SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS WITH ROUTING INFORMATION
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1. A method for notifying users of situations, said method comprising:
- in response to receiving situation information, identifying geographic coordinates of the situation;
identifying a communications device located within a geographic distance from the geographic coordinates;
determining a network address of the communications device;
determining a route for a user of the communications device to avoid the situation; and
communicating a message including an indication of the situation and the determined route to the communications device to notify the user of the situation and route to avoid the situation.
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Abstract
A system and method for notifying users of situations may include identifying geographic coordinates of the situation in response to receiving situation information. A communications device located within a geographic distance from the geographic coordinates may be identified. A network address of the communications device may be determined. A route for a user of the communications device to avoid the situation may be determined and communicated in a message to the communications device. The message may include an indication of the situation and the determined route to notify the user of the situation and route to avoid the situation.
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1. A method for notifying users of situations, said method comprising:
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in response to receiving situation information, identifying geographic coordinates of the situation; identifying a communications device located within a geographic distance from the geographic coordinates; determining a network address of the communications device; determining a route for a user of the communications device to avoid the situation; and communicating a message including an indication of the situation and the determined route to the communications device to notify the user of the situation and route to avoid the situation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for notifying users of situations, said system comprising:
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a memory; an input/output (I/O) unit; a processing unit in communication with said memory and I/O unit, and configured to; in response to receiving situation information via said I/O unit, identify geographic coordinates of the situation; identify a communications device located within a geographic distance from the geographic coordinates; determine a network address of the communications device; determine a route for a user of the communications device to avoid the situation; and communicate a message including an indication of the situation and the determined route to the communications device via said I/O unit to notify the user of the situation and route to avoid the situation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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