ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20130012154A1
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shortcode7 LLC
• Original Assignee: Shortcode7 LLC
• Inventors: Ramos, Gerardo Payan
• Application Number:
  US13/543,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20130012154A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure are a computer-implemented emergency and weather alert system. In the emergency alert system, an emergency alert from a user is sent to an individual or a selected group of people, family, or friends, with an additional emergency notice sent to law enforcement agencies. In the weather and/or natural disaster alert system, a user can send and receive weather alerts on a mobile communications device during inclement weather or natural disasters.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

memory;

a processor linked to the memory, the processor configured to;

receive a message from a remote user;

match the message from the remote user to a user account, wherein the user account comprises contact information for one or more recipients;

determine the location of the remote user from the message;

send at least one message including a location indicator for the user to the one or more recipient; and

send a location indicator for the user to at least one emergency response agency.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive an indication of a type of emergency.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the type of emergency is selected from the group consisting of a blizzard, food, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, heat wave, landslide, kidnapping, civil unrest, assault, criminal activity, terrorist activity and any combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the content of the received message is selected from the group consisting of a telephone number, account number, name, email address, letter, sequence of numbers, sequence of letters, word, picture, or GUI selection, address, GPS location, message routing information, an indication of a type of emergency, a predetermined code, and any combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the received message is received by the processor from a dedicated application, SMS text, an email, a home alarm system, a car alarm system, a

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is sent to the recipient through an email, a SMS text, an automated phone call, a dedicated application, or any combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the message sent to the recipient additionally comprises a pictorially mapped location or a link to a map.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the map at the link is updated with user location information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein additional messages are sent to the one or more recipient with updated user location information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the location of the remote user from the message is determined by a GPS locator, a triangulation device, or from routing information.

11. A computerized method for an emergency alert system comprising:

receiving a message from a remote user;

matching the message from the remote user to a user account, wherein the user account comprises contact information for one or more recipients;

determining the location of the remote user from the message;

sending at least one message including a location indicator for the user to the one or more recipient; and

sending a location indicator for the user to at least one emergency response agency.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a microprocessor to perform steps comprising:

loading into memory a message from a remote user;

matching the message from the remote user to a user account, wherein the user account comprises contact information for one or more recipients;

determining the location of the remote user from the message;

sending at least one message including a location indicator for the user to the one or more recipient; and

sending a location indicator for the user to at least one emergency response agency.

13. A system comprising:

memory;

a processor linked to the memory, the processor configured to;

determine at least one user location;

determine a location of an emergency condition base on at least one predetermined parameter;

in response to the determination of the user location and the determination of the emergency condition location, send at least one emergency situation message to the user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one emergency situation message is sent to the user when the user is located in or near the emergency condition location.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency condition is a blizzard, flood, hurricane, typhoon, tsunami, seismic event or any combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the predetermined parameter is based at least in part on historical data or normalized data related to an emergency condition.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency condition location is determined at least in part on data received from weather sensors, seismic sensors, or any combination thereof.

18. A computerized method for an emergency alert system comprising:

receiving a message from a remote user;

determining at least one user location;

determining a location of an emergency condition base on at least one predetermined parameter;

in response to the determination of the user location and the determination of the emergency condition location, sending at least one emergency situation message to the user.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a microprocessor to perform steps comprising:

determining at least one user location;

determining a location of an emergency condition base on at least one predetermined parameter;

in response to the determination of the user location and the determination of the emergency condition location, sending at least one emergency situation message to the user.