System for substantially simultaneous alerts
First Claim
1. A system for generating substantially simultaneous alerts, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of user devices accessible via at least one publicly available network, each said user device having installed on it an alert-based client; and
(b) a server configured to download identical alert information, including a message that has been encrypted, to the plurality of user devices,wherein the alert-based clients are configured to receive the alert information and, in response;
(i) to store the message in encrypted form until just prior to a specified delivery time;
(ii) to provide a warning signal indicating that the message is about to be delivered; and
(iii) to decrypt and deliver the message substantially at the specified delivery time, thereby providing substantially simultaneous delivery of the message to the user devices.
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Abstract
Provided, inter alia, is a system for generating substantially simultaneous alerts, in which a plurality of user devices is accessible via at least one publicly available network. Each such user device has installed on it an alert-based client. A server is configured to download identical alert information, including a message that has been encrypted, to the plurality of user devices. The alert-based clients are configured to receive the alert information and, in response: (i) to store the message in encrypted form until just prior to a specified delivery time; and (ii) to decrypt and deliver the message substantially at the specified delivery time. By virtue of the foregoing arrangement, substantially simultaneous delivery of the message to the user devices is achieved.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for generating substantially simultaneous alerts, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of user devices accessible via at least one publicly available network, each said user device having installed on it an alert-based client; and (b) a server configured to download identical alert information, including a message that has been encrypted, to the plurality of user devices, wherein the alert-based clients are configured to receive the alert information and, in response;
(i) to store the message in encrypted form until just prior to a specified delivery time;
(ii) to provide a warning signal indicating that the message is about to be delivered; and
(iii) to decrypt and deliver the message substantially at the specified delivery time, thereby providing substantially simultaneous delivery of the message to the user devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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15. An apparatus for receiving and providing alerts, comprising:
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(a) at least one memory/storage device storing executable process steps; (b) a processor for executing the process steps; (c) a real-time clock that keeps track of time of day; and (d) a device clock that provides processing synchronization signals to the memory/storage device and the processor, wherein the executable process steps include steps to receive alert information, including a message, and in response;
(i) to store the message in encrypted form into the at least one memory/storage device until just prior to a specified delivery time;
(ii) to provide a warning signal indicating that the message is about to be delivered; and
(iii) to decrypt and deliver the message substantially at the specified delivery time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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