Emergency broadcast message receiver
First Claim
1. A method in a portable communication device for conveying an emergency broadcast message, the method comprising:
- receiving the emergency broadcast message, wherein receiving the emergency broadcast message includes at least one of;
receiving the emergency broadcast message in a broadcast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service;
orreceiving the emergency broadcast message in a multicast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service;
transmitting an acknowledgment of receiving the emergency broadcast message; and
autonomously conveying information contained in the emergency broadcast message, which includes transmitting the information contained in the emergency broadcast message to an external device to preempt current information being communicated by the external device.
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Abstract
A method (200) and an apparatus (106) for a communication device for conveying information contained in an emergency broadcast message to an external device (110) are provided. The communication device (106) monitors (204) incoming broadcast messages in at least one of a broadcast mode and a multicast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service, and determines (206) whether the incoming broadcast messages include the emergency broadcast message. If the emergency broadcast message is included, then the communication device (106) receives (208) the emergency broadcast message, transmits (210) an acknowledgment of receiving the emergency broadcast message, and transmits (212) the information (108) contained in the emergency broadcast message to the external device (110).
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19 Claims
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1. A method in a portable communication device for conveying an emergency broadcast message, the method comprising:
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receiving the emergency broadcast message, wherein receiving the emergency broadcast message includes at least one of; receiving the emergency broadcast message in a broadcast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service;
orreceiving the emergency broadcast message in a multicast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service; transmitting an acknowledgment of receiving the emergency broadcast message; and autonomously conveying information contained in the emergency broadcast message, which includes transmitting the information contained in the emergency broadcast message to an external device to preempt current information being communicated by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a portable wireless communication device for conveying information contained in an emergency broadcast message to an external device, the method comprising:
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monitoring incoming broadcast messages in at least one of a broadcast mode and a multicast mode of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Service; determining whether the incoming broadcast messages include the emergency broadcast message; receiving the emergency broadcast message; transmitting an acknowledgment of receiving the emergency broadcast message; and autonomously transmitting the information contained in the emergency broadcast message to the external device to preempt current information being communicated by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An portable emergency broadcast message receiver comprising:
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a broadcast receiver configured to monitor incoming broadcast messages; a message status indicator coupled to the broadcast receiver, the message status indicator configured to determine whether the incoming broadcast messages include an emergency broadcast message; a message processor coupled to the broadcast receiver and to the message status indicator, the message processor configured to process the emergency broadcast message; an acknowledgment transmitter coupled to the message processor, the acknowledgment transmitter configured to transmit an acknowledgment of receiving the emergency broadcast message; and an information communicator coupled to the message processor, the information communicator configured to convey information contained in the emergency broadcast message to an external device to preempt current information being used by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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