EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

• US 20090100509A1
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wendy Wolfsberger
• Original Assignee: Wendy Wolfsberger
• Inventors: Wolfsberger, Wendy
• Application Number:
  US12/191,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations

Abstract

The emergency notification system includes a plurality of client devices operatively connected to a server through a communication network for communication of threats. The server administers a monitoring program that permits an administrator to monitor the user client device and communicate with users of the user client device regarding threats. Specifically, alert information and instructions is communicated to a discrete subset of client devices regarding a threat.

Claims

1. An emergency notification system, comprising:

a server capable of administering a monitoring program;

a plurality of user client devices operatively connected to the server and positioned in multiple remote locations that are accessible to users for engagement;

an administrator client device operatively connected to the server to monitor and communicate with the plurality of user client devices;

wherein the administrator client device is capable of communicating alert information to a discrete subset of the plurality of user client devices.

2. The emergency notification system of claim 1, further comprising:

encryption software installed on the server to encrypt communications between the user client devices, the administrator client device, and the server.

3. The emergency notification system of claim 1, further comprising:

password verification software installed on the server to restrict access to authorized administrators.

4. The emergency notification system of claim 1, wherein the user client device comprises:

a housing;

a display mounted within the housing positioned to display alert information;

an audio input device mounted within the housing;

a video input device mounted within the housing;

an audio output device mounted within the housing;

a signaling device to indicate a threat; and

an input device for engagement by a user.

5. An emergency notification system, comprising:

a plurality of user client devices positioned in remote locations that are accessible to users, wherein the users engage the user client devices to indicate the presence of a threat;

an administrator client device operatively connected to the plurality of client devices to monitor and communicate with the plurality of user client devices;

a monitoring program installed on the administrator client device to communicate alert information to a discrete subset of the plurality of user client devices when a threat is indicated.

6. The emergency notification system of claim 5, further comprising:

encryption software installed on the server to encrypt communications between the user client devices, the administrator client device, and the server.

7. The emergency notification system of claim 5, further comprising:

password verification software installed on the server to restrict access to authorized administrators.

8. The emergency notification system of claim 5, wherein the user client device comprises:

a housing;

a display mounted within the housing positioned to display alert information;

an audio input device mounted within the housing;

a video input device mounted within the housing;

an audio output device mounted within the housing;

a signaling device to indicate a threat; and

an input device for engagement by a user.

9. A method of administering an emergency notification system through a computer system having a server, a plurality of user client devices, an administrator client device, and a communication network operatively and electrically connecting the user client device, the administrator client device and the server, the method comprising the steps of:

monitoring the user client devices with the administrator client device;

engaging an input device of the user client devices;

communicating a signal from the user client devices to the server to indicate a threat;

switching the user client devices from safe mode to alert mode;

communicating audio and video data from the user client devices to the administrator client device;

communicating audio and video data from the administrator client devices to the user client device;

determining the presence and nature of the threat;

inputting the presence and nature of the threat into the administrator client device; and

transmitting alert information from the server to the user client devices.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

communicating alert information from the server to a discrete subset of user client devices.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

recording the audio and video data communicating between the user client devices and the administrator device to create a record.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

annotating the record with administrator comments.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

communicating alert information from the server to remote user client devices.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

encrypting the communications between the administrator client device, the server, and the user client device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the user client device comprises:

a housing;

a display mounted within the housing positioned to display alert information;

an audio input device mounted within the housing;

a video input device mounted within the housing;

an audio output device mounted within the housing;

a signaling device to indicate a threat; and

an input button for engagement by a user.