Emergency alert system
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1. A method for inputting an emergency alert message into a digital subscriber television system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving the emergency alert message;
if the emergency alert message contains a text message, converting the text message into a display file;
if the emergency alert message contains an audio message, converting the audio message into an audio file;
creating a digital emergency alert message including a unique message identifier;
event information associated with the emergency alert message;
display data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the display file, an indicator of the format of the display file, an indicator of the length of the display file, the location of the display file, and the display file; and
audio data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the audio file, an indicator of the format of the audio file, an indicator of the length of the audio file, the location of the audio file, and the audio file; and
transmitting the digital emergency alert message to the digital subscriber television system.
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Abstract
A system for inputting conventional emergency alert messages into a digital subscriber television system. The method allows existing emergency alert equipment to interface with the digital system equipment in the headend of a digital subscriber television system. A unique identifier and the format of the digital emergency alert message allow the input of an emergency alert message and allow for a wide variety of optional data formats, system control options, and data storage options.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for inputting an emergency alert message into a digital subscriber television system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving the emergency alert message;
if the emergency alert message contains a text message, converting the text message into a display file;
if the emergency alert message contains an audio message, converting the audio message into an audio file;
creating a digital emergency alert message including a unique message identifier;
event information associated with the emergency alert message;
display data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the display file, an indicator of the format of the display file, an indicator of the length of the display file, the location of the display file, and the display file; and
audio data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the audio file, an indicator of the format of the audio file, an indicator of the length of the audio file, the location of the audio file, and the audio file; and
transmitting the digital emergency alert message to the digital subscriber television system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for inputting an emergency alert message into a digital subscriber television system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the emergency alert message on an emergency alert receiver/controller;
if the emergency alert message contains a text message, converting the text message into a display file;
if the emergency alert message contains an audio message, converting the audio message into an audio file;
creating a digital emergency alert message including a unique message identifier;
event information associated with the emergency alert message;
display data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the display file, an indicator of the format of the display file, an indicator of the length of the display file, a location of the display file, and the display file; and
audio data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of the audio file, an indicator of the format of the audio file, an indicator of the length of the audio file, a location of the audio file, and the audio file; and
transmitting the digital emergency alert message from the emergency alert receiver/controller to an application server of the digital subscriber television system; and
converting, at the application server, the digital emergency message into a digital format of the digital subscriber television system for delivery to a subscriber receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A subscriber television system for receiving and displaying an emergency alert message to a subscriber comprising:
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emergency alert equipment operative to receiving the emergency alert message, creating a digital emergency alert message, and transmitting the digital emergency alert message, the digital emergency alert message including;
a unique message identifier;
event information associated with the emergency alert message;
display data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of a display file, an indicator of the format of the display file, an indicator of the length of the display file, a location of the display file, and the display file; and
audio data information, including at least one of an indicator of the existence of an audio file, an indicator of the format of the audio file, an indicator of the length of the audio file, a location of the audio file, and the audio file;
an application server for receiving the digital emergency alert message and converting the digital emergency message into a format of the subscriber television system; and
a subscriber television system headend for transmitting the digital emergency alert message in the format of the subscriber television system to a receiver for display to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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