Integration of emergency alert information

• US 8,660,518 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2013
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Daly, Brian Kevin, Sennett, DeWayne Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fahnert, Marisol
• Application Number:
  US13/864,445
• Publication Number:
  US 20130231079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404, 455/404.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456, 455/404.2, 455/521, 455/567, 455/440, 340/506, 340/539.1, 340/539.18, 340/500, 340/3.43, 340/7.29, 709/223, 709/224, 709/218, 370/356, 370/328
• 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 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• 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

A subscriber of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) receiving an EAS alert message can obtain additional multimedia information in based upon the location of the subscriber. The additional multimedia information can include information pertaining to available shelter, medical facilities, the location of emergency supplies, a plume map, evacuation routes, or the like. In an example embodiment, the Global Positioning System or other device location systems is utilized to determine the location of the subscriber. The location information along with EAS alert information is used to query a database to obtain the additional information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an emergency alert server, an indication of an emergency alert from an emergency alert system;

transmitting, from the emergency alert server to a supplemental emergency alert server, a request for multimedia content associated with the emergency alert, the request comprising an indication of a location of a wireless mobile device and an indication of an emergency personnel status of a subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device,

wherein the request causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the indication of the location of the wireless mobile device and the indication of the emergency personnel status of the subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device;

receiving, at the emergency alert server from the supplemental emergency alert server, the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert; and

transmitting the multimedia content from the emergency alert server to the wireless mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the multimedia content from an external storage device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request further comprises at least one of a type of emergency associated with the emergency alert or a capability of the wireless mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request further causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the type of emergency associated with the emergency alert.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the request further causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the capability of the wireless mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content comprises at least one of a map, an evacuation route, a telephone number, an email address, or contact information of an emergency services provider.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content is received at the emergency alert server via one of an intranet or an internet.

8. A system 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 indication of an emergency alert from an emergency alert system;

transmitting, to a supplemental emergency alert server, a request for multimedia content associated with the emergency alert, the request comprising an indication of a location of a wireless mobile device and an indication of an emergency personnel status of a subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device,

wherein the request causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the indication of the location of the wireless mobile device and the indication of the emergency personnel status of the subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device;

receiving, from the supplemental emergency alert server, the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert; and

transmitting the multimedia content to the wireless mobile device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the multimedia content from an external storage device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the request further comprises at least one of a type of emergency associated with the emergency alert or a capability of the wireless mobile device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the request further causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the type of emergency associated with the emergency alert.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the request further causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the capability of the wireless mobile device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the multimedia content comprises at least one of a map, an evacuation route, a telephone number, an email address, or contact information of an emergency services provider.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the multimedia content is received via one of an intranet or an internet.

15. A computer-readable medium that is not a transient signal comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving an indication of an emergency alert from an emergency alert system;

transmitting, to a supplemental emergency alert server, a request for multimedia content associated with the emergency alert, the request comprising an indication of a location of a wireless mobile device and an indication of an emergency personnel status of a subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device,

wherein the request causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the indication of the location of the wireless mobile device and the indication of the emergency personnel status of the subscriber associated with the wireless mobile device;

receiving, from the supplemental emergency alert server, the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert; and

transmitting the multimedia content to the wireless mobile device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the multimedia content from an external storage device.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the request further comprises at least one of a type of emergency associated with the emergency alert or a capability of the wireless mobile device.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the request causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert further based on the type of emergency associated with the emergency alert.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the request further causes the supplemental emergency alert server to determine the multimedia content associated with the emergency alert based on the capability of the wireless mobile device.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the multimedia content comprises at least one of a map, an evacuation route, a telephone number, an email address, or contact information of an emergency services provider.