SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING PROXIMAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF AN EMERGENCY OR EVENT
First Claim
1. A method for notifying and providing relevant information to members of one or more community networks relating to events happening at geographic locations, wherein the members of the one or more community networks are registered with a community notification system (CNS) that enables processing and transmission of relevant event information to and from the members of the one or more community networks, comprising the steps of:
- receiving event information at the CNS indicating the occurrence of an event associated with a system user at a geographic location;
retrieving a pre-created user profile at the CNS corresponding to the system user, wherein the pre-created user profile includes information corresponding to one or more community networks associated with the system user;
identifying via the CNS one or more community members in the one or more community networks associated with the system user;
generating an alert via the CNS based on the received event information to be sent to the one or more identified community members relating to the event at the geographic location; and
transmitting the alert to the one or more identified community members to notify the one or more identified community members of the event at the geographic location.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for an automated community notification system (“CNS”) that is configured to notify certain individuals with relevant information relating to occurrence of an event or emergency at a given geographical location. Generally, aspects of the system include operative connections to one or more security system providers (“SSPs”) to identify events/emergencies at properties. In alternate embodiments, system users provide event information to the CNS via users'"'"' electronic devices. According to one aspect, system users register with the CNS and provide user information, preferences, geographic information, etc., and the CNS subsequently utilizes that information (in connection with other third party information sources) to establish “neighborhood networks” for system users. Typically, members of in the same neighborhood network are notified and provided with relevant information when an emergency occurs at the property or geographic location of another user in the members'"'"' network.
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1. A method for notifying and providing relevant information to members of one or more community networks relating to events happening at geographic locations, wherein the members of the one or more community networks are registered with a community notification system (CNS) that enables processing and transmission of relevant event information to and from the members of the one or more community networks, comprising the steps of:
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receiving event information at the CNS indicating the occurrence of an event associated with a system user at a geographic location; retrieving a pre-created user profile at the CNS corresponding to the system user, wherein the pre-created user profile includes information corresponding to one or more community networks associated with the system user; identifying via the CNS one or more community members in the one or more community networks associated with the system user; generating an alert via the CNS based on the received event information to be sent to the one or more identified community members relating to the event at the geographic location; and transmitting the alert to the one or more identified community members to notify the one or more identified community members of the event at the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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11. The method of 10, further comprising the steps of:
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extracting at least one preferred contact method from the one or more pre-created user profiles for each of the one or more identified community members; and transmitting the alert to the one or more identified community members based on each member'"'"'s at least one preferred contact method.
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