EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA

• US 20090247113A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sennett, DeWayne Allan, Daly, Brian Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 8,489,060 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Emergency instructional messages are utilized to provide instructions to a user in the event of an emergency. The instructional message may be various media, including, but not limited to, text, images, video, audio, and/or multimedia. The instructional message can be prerecorded and stored in a mobile device and/or on a communications network. Instructional message may be provided manually by an alert initiator and/or automatically based upon a type of alert. The instructional message may be initiated based upon the initiation of an emergency alert system (EAS) transmission, the occurrence of an event, a designated person, or a security violation, for example. Further, the instructional message may be tailored depending upon a location, such as the expected or determined location of the intended recipient or communication device of the instructional message.

Claims

1. A method for providing emergency instructional messages, comprising:

generating an emergency instructional message;

corresponding the emergency instructional message with an emergency alert message;

receiving the emergency alert message in response to an emergency situation; and

initiating the emergency instructional message on a mobile device if it is determined that the emergency instructional message is to be initiated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional message comprises a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional message is generated by a parent or guardian of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the emergency instructional message.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the emergency instructional message is stored on a mobile device or on a server configured to interface with a cellular network, wherein the cellular network is configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency alert message is initiated by an emergency alert system or a parent/guardian of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating an emergency instructional message comprises associating the emergency instructional message with a pre-determined location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message; and

determining if the location corresponds to the pre-determined location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional message is initiated on a mobile device.

10. A system for creating an emergency alert message, the system comprising:

an input/output portion configured to;

receive an emergency alert message; and

provide an emergency instructional message;

a processing portion configured to;

associate the emergency instructional message with the emergency alert message;

determine if the emergency instructional message is to be initiated; and

initiate the emergency instructional message; and

a memory portion configured to store;

the emergency instructional message.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the processing portion is further configured to;

associate the emergency instructional message with a pre-determined location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message; and

the input/output portion is further configured to;

determine a location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message; and

determine if the location corresponds to the pre-determined location.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the input/output portion, the processing portion and the memory portion are associated with a mobile device or a cellular network configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the mobile device, or a combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency instructional message comprises a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency instructional message is generated by a parent or guardian of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the processing portion configured to initiate the emergency instructional message is further configured to receive a request to initiate the emergency instructional message from an emergency alert system or a parent/guardian of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the processing portion configured to initiate the emergency instructional message is further configured to initiate the emergency instructional message on a mobile device.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:

generating an emergency instructional message;

corresponding the emergency instructional message with an emergency alert message;

receiving the emergency alert message in response to an emergency situation; and

initiating the emergency instructional message on a mobile device if it is determined that the emergency instructional message is to be initiated.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the emergency instructional message comprises a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions to associate the emergency instructional message with a pre-determined location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions to:

determine a location of a recipient of the emergency instructional message; and

determine if the location corresponds to the pre-determined location.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions to initiate the emergency instructional message on a mobile device.