METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING NOTIFICATION MESSAGES

• US 20080018452A1
• Filed: 07/14/2006
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: McCARTHY, MARY, NOLL, ROLAND
• Granted Patent: US 8,102,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/531
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/005 Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/003 Signalling to neighbouring houses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting notification messages is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a storage element that stores contact information for one or more messaging devices of one or more parties associated with an end user, a detection element that detects an emergency call initiated by the end user, and a transmission element that transmits a notice associated with the detected emergency call to at least one among the one or more messaging devices. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions for:

detecting an emergency broadcast event directed to a targeted Internet Protocol (IP) service subscribed to by an end user;

identifying one or more messaging devices of the end user other than those associated with the targeted IP service; and

transmitting a notice associated with the emergency broadcast event to at least one among the one or more messaging devices of the end user.

2. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein each messaging device comprises one among a wireline and wireless communication device.

3. The storage medium of claim 1, comprising computer instructions for:

receiving presence information associated with the one or more messaging devices of the end user;

selecting at least one of the messaging devices according to presence information associated therewith; and

transmitting the notice to at least one of the messaging devices selected.

4. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the presence information is received from a presence system monitoring activities of the end user by way of the one or more messaging devices of the end user.

5. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the presence information is received from the one or more messaging devices of the end user.

6. The storage medium of claim 1, comprising computer instructions for:

receiving from the end user contact information for one or more messaging devices of one or more parties other than the end user; and

transmitting the notice to at least one among the messaging devices listed by the end user.

7. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the targeted IP service comprises one among voice, video and data packet services.

8. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the emergency broadcast event comprises a broadcast message transmitted by an Emergency Alert System (EAS).

9. A system, comprising:

a storage element that stores contact information for one or more messaging devices of one or more parties associated with an end user;

a detection element that detects an emergency call initiated by the end user; and

a transmission element that transmits a notice associated with the detected emergency call to at least one among the one or more messaging devices.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the emergency call comprises a network origination call directed to a Public Service Access Point (PSAP).

11. The system of claim 9, wherein each messaging device comprises one among a wireline and wireless communication device.

12. The system of claim 9, comprising a presence element for receiving presence information associated with the one or more messaging devices, selecting at least one of the messaging devices according to presence information associated therewith, and for directing the transmission element to transmit the notice to at least one of the messaging devices selected.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the presence information is received from a presence system monitoring activities of the one or more parties.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the presence information is received from the one or more messaging devices.

15. A method, comprising transmitting an emergency notification message to one or more messaging devices of one or more parties associated with an end user in response to detecting one among an emergency call initiated by an end user, and an emergency broadcast event directed to an Internet Protocol (IP) service subscribed to by the end user.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising transmitting the emergency notification message to the end user when detecting the emergency broadcast event.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein each messaging device comprises one among a wireline and wireless communication device.

18. The method of claim 15, comprising:

receiving presence information associated with the one or more messaging devices;

selecting at least one of the messaging devices according to presence information associated therewith; and

transmitting the emergency notification message to at least one of the messaging devices selected.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the presence information is received from a presence system.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the targeted IP service comprises one among Voice over IP (VoIP), IPTV, and Internet services, wherein the emergency broadcast event comprises a broadcast message transmitted by an Emergency Alert System (EAS), and wherein the emergency call comprises a network origination call directed to a Public Service Access Point (PSAP).