Hyperlink-based notification system method
First Claim
1. A method of communicating an event-triggered message from a computing device to an identified recipient, said method comprising:
- utilizing a shortcut-generating software program to create a hyperlink shortcut on the computing device, said shortcut linking the computing device with a server;
deleting the shortcut-generating program from the computing device;
sending the event-triggered message from the computing device to the server when the shortcut is activated by a user;
determining by the server, a predefined mode of communicating with the identified recipient; and
sending the event-triggered message from the server to the identified recipient utilizing the predefined mode of communicating.
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Abstract
An alarm system and method for communicating an alarm message from a client device to an identified recipient. No user-installed application programs related to the alarm system are stored on the client device. A hyperlink shortcut is automatically generated on the client device, linking the client device to an alarm server. A single action by the user activates the shortcut, sending an alarm message including a UserID, a PCName, and an alarm code to the server. The server accesses a database based on the information in the alarm message and retrieves recipient information including address, communication mode, and message content. The message content is then sent to at least one predefined recipient.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of communicating an event-triggered message from a computing device to an identified recipient, said method comprising:
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utilizing a shortcut-generating software program to create a hyperlink shortcut on the computing device, said shortcut linking the computing device with a server; deleting the shortcut-generating program from the computing device; sending the event-triggered message from the computing device to the server when the shortcut is activated by a user; determining by the server, a predefined mode of communicating with the identified recipient; and sending the event-triggered message from the server to the identified recipient utilizing the predefined mode of communicating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating an alarm message from a client device to an identified recipient, said method comprising:
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sending the alarm message from the client device to a server in response to only a single action being performed by a user, said alarm message including an address for a server, an identity code for the user, and an alarm code; extracting by the server, address information for the recipient based on the identity code for the user; and sending the alarm message from the server to the identified recipient utilizing the address information extracted from the database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An alarm system for communicating an alarm message from a client device to an identified recipient, said system comprising:
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a client device comprising; a hyperlink shortcut that activates a communication link without activating any alarm-generating application programs on the client device; and a single-action activation component that in response to performance of only a single action by a user, activates the hyperlink shortcut; a server in communication with the client device via the communication link, said server comprising; means for receiving an alarm message sent from the client device in response to activation of the hyperlink shortcut, said alarm message including an identifier for the client device and an alarm code; a database controller for retrieving information from a user database; and communication means for utilizing the information retrieved from the user database to send alarm message content to at least one predefined recipient; and a user database for storing and associating user identifiers, alarm codes, and alarm message content. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A client device for communicating an alarm message to an alarm server, said client device comprising:
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a hyperlink shortcut to the alarm server; a single-action activation component that in response to performance of only a single action by a user, activates the hyperlink shortcut; and communication means for sending the alarm message when the hyperlink shortcut is activated, wherein the alarm message is sent without executing any user-installed application programs on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An alarm server for receiving an alarm message from a client device and sending alarm message content to a predefined recipient, said server comprising:
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means for receiving the alarm message from the client device, said alarm message being sent in response to only a single action being performed by a user, said alarm message including an identifier for the client device and an alarm code; a database controller for retrieving address information and the alarm message content from a user database based on the identifier for the client device and the alarm code; and communication means for utilizing the address information retrieved from the user database to send the alarm message content to at least one predefined recipient.
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19. A method of populating a plurality of computing devices with functionality to send an alarm message to a server, said method comprising:
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utilizing a shortcut-generating software program to create a hyperlink shortcut on a first computing device, wherein the shortcut is adapted to send the alarm message to the server in response to performance of only a single action by a user; copying the shortcut; and distributing the copied shortcut to the plurality of computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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