DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A RECEIVED ALERT

• US 20130278385A1
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Malamud, Ariel, Baskin, Lonny
• Application Number:
  US13/976,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20130278385A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/7.51
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/00 Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• 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 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• 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 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of processing alerts. For example, a device may include an alert module, operative independent of an operating-system and/or a power mode of the device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network and to cause at least one user interface of the device to provide to a user of the device an alert indication, which is based on the alert message.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

an alert module, operative independent of an operating-system of said device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network, and to cause at least one user interface of said device to provide to a user of said device an alert indication, which is based on said alert message.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is operative regardless of a power-mode of said device.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said alert module is to cause said device to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

4. The device of claim 1 comprising at least one communication module to receive said alert message from said at least one communication network, wherein said alert module is to receive said alert message from said communication module.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein said at least one communication module comprises a plurality of communication modules to simultaneously monitor a plurality of communication channels for detecting said alert message.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert indication comprises at least one of an audio indication, a text indication, a graphic indication, a video indication and a sensual indication.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is to directly access said user interface to directly cause said user interface to provide said alert indication.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module comprises hardware.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module comprises firmware.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is to authenticate the alert message.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises a public data network.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein said device comprises a wireless communication device and said communication network comprises a wireless communication network.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert indication is based on a content of said alert message.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert message comprises an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein said alert message comprises an alert message of a common-alerting-protocol (CAP).

16. A device comprising:

an alert module, operative independent of a power-mode of said device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network and to cause at least one user interface of said device to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is operative independent of an operating-system of said device.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is to cause said device to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

19. The device of claim 16 comprising at least one communication module to receive said alert message from said at least one communication network, wherein said alert module is to receive said alert message from said communication module.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is to directly access said user interface to directly cause said user interface to provide said alert indication.

21. The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module comprises firmware.

22. The device of claim 16, wherein said communication network comprises a public data network.

23. The device of claim 16, wherein said alert message comprises an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority.

24. A system comprising:

a device to receive an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority over at least one communication network, to authenticate the alert message using at least one authentication certificate corresponding to said alerting authority, and to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said device is to receive said emergency alert message, to authenticate said alert message and to provide said alert indication regardless of a power-mode of said device.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein said device is to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

27. A method comprising:

receiving at a device an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority over at least one communication network;

authenticating the alert message using at least one authentication certificate corresponding to said alerting authority; and

causing at least one user interface of said device to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

28. The method of claim 27 comprising performing said receiving, authenticating and causing independent of at least one of an operating-system of said device and a power-mode of said device.

29. The method of claim 27 comprising powering up one or more elements of said device after receiving said alert message.

30. The method of claim 27 comprising simultaneously monitoring a plurality of communication channels for detecting said alert message.