Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Providing Urgent Public Information
First Claim
1. A system for providing an alert to a subscriber, wherein the system comprises:
- an alert receiver configured to receive an alert message from at least one alert source, wherein the alert message comprises an alert and associated alert information, and wherein the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert; and
an alert distribution device in communication with a storage medium, wherein the storage medium includes a directory of alert gateways, each alert gateway associated with a distribution address of a subscriber, and wherein the alert distribution device is configured to;
receive the alert message from the alert receiver;
determine, based on the alert information and the directory of alert gateways, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
transmit the alert to the determined set of distribution addresses.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. For example, one exemplary of the invention provides a method for providing an alert to a subscriber. The exemplary method comprises receiving an alert message from at least one alert source. The alert message often will be pertinent to at least one of the subscribers. The alert message can comprise an alert and associated alert information. The alert information can provide information about the alert such that the information can be analyzed determine whether a particular subscriber likely should receive the alert. Other embodiments provide systems, which can be used to perform the methods of the invention.
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1. A system for providing an alert to a subscriber, wherein the system comprises:
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an alert receiver configured to receive an alert message from at least one alert source, wherein the alert message comprises an alert and associated alert information, and wherein the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert; and
an alert distribution device in communication with a storage medium, wherein the storage medium includes a directory of alert gateways, each alert gateway associated with a distribution address of a subscriber, and wherein the alert distribution device is configured to;
receive the alert message from the alert receiver;
determine, based on the alert information and the directory of alert gateways, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
transmit the alert to the determined set of distribution addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing an alert to a subscriber, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving an alert message from at least one alert source, wherein the alert message comprises an alert and associated alert information, and wherein the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
accessing a storage medium, wherein the storage medium includes a directory of alert gateways, each alert gateway associated with a distribution address of a subscriber, determining, based on the alert information and the directory of alert gateways, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
transmitting the alert to the determined set of distribution addresses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing an alert to a subscriber, wherein the system comprises:
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means for receiving an alert message from at least one alert source, wherein the alert message comprises an alert and associated alert information, and wherein the alert information can be analyzed to determine whether a particular subscriber should receive the alert;
means for accessing a storage medium, wherein the storage medium includes a directory of alert gateways, each alert gateway associated with a distribution address of a subscriber;
means for determining, based on the alert information and the directory of alert gateways, a set of one or more distribution addresses to which the alert applies; and
means for transmitting the alert to the determined set of distribution addresses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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