SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY SENDING COMMERCIAL MOBILE ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGES (CMAS) AND EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM (EWTS) ALERT MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for sending Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) alert messages to recipients, wherein the recipients who are not located within a geographic area designated to receive the alert message;
- the method comprising;
(a) receiving a request for sending an alert message wherein the request comprises a filter criteria, a notification method and a delivery address;
(b) receiving an alert message;
(c) determining the designated alert area in the received alert message;
(d) applying the filter criteria from the received request to the received alert message to determine if the alert message should be sent to the recipient;
(e) converting the received alert messages into a format compatible with the notification method; and
(f) sending the converted alert message to the recipient based on the notification method and delivery address.
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Abstract
A system and method for sending Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) alert messages to recipients who are not located within the designated alert area. Recipients specify filter criteria to define geographic areas of interest and the types of alerts of interest by matching Extensible Markup Language (XML) tags and data contained in the alert message. Alert messages may be sent to the recipient via SMS, e-mail, phone or push notification service.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for sending Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) alert messages to recipients, wherein the recipients who are not located within a geographic area designated to receive the alert message;
- the method comprising;
(a) receiving a request for sending an alert message wherein the request comprises a filter criteria, a notification method and a delivery address; (b) receiving an alert message; (c) determining the designated alert area in the received alert message; (d) applying the filter criteria from the received request to the received alert message to determine if the alert message should be sent to the recipient; (e) converting the received alert messages into a format compatible with the notification method; and (f) sending the converted alert message to the recipient based on the notification method and delivery address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the method comprising;
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12. A system for sending Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) alert messages to recipients, wherein the recipients who are not located within a geographic area designated to receive the alert message;
- the system comprising;
(a) memory comprising instructions; and (b) a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; i. receiving a request for sending an alert message wherein the request comprises a filter criteria, a notification method and a delivery address; ii. receiving an alert message; iii. determining the designated alert area in the received alert message; iv. applying the filter criteria from the received request to the received alert message to determine if the alert message should be sent to the recipient; v. converting the received alert messages into a format compatible with the notification method; and vi. sending the converted alert message to the recipient based on the notification method and delivery address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- the system comprising;
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