System and Method for Enhanced Public Address System
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1. A method of delivering public address system announcements, comprising:
- receiving notification of a location of a wireless device;
sending an inquiry message to a public address system (PAS) serving the location of the wireless device regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements;
receiving a response message from the PAS indicating its ability to relay PAS announcements;
sending an update message to the wireless device indicating that the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements to the wireless device; and
receiving content of a PAS announcement from the PAS, and forwarding the content to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A service that leverages established wireless messaging paradigms such as, possibly inter alia, Short Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, Wireless Application Protocol, and IP Multimedia Subsystem to yield an infrastructure that enhances aspects of a conventional Public Address System (as found at, for example, an airport, a train station, a conference or convention center, a sporting event, a concert, etc.) and allows a Mobile Subscriber to seamlessly employ their Wireless Device to interact with same. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.
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1. A method of delivering public address system announcements, comprising:
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receiving notification of a location of a wireless device; sending an inquiry message to a public address system (PAS) serving the location of the wireless device regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements; receiving a response message from the PAS indicating its ability to relay PAS announcements; sending an update message to the wireless device indicating that the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements to the wireless device; and receiving content of a PAS announcement from the PAS, and forwarding the content to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of delivering live public address system (PAS) announcements, comprising:
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receiving a notification of a location of a wireless device; requesting, from an entity that operates a public address system (PAS) serving the location of the wireless device, that the entity electronically relay live PAS announcements; receiving content of a live PAS announcement relayed from the PAS; and forwarding the content to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of distributing live public address system announcements, comprising:
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receiving, at an entity that operates a public address system (PAS), an inquiry message from an entity serving a population of mobile telephones regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay content of live PAS announcements; sending a response message responsive to the inquiry message indicating that the PAS is configured to relay the content of live PAS announcements; and sending content of a given live PAS announcement from the PAS to the entity serving the population of mobile telephones. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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