Alert warning system
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1. An emergency alert system, comprising:
- a) a primary emergency operations center capable of the following operations;
i) selecting or creating a primary emergency alert message;
ii) identifying a geographic area of concern;
iii) creating a geographic area message representative of at least part of the geographic area of concern; and
,iv) transmitting the primary emergency alert message and the geographic area message;
b) a satellite capable of receiving the primary emergency alert message and the geographic area message and retransmitting these messages back to earth; and
,c) an emergency alert enabled device configured to receive the retransmitted primary emergency alert message and geographic area message and to present the primary emergency alert message to a user if and only if the emergency alert enabled device is located within the geographic area of concern based upon GPS location data for the emergency alert enabled device.
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Abstract
An emergency alert system and method are disclosed. The invention employs an emergency alert message, which directs end users to take some particular action like evacuating an identified geographic area. The invention further employs a geographic area message, which is based on a particular geographic area within which all persons should receive the emergency alert message. The invention utilizes an emergency alert enabled device that receives both the emergency alert message and the geographic area message. The emergency alert enabled device determines whether it is located within the geographic area of concern, and if so, presents the emergency alert message to the end user.
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1. An emergency alert system, comprising:
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a) a primary emergency operations center capable of the following operations; i) selecting or creating a primary emergency alert message; ii) identifying a geographic area of concern; iii) creating a geographic area message representative of at least part of the geographic area of concern; and
,iv) transmitting the primary emergency alert message and the geographic area message; b) a satellite capable of receiving the primary emergency alert message and the geographic area message and retransmitting these messages back to earth; and
,c) an emergency alert enabled device configured to receive the retransmitted primary emergency alert message and geographic area message and to present the primary emergency alert message to a user if and only if the emergency alert enabled device is located within the geographic area of concern based upon GPS location data for the emergency alert enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An emergency alert system, comprising:
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a) an emergency alert message; b) a geographic area message linked to the emergency alert message, the geographic area message representing an area of concern; c) an emergency operations center capable of sending messages via the Internet; and
,d) an emergency alert enabled device capable of receiving the emergency alert message and the geographic area message via the Internet, wherein the emergency alert enabled device presents the emergency alert message if and only if the emergency alert enabled device is located within the geographic area of concern based upon GPS location data for the emergency alert enabled device.
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20. An emergency alert system, comprising:
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a) an emergency alert message; b) a geographic area message representative of a geographic area of concern for the emergency alert message; c) a unique identifier assigned to the emergency alert message, the geographic area message, or both messages; and
,d) an emergency alert enabled device that receives the emergency alert message and the geographic area message and that presents the emergency alert message if and only if the emergency alert enabled device is located within the geographic area of concern based upon GPS location data for the device.
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