Message broadcasting geo-fencing system and method

• US 20070123220A1
• Filed: 11/20/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Envision IT LLC
• Original Assignee: Envision IT LLC
• Inventors: Wood, Mark, Weiser, Douglas, Preston, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 7,801,538 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A public service message broadcast system and method for managing the submission and transmission of a broadcast agent message to at least one geographically distinct geo-fenced peer public service message broadcast system includes creating a broadcast message record by a broadcast message originator defining the broadcast message and the broadcast target area and authenticating the broadcast message authority of the broadcast message originator. The method also includes transmitting the broadcast message record to a peer public service message broadcast system and validating the received broadcast message record for transmission to an associated broadcast message network.

Claims

1. A public service message broadcast system providing a broadcast message to a broadcast target area, the system comprising:

a broadcast message interface configured for receiving a broadcast record including the broadcast target area and the broadcast message, the defining of at least one supervisory public service message broadcast system for receiving the broadcast message and generating a broadcast message record including the broadcast message, the broadcast target area, the broadcast message originator identifier and the at least one supervisory public service message broadcast system for receiving the broadcast message;

a broadcast admission control module configured for receiving the broadcast message record, validating the broadcast message record as a function one or more of the broadcast message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a supervisory public service message broadcasting system routing parameter and generating a validated broadcast message record including the geo-fenced broadcast routing parameter; and

a hierarchical geo-fenced broadcast message routing sub-system configured for receiving the validated broadcast message record, said supervisory public service message broadcast system being responsive to the message transmission and configured for routing the validated broadcast message record to geographically distinct sub-tending public service message broadcasting systems.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module verifies an authority of the broadcast message originator as a function of a broadcast message originator authorization parameter, said transmitting the broadcast message being responsive to the authority verification.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is configured for validating including validating the authority of a broadcast message originator as a function of a broadcast message originator parameter.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second broadcast admission control module configured for receiving the routed broadcast message record, validating the broadcast message record as a function one or more of the broadcast message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a supervisory public service message broadcasting system routing parameter and generating a validated broadcast message record including the geo-fenced broadcast routing parameter

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the hierarchical geo-fenced broadcast message routing sub-system is configured for flagging the broadcast message record with a jurisdictional code and a message priority code.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the second broadcast admission control module is configured for validating the broadcast message record includes authenticating the jurisdictional authority of the broadcast message originator.

7. The system of claim 4, further comprising a second hierarchical geo-fenced broadcast message routing sub-system configured for receiving the second validated broadcast message record, said supervisory public service message broadcast system being responsive to the message transmission and configured for routing the broadcast message record to a second geographically distinct sub-tending public service message broadcasting system.

8. A public service message broadcast system service method for managing the submission and transmission of a broadcast message to at least one geographically distinct geo-fenced public service message broadcast system comprising:

creating the broadcast message by a broadcast message originator;

defining the broadcast target area;

creating a broadcast message record including the broadcast message, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message originator identifier;

authenticating the authority of the broadcast message record for the broadcast message originator including the broadcast target area;

selecting a supervisory public service message broadcast system selected from among a plurality of supervisory public service message broadcast systems

transmitting the authenticated broadcast message record to the selected supervisory public service message broadcast system;

determining the acceptability of the authenticated broadcast message record by the selected supervisory public service message broadcast system for transmission as an acceptable broadcast message record to at least one of a second supervisory public service message broadcast system and a sub-tending pubic service message broadcast system providing broadcast message transmission service to at least a portion of the broadcast target area; and

transmitting the acceptable broadcast message record to the at least one of a second supervisory public service message broadcast system and a sub-tending pubic service message broadcast system.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining the acceptability of the submitted broadcast message record by a second supervisory public service message broadcast system;

and transmitting the acceptable broadcast message record to a sub-tending pubic service message broadcast system providing broadcast message transmission service to at least a portion of the broadcast target area for transmission to a served broadcast message transmission network providing message broadcasting transmission service to broadcast message receiving devices within, at least a portion of, the broadcast target area.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising validating the submitted broadcast message record by the sub-tending pubic service message broadcast system providing broadcast message transmission service to at least a portion of the broadcast target area for transmission to a served broadcast message transmission network providing message broadcasting transmission service to broadcast message receiving devices within, at least a portion of, the broadcast target area.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein validating the broadcast message record includes validating as a function one or more of a broadcast message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message transmission network parameter associated with a broadcast transmission network configured for broadcasting the message to at least a portion of the broadcast target area.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein creating a broadcast message record includes flagging the broadcast message record with a jurisdictional code and a message priority code.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein authenticating the broadcast message record includes authenticating the jurisdictional authority of the broadcast message originator.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein determining the acceptability of the submitted broadcast message record includes appending a supervisory public service message broadcast system broadcast message transmission decision flag to the broadcast message record.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein determining the acceptability of the submitted broadcast message record from a second supervisory public service message broadcast system by the sub-tending public service message broadcast system including appending a sub-tending public service message broadcast system message transmission decision flag to the broadcast message record.

16. The method of claim 8 wherein the selected supervisory public service message broadcasting system is a global public service message broadcasting system, further comprising selecting a second supervisory public service message broadcast system that includes a regional public service message broadcasting system and the sub-tending public service message broadcasting system is a national public service message broadcasting system.

17. The method of claim 8 wherein the selected supervisory public service message broadcasting system is a regional public service message broadcasting system, further comprising selecting a second supervisory public service message broadcast system that includes a national public service message broadcasting system and the sub-tending public service message broadcasting system is a provincial or state public service message broadcasting system.

18. The method of claim 8 wherein the selected supervisory public service message broadcasting system is a national public service message broadcasting system, further comprising selected a second supervisory public service message broadcast system that includes a state or provincial public service message broadcasting system and the sub-tending public service message broadcasting system is a local public service message broadcasting system.

19. A public service message broadcast system providing a broadcast message to a broadcast target area, the system comprising:

a broadcast message interface configured for receiving a broadcast message record including the broadcast message, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message originator identifier, identifying two geographically distinct peer public service message broadcast systems for receiving the broadcast message and generating a broadcast message record including the broadcast message, the broadcast target area, the broadcast agent identifier and the at least one geographically distinct peer public service message broadcast system each configured for transmitting the received broadcast message to, at least a portion of, the broadcast target area;

a first broadcast admission control module configured for receiving the broadcast message record, validating the broadcast message record as a function of one or more of the broadcast message originator identifier, at least a portion of the broadcast target area, and one or more geographically distinct peer public service message broadcasting system;

a first peer geo-fenced broadcast message routing sub-system configured for routing an validated broadcast message to a second broadcast admission control module associated with a geographically distinct peer public service message broadcasting system; and

a second broadcast admission control module configured for receiving the routed broadcast message record, validating the broadcast message record as a function of one or more of the broadcast message originator identifier, at least a portion of the broadcast target area associated with the second broadcast admission module, and a broadcast message transmission network associated with the second broadcast admission control module.

20. A public service message broadcast system service method for managing the submission and transmission of a broadcast agent message to at least one geographically distinct geo-fenced peer public service message broadcast system comprising:

creating a broadcast message record by a broadcast message originator defining the broadcast message and the broadcast target area;

authenticating the broadcast message authority of the broadcast message originator;

transmitting the broadcast message record to a peer public service message broadcast system; and

validating the received broadcast message record for transmission to an associated broadcast message network.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein validating the broadcast message record includes validating as a function one or more of a broadcast message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message transmission network parameter associated with the broadcast transmission network.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein creating a broadcast message includes flagging the broadcast message record with a jurisdictional code.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein authenticating the broadcast message authority includes authenticating the jurisdictional authority of the broadcast message authority as a function of the jurisdiction code and the broadcast target area.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein creating a broadcast message includes flagging the broadcast message record with a message priority code.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein authenticating the broadcast message authority includes authenticating the jurisdictional authority of the broadcast message authority as a function of the message priority code.

26. The method of claim 20 wherein authenticating, accepting or rejecting the submitted broadcast message record by the peer public service message broadcast system includes appending a peer public service message broadcast system broadcast message transmission decision flag to the broadcast message submission and storing the transmission decision as part of the broadcast message record.

27. The method of claim 20 wherein the peer public service message broadcasting system is one of a regional, national, state, provincial or local public service message broadcasting system.