Interactive personal emergency communications
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1. An emergency alert gateway comprising:
- a memory comprising computer instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein, when executing the computer instructions, the processor effectuates operations comprising;
receiving an emergency alert message from an emergency services provider device;
determining a respective user group for each device in a set of destination devices;
determining a subset of destination devices from among the set of destination devices, wherein each device in the subset of destination devices is associated with a first user group;
determining a device characteristic for the subset of destination devices based on the first user group;
modifying the emergency alert message based on the device characteristic;
appending an address of the emergency services provider device to the emergency alert message;
generating a modified emergency alert message; and
transmitting the modified emergency alert message to the subset of destination devices.
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Abstract
Emergency alert messages are received from an emergency service or governmental agencies and modified according to user, user group, or device characteristics or preferences. Emergency alert messages are appended with source identifiers that can be used by users to respond to such alert messages. The emergency alert messages and the response messages can include multimedia content. Emergency alert messages received on a user device can be transmitted to other devices using various means, including short distance wireless communications protocols.
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1. An emergency alert gateway comprising:
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a memory comprising computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein, when executing the computer instructions, the processor effectuates operations comprising; receiving an emergency alert message from an emergency services provider device; determining a respective user group for each device in a set of destination devices; determining a subset of destination devices from among the set of destination devices, wherein each device in the subset of destination devices is associated with a first user group; determining a device characteristic for the subset of destination devices based on the first user group; modifying the emergency alert message based on the device characteristic; appending an address of the emergency services provider device to the emergency alert message; generating a modified emergency alert message; and transmitting the modified emergency alert message to the subset of destination devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-propagating computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
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receiving an emergency alert message from an emergency services provider device; determining a respective user group for each device in a set of destination devices; determining a subset of destination devices from among the set of destination devices, wherein each device in the subset of destination devices is associated with a first user group; determining a device characteristic for the subset of destination devices based on the first user group; modifying the emergency alert message based on the device characteristic; appending an address of the emergency services provider device to the emergency alert message; generating a modified emergency alert message; and transmitting the modified emergency alert message to the subset of destination devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving an emergency alert message from an emergency services provider device at an alert gateway; determining, on the alert gateway, a respective user group for each device in a set of destination devices; determining, on the alert gateway, a subset of destination devices from among the set of destination devices, wherein each device in the subset of destination devices is associated with a first user group; determining, on the alert gateway, a device characteristic for the subset of destination devices based on the first user group; modifying, on the alert gateway, the emergency alert message based on the device characteristic to generate a modified emergency alert message; appending, on the alert gateway, an address of the emergency services provider device to the emergency alert message; and transmitting, from the alert gateway, the modified emergency alert message to the subset of destination devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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