Emergency Alerting System
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1. A system for sending an emergency alert message to one or more recipients comprising:
- a manually operated alerting device; and
a wireless communications device adapted to transmit the alert message received from the alerting device, the alert message being selectively forwarded to the one or more recipients over a wireless communications network.
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Abstract
An emergency alerting system for permitting a user to secretly send a request for help to multiple parties is described. The system uses a small panic button which may be concealed on the user and which can be activated without an attacker knowing that a call for help has been initiated. The panic button communicates the call for help to a cell phone or Blackberry which in turn sends the call to predetermined recipients using wireless technology. The call or alert message may also include location coordinates using GPS and the time of day.
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1. A system for sending an emergency alert message to one or more recipients comprising:
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a manually operated alerting device; and a wireless communications device adapted to transmit the alert message received from the alerting device, the alert message being selectively forwarded to the one or more recipients over a wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of sending an emergency alert message by a system user to one or more recipients over a communications network comprising:
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initiating an alert message by manually activating a pushbutton on an alerting device carried by the system user, the alerting device implementing a transmission protocol; and receiving the alert message by a communications device in proximity to the user, the communications device being programmed to transmit the alert message to the one or more recipients over a wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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