Emergency alerting device
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1. A communication device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a first data packet from a data broadcasting system, wherein the first data packet comprises at least a first bit that corresponds to a location of the communication device, at least a second bit that corresponds to group information for the communication device, and at least a third bit that corresponds to an alert component;
a second receiver configured to receive a second input signal such that the communication device is configured to simultaneously monitor two input signals, wherein the two input signals are separate alert signals at different frequencies;
a processor operably connected to the receiver and configured to process the first data packet to determine whether the first data packet includes a message for a group to which the communication device belongs;
a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store data and at least one unique identification code;
a mesh network transceiver operably connected to the processor and configured to;
transmit the received first data packet via a mesh network to at least one of a plurality of additional communication devices,receive additional data packets via the mesh network from at least one of the plurality of communication devices,andrelay the additional received data packets via the mesh network to at least one of the plurality of communication devices;
an output device operably connected to the processor and configured to present the message at the communication device corresponding to at least one of the first data packet and the additional received data packets if the first data packet includes a message for the group to which the communication device belongs; and
a plurality of programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to;
inspect the received data packet to determine, based on the unique identification code, whether the data packet is directed to the device, and only present the alert corresponding to the data packet if the processor determines that the data packet is directed to the device.
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Abstract
A communication device for transmitting and receiving messages via an emergency notification network. The communication device includes a receiver configured to receive a data packet from a data broadcasting system, a processor operably connected to the receiver and configured to process the data packet, a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store data, a mesh network transceiver operably connected to the processor and configured to transmit the received data packet via a mesh network to at least a second communication device, and an output device operably connected to the processor and configured to present an alert corresponding to the data packet.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first data packet from a data broadcasting system, wherein the first data packet comprises at least a first bit that corresponds to a location of the communication device, at least a second bit that corresponds to group information for the communication device, and at least a third bit that corresponds to an alert component; a second receiver configured to receive a second input signal such that the communication device is configured to simultaneously monitor two input signals, wherein the two input signals are separate alert signals at different frequencies; a processor operably connected to the receiver and configured to process the first data packet to determine whether the first data packet includes a message for a group to which the communication device belongs; a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store data and at least one unique identification code; a mesh network transceiver operably connected to the processor and configured to; transmit the received first data packet via a mesh network to at least one of a plurality of additional communication devices, receive additional data packets via the mesh network from at least one of the plurality of communication devices,and relay the additional received data packets via the mesh network to at least one of the plurality of communication devices; an output device operably connected to the processor and configured to present the message at the communication device corresponding to at least one of the first data packet and the additional received data packets if the first data packet includes a message for the group to which the communication device belongs; and a plurality of programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to; inspect the received data packet to determine, based on the unique identification code, whether the data packet is directed to the device, and only present the alert corresponding to the data packet if the processor determines that the data packet is directed to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication device comprising:
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a first receiver configured to receive a first data packet from a first data broadcasting system, wherein the first data packet comprises group information and an alert component, wherein the first data packet comprises at least a first bit that corresponds to a location of the communication device, at least a second bit that corresponds to group information for the communication device, and at least a third bit that corresponds to an alert component; a second receiver configured to receive a second data packet or audio from a second data broadcasting system, wherein the second data packet comprises group information and an alert component such that the communication device is configured to simultaneously monitor two input signals, wherein the two input signals are separate alert signals at different frequencies; a processor operably connected to the first receiver and the second receiver and configured to process any received data packets to determine whether the first packet includes a first message for a group to which the communication device belongs and whether the second packet includes a second message for the group to which the communication device belongs; a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store received data packets and at least one unique identification code; a mesh network transceiver operably connected to the processor and configured to; transmit the received first data packet via a mesh network to at least a second communication device, receive additional data packets via the mesh network from at least one of the plurality of communication devices, and relay the additional received data packets via the mesh network to at least one of the plurality of communication devices; an input device operably connected to the processor and configured to provide additional data related to an operating environment of the communications device; an output device operably connected to the processor and configured to; present an alert based upon the first message at the communication device corresponding to at least one of the first data packet, the second data packet and the additional received data packets if the first data packet includes a first message for the group to which the communication device belongs, and present an alert based upon the second message at the communication device corresponding to the second data packet and the additional received data packets if the second data packet includes a second message for the group to which the communication device belongs; and a plurality of programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to; inspect the received data packet to determine, based on the unique identification code, whether the data packet is directed to the device, and only present the alert corresponding to the data packet if the processor determines that the data packet is directed to the device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication device comprising:
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a mesh transceiver configured to; receive a first data packet transmitted from another device over a mesh network, wherein the first data packet comprises location information, group information and an alert component, wherein the first data packet comprises at least a first bit that corresponds to a location of the communication device, at least a second bit that corresponds to group information for the communication device, and at least a third bit that corresponds to an alert component, receive a second input signal such that the communication device is configured to simultaneously monitor two input signals, wherein the two input signals are separate alert signals at different frequencies; transmit the received first data packet via a mesh network to at least one of a plurality of communication devices, receive additional data packets via the mesh network from at least one of the plurality of communication devices, and relay the additional received data packets via the mesh network to at least one of the plurality of communication devices; a processor operably connected to the mesh transceiver and configured to; process the received data packets, wherein the processing comprises; determining if the received data packets are for distribution by the communication device based upon the location information contained within each received data packet, and determining if the first data packet includes a message for a group to which the communication device belongs, and instruct the mesh transceiver to transmit the received first data packet if it is determined the first data packet is for distribution by the communication device; a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store received data packets and at least one unique identification code; an input device operably connected to the processor and configured to provide additional data related to an operating environment of the communications device; and an output device operably connected to the processor and configured to present an alert the message at the communication device corresponding to at least one of the first data packet and the additional received data packets if the first data packet includes a message for the group to which the communication device belongs; and a plurality of programming instructions that, when executed, instruct the processor to; inspect the received data packet to determine, based on the unique identification code, whether the data packet is directed to the device, and only present the alert corresponding to the data packet if the processor determines that the data packet is directed to the device.
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