Emergency alert system instructional media

• US 8,489,060 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sennett, DeWayne Allan, Daly, Brian Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ, JULIO R
• Application Number:
  US12/059,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20090247113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,933 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/521, 340/438, 340/539.28, 340/573.1, 340/531, 340/439
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Emergency instructional messages are utilized to provide instructions to a user in the event of an emergency. The instructional message may be various media, including, but not limited to, text, images, video, audio, and/or multimedia. The instructional message can be prerecorded and stored in a mobile device and/or on a communications network. Instructional message may be provided manually by an alert initiator and/or automatically based upon a type of alert. The instructional message may be initiated based upon the initiation of an emergency alert system (EAS) transmission, the occurrence of an event, a designated person, or a security violation, for example. Further, the instructional message may be tailored depending upon a location, such as the expected or determined location of the intended recipient or communication device of the instructional message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving emergency instructional content indicative of being generated and provided by a first user of a wireless network, the emergency instructional content comprising a first emergency attribute,

wherein the first user of the wireless network is associated with a second user of the wireless network,

wherein the second user of the wireless network is an operator of a first communications device, and

wherein the emergency instructional content is intended for presentation on the first communications device;

receiving an emergency alert message comprising a second emergency attribute from an emergency services agency;

determining that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute;

responsive to determining that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute, generating an emergency instructional message comprising the emergency instructional content and the emergency alert message;

storing the emergency instructional message on at least one of a mobile device or a server configured to interface with a cellular network, wherein the cellular network is configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the first communications device; and

transmitting the emergency instructional message to the first communications device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional content comprises at least one of a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user is at least one of a parent or a guardian of the second user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional content comprises first content associated with a first location and second content associated with a second location.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating an emergency instructional message comprising the emergency instructional content and the emergency alert message comprises selecting one of the first content and the second content based on a location of the first communications device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency services agency comprises an Emergency Alert System.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the emergency instructional message comprises associating the emergency instructional message with a predetermined location of the first communications device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a location of the first communications device; and

determining if the location corresponds to the predetermined location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency instructional content is received from a second mobile device.

10. A system comprising:

an input/output portion configured to;

receive emergency instructional content indicative of being generated and provided by a first user of a wireless network, the emergency instructional content comprising a first emergency attribute,

wherein the first user of the wireless network is associated with a second user of the wireless network,

wherein the second user of the wireless network is an operator of a first communications device, and

wherein the emergency instructional content is intended for presentation on the first communications device;

receive an emergency alert message comprising a second emergency attribute from an emergency services agency; and

transmit an emergency instructional message to the first communications device; and

a processing portion configured to;

determine that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute;

responsive to determining that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute, generate the emergency instructional message comprising the emergency instructional content and the emergency alert message, and

store the emergency instructional message on at least one of a mobile device or a server configured to interface with a cellular network, wherein the cellular network is configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the first communications device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the processing portion is further configured to;

associate the emergency instructional message with a predetermined location of the first communications device; and

the input/output portion is further configured to;

determine a location of the first communications device; and

determine if the location corresponds to the predetermined location.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the input/output portion, the processing portion and the memory portion are associated with at least one of the mobile device, a cellular network configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the mobile device, or a combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency instructional content comprises at least one of a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the first user is at least one of a parent or a guardian of the second user.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency services agency comprises an Emergency Alert System.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the input/output portion is further configured to receive the emergency instructional content from a second mobile device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing operations comprising:

receiving emergency instructional content indicative of being generated and provided by a first user of a wireless network, the emergency instructional content comprising a first emergency attribute,

wherein the first user of the wireless network is associated with a second user of the wireless network,

wherein the second user of the wireless network is an operator of a first communications device, and

wherein the emergency instructional content is intended for presentation on the first communications device;

receiving an emergency alert message comprising a second emergency attribute from an emergency services agency;

determining that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute;

responsive to determining that the first emergency attribute is the same as the second emergency attribute, generating an emergency instructional message comprising the emergency instructional content and the emergency alert message;

storing the emergency instructional message on at least one of a mobile device or a server configured to interface with a cellular network, wherein the cellular network is configured to transmit the emergency instructional message to the first communications device; and

transmitting the emergency instructional message to the first communications device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the emergency instructional message comprises at least one of a text message, an image, a video, an audio message, a multimedia message, or a combination thereof.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise associating the emergency instructional message with a predetermined location of the first communications device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the emergency instructional content from a second mobile device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a location of the first communications device; and

determining if the location corresponds to the predetermined location.