METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISSEMENATING INFORMATION RELATING TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY CONDITION
First Claim
1. A method for disseminating information relating to a local emergency condition, comprising:
- a) providing at least a first user device with access to an outgoing announcement via at least a first network node in a communication network, the outgoing announcement accessible via a non-emergency network address associated with a destination device, the non-emergency network address also being associated with an information service organization that provides information service relating to local emergency conditions for a predetermined geographic area, wherein the non-emergency network address is distinct from an emergency network address associated with an emergency response organization that provides emergency response service for at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area, wherein the outgoing announcement provides select information for at least one local emergency condition within at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area;
b) receiving a first incoming call at the first network node, the first incoming call originated by the first user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the first network node and the first user device being located within the predetermined geographic area;
c) connecting the first incoming call to the destination device; and
d) routing the outgoing announcement from the destination device to the first user device through at least the first network node.
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Abstract
A method for disseminating information relating to a local emergency condition includes providing a user device with access to an outgoing announcement via a network node in a communication network, the outgoing announcement accessible via a non-emergency network address for a destination device of an information service organization that provides information service relating to local emergency conditions for a geographic area, the outgoing announcement providing information for a local emergency condition within the geographic area; receiving an incoming call originated by the user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the network node and the user device being located within the predetermined geographic area; connecting the incoming call to the destination device; and routing the outgoing announcement from the destination device to the user device through the network node. A network node associated with the method may include an input module, a handling module, and an output module.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for disseminating information relating to a local emergency condition, comprising:
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a) providing at least a first user device with access to an outgoing announcement via at least a first network node in a communication network, the outgoing announcement accessible via a non-emergency network address associated with a destination device, the non-emergency network address also being associated with an information service organization that provides information service relating to local emergency conditions for a predetermined geographic area, wherein the non-emergency network address is distinct from an emergency network address associated with an emergency response organization that provides emergency response service for at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area, wherein the outgoing announcement provides select information for at least one local emergency condition within at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area; b) receiving a first incoming call at the first network node, the first incoming call originated by the first user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the first network node and the first user device being located within the predetermined geographic area; c) connecting the first incoming call to the destination device; and d) routing the outgoing announcement from the destination device to the first user device through at least the first network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for disseminating information relating to a local emergency condition, comprising:
a first network node in a communication network for providing at least a first user device with access to an outgoing announcement via at least the first network node, the outgoing announcement accessible via a non-emergency network address associated with a destination device, the non-emergency network address also being associated with an information service organization that provides information service relating to local emergency conditions for a predetermined geographic area, wherein the non-emergency network address is distinct from an emergency network address associated with an emergency response organization that provides emergency response service for at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area, wherein the outgoing announcement provides select information for at least one local emergency condition within at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area, the first network node comprising; a first input module for receiving a first incoming call originated by the first user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the first network node and the first user device being located within the predetermined geographic area; a first handling module in operative communication with the first input module for connecting the first incoming call to the destination device; and a first output module in operative communication with the first handling module for routing the outgoing announcement from the destination device to the first user device through at least the first network node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for disseminating information relating to a local emergency condition, comprising:
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a) providing at least first and second user devices with access to an outgoing announcement via at least a first network node in a communication network, the outgoing announcement accessible via a non-emergency network address associated with a destination device, the non-emergency network address also being associated with an information service organization that provides information service relating to local emergency conditions for a predetermined geographic area, wherein the non-emergency network address is distinct from an emergency network address associated with an emergency response organization that provides emergency response service for at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area, wherein the outgoing announcement includes a pre-recorded message having a known duration and the pre-recorded message is iteratively repeated over time, wherein the pre-recorded message provides select information for at least one local emergency condition within at least a portion of the predetermined geographic area; b) receiving a first incoming call at the first network node, the first incoming call originated by the first user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the first network node and the first user device being located within the predetermined geographic area; c) receiving a second incoming call at the first network node, the second incoming call originated by the second user device and directed to the non-emergency network address, the second user device being located within the predetermined geographic area; d) connecting the first and second incoming calls to the destination device after a current iteration of the pre-recorded message is complete; and e) routing the outgoing announcement from the destination device to the first and second user devices through at least the first network node such that the outgoing announcement begins at a next iteration of the pre-recorded message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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