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Emergency alert system

  • US 7,679,505 B1
  • Filed: 03/01/2007
  • Issued: 03/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An emergency alert system, comprising:

  • a) a first electronic device for receiving a geographic area message and converting the geographic area message into a geographic area signal for transmission;

    b) a second electronic device for receiving an emergency alert message and converting the emergency alert message into an emergency alert signal for transmission;

    c) a transmitter for receiving the geographic area signal and the emergency alert signal and transmitting said signals;

    d) a satellite that receives the geographic area signal and the emergency alert signal from the transmitter and retransmits the geographic area signal and the emergency alert signal to the earth; and

    ,e) an emergency alert enabled device that receives the geographic area signal and the emergency alert signal from the satellite, and wherein the emergency alert enabled device provides alerts to a user based upon GPS location data for the device.

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