alerts provided by the event communication system;
sending via the user interface test alert messages targeted for the one or more device addresses;
confirming the test alert messages were received at one or more devices corresponding to the one or more device addresses; and
sending the alerts to the one or more devices corresponding to the one or more tested device addresses in response to predetermined events occurring at a school. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17)
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8. A system comprising:
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one or more data communications networks;
a user manager module configured to, for each student at one or more schools, store a device address that can be used to access a communications device of a person responsible for each student via the data communications networks;
an alerts module capable of communicating with the user manager module and configured to, receive an event notification via an authority associated with the one or more schools;
send an alert to selected device addresses in response to the event notification; and
a user interface module capable of processing user inputs and outputs via one of the data communications networks, the user interface module capable of communicating with the user manager module and alerts module and configured to, for a selected person responsible for at least one of the students, enable sending of a test message by the selected responsible person via the alerts module to the device address that can be used to access the communication device of the selected responsible person. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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storing on a database personal identity information associated with a student;
facilitating entry of registration information via a network accessible user interface by a person responsible for the student who has personal knowledge of the personal identity information;
comparing a specified portion of the personal identity information and the registration information;
registering the responsible person for reception of alerts at one or more communications devices accessible by the responsible person based on a successful comparison of the specified portion of the personal identity information and the registration information; and
providing the alerts via a data communications network to the one or more communications devices based on the registration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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one or more data communications networks;
a user manager module configured to store personal identity data associated with each student at one or more schools;
a user interface capable of processing user inputs and outputs via one of the data communications networks, the user interface capable of communicating with the user manager module and configured to, receive via the network registration data from responsible persons each of whom has personal knowledge associated with at least one of the students;
determine, via the manager module, that registration data matches a selected portion of the personal identity data associated with the at least one student; and
provide access to alerts configuration data associated with the at least one student in response to determining the registration data matches the selected portion of the personal identity data associated with the at least one student; and
an alerts module configured to,receive an event notification via an authority of the one or more schools;
send an alert via the one or more data communications networks to devices of the responsible persons in response to the event notification based on the alerts configuration data.
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23. A method comprising:
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providing a user interface of an event communication system that is accessible by an administrator of one or more schools;
facilitating the definition of groups associated with the one or more schools by the administrator via the user interface;
facilitating the adding of members to the groups by the administrator via the user interface;
selecting at least one of the groups for reception of alerts via the user interface; and
sending alerts from the event communications systems to devices of the members of the at least one selected group. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
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one or more data communications networks;
a user interface capable of processing user inputs and outputs via one of the data communications networks, the user interface configured to, allow a school administrator to define groups associated with one or more schools; and
allow the administrator to add members to the groups; and
an alerts module coupled to the user interface and the one or more data communications networks, the alerts module configured to, detect selection of at least one of the groups via the user interface for purposes of sending messages to the at least one group; and
sending alerts to devices of the members of the selected group via the one or more data communications networks.
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33. A method comprising:
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facilitating network registration by a person having responsibility for a student to receive electronic alerts relating to the student;
electronically sending alerts to a device of the responsible person via one or more data communications networks in response to an event affecting the student;
storing historical copies of data relating to the alerts in a persistent storage; and
providing access to the historical copies to the responsible person via a network accessible user interface. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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one or more data communications networks;
a persistent storage capable of storing data; and
an alerts module capable of processing user inputs and outputs via a selected one of the data communications networks, the alerts module capable of communicating with the database and configured to, allow to a person having responsibility for a student to register to receive electronic alerts relating to the student;
electronically send alerts to a device of the responsible person via the data communications networks in response to an event affecting the student;
store historical copies of data relating to the alerts in the persistent storage;
provide access to the historical copies to the responsible person via the selected one of the data communications networks.
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