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Alert warning system

  • US 8,009,035 B1
  • Filed: 02/12/2010
  • Issued: 08/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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