Advanced Alert, Notification, and Response Device
First Claim
1. An alert and notification device, comprising:
- a first receiver that is configured to receive a first emergency signal via a first communication path having a first plurality of channels, wherein the first communication path is accessible within a plurality of jurisdictions;
a second receiver that is configured to receive a second emergency signal via a second communication path having a second plurality of channels, wherein the second communication path is accessible in at least one of the plurality of jurisdictions;
wherein in each of the at least one junsdictions each channel of the second plurality of channels has a predetermined priority rank relative to the first plurality of channels;
a third receiver that is configured to receive a position signal;
a control unit that is configured to (a) correlate the position signal with position of the device within one jurisdiction of the plurality of jurisdictions, (b) identify the priority rank of each channel of the second plurality of channels in the one jurisdiction, and (c) control output of the first or second emergency signal to an output device based on the priority rank; and
wherein the first, second, and third receivers and the control unit are at least partially enclosed in a single housing.
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Abstract
Contemplated devices and methods employ a system in which at least two receivers are configured to receive at the same time a first and a second emergency signal via a first and a second communication pathway, respectively. The device further has a control unit that is programmed to assign priority to one channel of one communication pathway over at least one channel of the other communication pathway, wherein priority assignment is performed on the basis of geographic location and a set of predefined rules. Most preferably, the location of the device is automatically determined using global positioning signals and/or digital television signals.
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20 Claims
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1. An alert and notification device, comprising:
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a first receiver that is configured to receive a first emergency signal via a first communication path having a first plurality of channels, wherein the first communication path is accessible within a plurality of jurisdictions; a second receiver that is configured to receive a second emergency signal via a second communication path having a second plurality of channels, wherein the second communication path is accessible in at least one of the plurality of jurisdictions; wherein in each of the at least one junsdictions each channel of the second plurality of channels has a predetermined priority rank relative to the first plurality of channels; a third receiver that is configured to receive a position signal; a control unit that is configured to (a) correlate the position signal with position of the device within one jurisdiction of the plurality of jurisdictions, (b) identify the priority rank of each channel of the second plurality of channels in the one jurisdiction, and (c) control output of the first or second emergency signal to an output device based on the priority rank; and wherein the first, second, and third receivers and the control unit are at least partially enclosed in a single housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An alert and notification device comprising:
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a microprocessor that is programmed to prioritize at least one channel of a second communication path relative to at least one channel or a first communication path, wherein prioritization is based on a positional signal; wherein the microprocessor is further programmed to associate the positional signal with presence of the device in a jurisdiction in which first and second communication paths are accessible; and wherein the notification device is configured as mobile device and is configured to provide a first and second emergency signal via the first and second communication path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing an alert system to a recipient, comprising:
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assigning in a plurality of jurisdictions each channel of a plurality of second channels in a second communication path a predetermined priority rank relative to a first plurality of channels of a first communication path; configuring a device to allow receiving positional information of an alert and notification device, and to further allow correlating the positional information with a position of the device in one of the plurality of jurisdictions, configuring the device to allow using the positional information to determine the priority rank of each of the second channels in the one jurisdiction; configuring the device to allow alerting the recipient using the first or second channel based on the priority rank; and wherein the device is further configured to include within a single housing a first and a second receiver that are configured to receive a signal from the first and second communication paths, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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