Apparatus and Method for Providing an Emergency Alert Function for Mobile Units
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing an emergency alert function, comprising:
- memory means for storing data including (i) location data that correlates first location information to second location information, and (ii) at least one user selected event type;
processing means for determining a current location using said location data and for processing a signal indicating an emergency event; and
wherein said processing means enables an alert output if said emergency event corresponds to said current location and said at least one user selected event type.
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Abstract
An apparatus provides an emergency alert function for mobile units such as motor vehicles, airplanes, portable devices and/or any other type of mobile structures. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data including (i) location data that correlates first location information to second location information, and (ii) at least one user selected event type. A processor is coupled to the memory and is operative to determine a current location using the location data and to process a signal indicating an emergency event. The processor enables an alert output if the emergency event corresponds to the current location and the at least one user selected event type.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing an emergency alert function, comprising:
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memory means for storing data including (i) location data that correlates first location information to second location information, and (ii) at least one user selected event type; processing means for determining a current location using said location data and for processing a signal indicating an emergency event; and wherein said processing means enables an alert output if said emergency event corresponds to said current location and said at least one user selected event type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing an emergency alert function for an apparatus, said method comprising steps of:
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storing in a memory data including (i) location data that correlates first location information to second location information, and (ii) at least one user selected event type; determining a current location using said location data processing a signal indicating an emergency event; and enabling an alert output if said emergency event corresponds to said current location and said at least one user selected event type. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A television signal receiver having an emergency alert function, comprising:
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a memory operative to store data including (i) location data that correlates first location information to second location information, and (ii) at least one user selected event type; a processor coupled to said memory and being operative to determine a current location using said location data and to process a signal indicating an emergency event; and wherein said processor enables an alert output if said emergency event corresponds to said current location and said at least one user selected event type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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