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Publish-subscription platforms for alert messages and related methods and computer program products

  • US 8,914,433 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2007
  • Issued: 12/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving alert messages from an alert source, the alert messages comprising an analog alert message;

    converting the analog alert message to a digital alert message;

    publishing the alert messages to client devices based on matches between geographic locations respectively associated with ones of the alert messages and geographic locations respectively associated with ones of the client devices and based on whether the client devices have subscribed to the alert messages;

    authenticating using an authentication server the client devices using session initiation protocol to obtain the geographic locations associated with the client devices;

    authenticating using the authentication server customers of Web services; and

    storing authentication information associated with the Web services customers in an information repository;

    wherein the alert messages are not associated with an incoming call from a calling device.

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