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Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Selectively Distributing Urgent Public Information

  • US 20130273962A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2013
  • Published: 10/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a relationship between a telecommunication provider and a plurality of subscribers, an alert distribution device for determining an appropriate set of addresses to which to distribute an alert, the device comprising:

  • at least one interface in communication with a communication network;

    a processor in communication with the at least one interface; and

    a non-transitory storage medium in communication with the processor, the storage medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to;

    access a directory of alert gateways, the directory comprising a plurality of directory entries, each directory entry being associated with a particular alert gateway and comprising at least one gateway characteristic and a distribution address associated with that alert gateway, the gateway characteristic including information to enable the alert distribution device to determine whether a given alert should be transmitted to the alert gateway;

    receive, via the at least one interface, an alert communicating urgent public information, the alert describing an event and comprising;

    alert information including information about the alert itself; and

    event information including specific details about the event;

    identify, based on the event information, a set of selection criteria for determining which of the plurality of alert gateways should receive the alert;

    search the directory for at least one directory entry comprising a gateway characteristic corresponding to the identified selection criteria;

    identify, based on the search, a set of at least one distribution address that should receive the alert from among a plurality of distribution addresses each associated with one of the alert gateways, each member of the set of at least one distribution address being associated with a directory entry comprising a gateway characteristic that corresponds to the identified selection criteria; and

    transmit the alert to be received by a set of alert gateways, each member of the set of alert gateways being associated with a member of the set of at least one distribution address.

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