System and method of providing emergency information
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1. A method of receiving emergency information, the method comprising:
- receiving a video emergency alert at a set-top box device from a video head-end;
receiving a command at the set-top box device to request information related to the video emergency alert; and
receiving the information at the set-top box device from the video head-end, wherein the information includes data retrieved via a public data network.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing emergency information. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a video emergency alert at a set-top box device from a video head-end. The method also includes receiving a command at the set-top box device to request information related to the video emergency alert. The method also includes receiving the information at the set-top box device from the video head-end, where the information includes data retrieved via a public data network.
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1. A method of receiving emergency information, the method comprising:
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receiving a video emergency alert at a set-top box device from a video head-end; receiving a command at the set-top box device to request information related to the video emergency alert; and receiving the information at the set-top box device from the video head-end, wherein the information includes data retrieved via a public data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing emergency information, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of an emergency from at least one emergency alert service at a video head-end; sending a video emergency alert to a set-top box device from the video head-end; receiving a request from the set-top box device for information related to the video emergency alert; retrieving the information via a public data network; and sending the information to the set-top box device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A set-top box device, comprising:
a processor and a memory device accessible to the processor, wherein the memory device includes instructions executable by the processor to; communicate with a video head-end to receive a video emergency alert; communicate with a remote control device to receive a command to request information related to the video emergency alert; and communicate with the video head-end to receive the information, wherein the information includes data retrieved via a public data network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium tangibly embodying a set of instructions that are executable by a processor to:
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communicate with a remote control device to receive a command to send information related to a video emergency alert to a display device; send a graphical user interface (GUI) to the display device in response to the command, wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of selectable indicators of options to receive information related to the video emergency alert; and communicate with a video head-end to request information related to the video emergency alert based on a selection of at least one of the selectable indictors, wherein the information includes data retrieved via a public data network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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