PROVIDING EMERGENCY INFORMATION VIA EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an emergency call comprising reported information, the emergency call associated with an emergency condition;
generating an emergency alert message comprising at least a portion of the reported information;
determining a characteristic associated with potential recipients of the emergency alert message;
determining whether a number associated with the emergency call exceeds a predetermined threshold of emergency calls that have been received;
if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold, distributing the emergency alert message to a plurality of recipients associated with the characteristic; and
if the number is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, refraining from distributing the emergency alert message to the plurality of recipients until at least one more emergency calls is received.
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Abstract
An emergency alert message may be distributed to notify the public of an emergency condition. Recipients of the emergency alert message be determined, for example, based on a geographic region. A recipient may receive an emergency alert message and may be informed that an emergency condition has been reported to emergency response personnel. The distribution of an emergency alert message may be broadcast or tailored to specific recipients according to various embodiments.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an emergency call comprising reported information, the emergency call associated with an emergency condition; generating an emergency alert message comprising at least a portion of the reported information; determining a characteristic associated with potential recipients of the emergency alert message; determining whether a number associated with the emergency call exceeds a predetermined threshold of emergency calls that have been received; if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold, distributing the emergency alert message to a plurality of recipients associated with the characteristic; and if the number is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, refraining from distributing the emergency alert message to the plurality of recipients until at least one more emergency calls is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a memory comprising executable instructions; and a processor in communications with the memory, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; receiving an emergency call comprising reported information, the emergency call associated with an emergency condition; generating an emergency alert message comprising at least a portion of the reported information; determining a characteristic associated with potential recipients of the emergency alert message; determining whether a number associated with the emergency call exceeds a predetermined threshold of emergency calls that have been received; if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold, distributing the emergency alert message to a plurality of recipients associated with the characteristic; and if the number is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, refraining from distributing the emergency alert message to the plurality of recipients until at least one more emergency calls is received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
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receiving an emergency call comprising reported information, the emergency call associated with an emergency condition; generating an emergency alert message comprising at least a portion of the reported information; determining a characteristic associated with potential recipients of the emergency alert message; determining whether a number associated with the emergency call exceeds a predetermined threshold of emergency calls that have been received; if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold, distributing the emergency alert message to a plurality of recipients associated with the characteristic; and if the number is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, refraining from distributing the emergency alert message to the plurality of recipients until at least one more emergency calls is received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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