NETWORK DIRECTED CELL BROADCASTS FOR EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a device, broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises information about available broadcast technologies and information about broadcast channels associated with each of the available broadcast technologies;
storing, by the device, the broadcast information;
receiving, at the device, an instruction not to engage in broadcast channel monitoring;
monitoring, by the device, a control channel of the device;
receiving, at the device, via the control channel, an indication that an alert is being broadcast;
retrieving, responsive to the request, the stored broadcast information;
overriding the instruction, wherein broadcast monitoring is enabled as a result of the overriding;
responsive to the overriding, tuning, based on the retrieved broadcast information, to a broadcast channel of the broadcast channels associated with the available broadcast technologies;
receiving, via the tuned broadcast channel, an emergency alert broadcast from an emergency alert network; and
responsive to receiving the emergency alert broadcast, after a predefined period of time has expired on the device, resetting the instruction not to engage in broadcast monitoring.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing alerts to end users of networked enabled portable devices are provided so that the end users are made aware when broadcast emergency alerts are issued. The systems and methods provide a way for a portable device to receive information about an emergency alert broadcast of which the user should be aware, e.g., from the EAS, and to notify the user of the emergency alert. A flag provides an indication the EAS should be on and the systems and method override the settings made by a user to a portable device to enable EAS reception. The user may then be automatically taken to the emergency alert information by having the portable device automatically tune to the emergency broadcast information, or the user may optionally retrieve the emergency information by tuning to the emergency broadcast channel, or the user may otherwise be presented with a reference to the emergency data (e.g., a link to the information).
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a device, broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises information about available broadcast technologies and information about broadcast channels associated with each of the available broadcast technologies; storing, by the device, the broadcast information; receiving, at the device, an instruction not to engage in broadcast channel monitoring; monitoring, by the device, a control channel of the device; receiving, at the device, via the control channel, an indication that an alert is being broadcast; retrieving, responsive to the request, the stored broadcast information; overriding the instruction, wherein broadcast monitoring is enabled as a result of the overriding; responsive to the overriding, tuning, based on the retrieved broadcast information, to a broadcast channel of the broadcast channels associated with the available broadcast technologies; receiving, via the tuned broadcast channel, an emergency alert broadcast from an emergency alert network; and responsive to receiving the emergency alert broadcast, after a predefined period of time has expired on the device, resetting the instruction not to engage in broadcast monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; receiving, at the device, broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises information about available broadcast technologies and information about broadcast channels associated with each of the available broadcast technologies; storing, by the device, the broadcast information; receiving, at the device, an instruction not to engage in broadcast channel monitoring; monitoring, by the device, a control channel of the device; receiving, at the device, via the control channel, an indication that an alert is being broadcast; retrieving, responsive to the request, the stored broadcast information; overriding the instruction, wherein broadcast monitoring is enabled as a result of the overriding; responsive to the overriding, tuning, based on the retrieved broadcast information, to a broadcast channel of the broadcast channels associated with the available broadcast technologies; receiving, via the tuned broadcast channel, an emergency alert broadcast from an emergency alert network; and responsive to receiving the emergency alert broadcast, after a predefined period of time has expired on the device, resetting the instruction not to engage in broadcast monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage device having stored thereon computer executable instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
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receiving, at a communications device, broadcast information, wherein the broadcast information comprises information about available broadcast technologies and information about broadcast channels associated with each of the available broadcast technologies; storing, by the communications device, the broadcast information; receiving, at the communications device, an instruction not to engage in broadcast channel monitoring; monitoring, by the communications device, a control channel of the communications device; receiving, at the communications device, via the control channel, an indication that an alert is being broadcast; retrieving, responsive to the request, the stored broadcast information; overriding the instruction, wherein broadcast monitoring is enabled as a result of the overriding; responsive to the overriding, tuning, based on the retrieved broadcast information, to a broadcast channel of the broadcast channels associated with the available broadcast technologies; receiving, via the tuned broadcast channel, an emergency alert broadcast from an emergency alert network; and responsive to receiving the emergency alert broadcast, after a predefined period of time has expired on the communications device, resetting the instruction not to engage in broadcast monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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