PROVISION OF AN EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGE VIA AN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST
First Claim
1. A method for providing a multimedia alert message pertaining to an alert, the method comprising providing the multimedia message via an Internet Protocol cellular broadcast technology.
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Abstract
An emergency alert message in the form of multimedia is distributed via an Internet Protocol multimedia broadcast system utilizing wireless communications networks. In an example embodiment, the IP multimedia broadcast based system includes the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) and is utilized with Global System for Mobile communications/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System/Long Term Evolution (GSM/UMTS/LTE) networks, the Broadcast and Multicast Services (BCMCS) and is utilized with Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, or a combination thereof. Multimedia information can include text, maps, graphics, video clips, audio clips, still pictures, and/or images, for example. In an example embodiment, the multimedia emergency alert message is provided along with a link to additional multimedia information related to the emergency alert.
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- 1. A method for providing a multimedia alert message pertaining to an alert, the method comprising providing the multimedia message via an Internet Protocol cellular broadcast technology.
- 10. A system for transmitting a multimedia alert message pertaining to an alert, the system comprising a processor configure to transmit the multimedia message via an Internet Protocol cellular broadcast technology.
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