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Emergency notification system for a portable device

  • US 8,385,956 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2012
  • Issued: 02/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication device, comprising:

  • a memory to store computer-executable instructions; and

    a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

    storing emergency broadcast information that specifies a broadcast technology supported by the communication device and an emergency broadcast channel associated with the broadcast technology;

    updating the emergency broadcast information with data from a remote location via over-the-air programming;

    retrieving a subset of the emergency broadcast information in response to detection of an emergency indicator bit received on a control channel of a telephony network, the emergency indicator bit indicative of an occurrence of an emergency broadcast; and

    in response to determining that the emergency broadcast is relevant based on a defined criterion;

    rendering a visual notification that the emergency broadcast is being transmitted, wherein the notification includes the subset of the emergency broadcast information,automatically tuning the communication device to the emergency broadcast channel; and

    storing a record of the occurrence of the emergency broadcast.

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