Donut alert messaging

• US 8,923,807 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Daly, Brian Kevin, Musgrove, Charles Peter, Sennett, DeWayne A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US14/173,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20140162591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 328 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.1, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.5
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking 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 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Different emergency alert messages may be provided to different mobile devices within a common geographic region subdivided into a plurality of inner regions. Each inner region may have different emergency alert messages and may be geographically located inside another region.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform the instructions comprising:

receiving first information for a first emergency alert area, the first information comprising a geographic boundary of the first emergency alert area;

receiving second information for a second emergency alert area, wherein the second emergency alert area is geographically located within the first emergency alert area;

receiving device information associated with a device, the device information comprising location information of the device;

determining an area in which the device is located based on the device information, the area comprising one of the first emergency alert area or the second emergency alert area;

determining an emergency alert message for the device based on the determined area, the emergency alert message comprising a map of a current position of the device, a current emergency alert area, and a forecast emergency alert area; and

providing instructions to send the emergency alert message.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second emergency alert area has a perimeter that does not cross a perimeter of the first emergency alert area.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to perform the instructions comprising:

generating a first alert message for the first emergency alert area; and

generating a second alert message for the second emergency alert area.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first emergency alert area and the second emergency alert area are nested.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein device information comprises direction of movement of the device.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein device information comprises speed of movement of the device.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first emergency alert area and the second emergency alert area are based on an adverse weather condition, a natural disaster, or a terrorist attack.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the emergency alert message comprises an escape route, a stay in shelter message, an evacuate message, or a stay away message.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to perform the instructions comprising:

receiving a plurality of emergency alert messages, and

rendering at least one of the received plurality of emergency alert messages based on the location information of the device.

10. A system comprising:

a processor communicatively connected with a mobile device; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving first information for a first emergency alert area, the first information comprising a geographic boundary of the first emergency alert area;

receiving second information for a second emergency alert area, wherein the second emergency alert area is geographically located within the first emergency alert area;

receiving device information associated with the mobile device, the device information comprising location information of the mobile device;

determining an area in which the mobile device is located based on the device information, the area comprising the first emergency alert area, or the second emergency alert area; and

determining an emergency alert message for the mobile device based on the determined area, the emergency alert message comprising a map of a current position of the mobile device, a current emergency alert area, and a forecast emergency alert area.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the second emergency alert area has a perimeter that does not cross a perimeter of the first emergency alert area.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile device periodically receives a plurality of emergency alert messages and renders at least one of the received plurality of emergency alert messages based on the location information of the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 10, executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

generating a first alert message for the first emergency alert area; and

generating a second alert message for the second emergency alert area.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein device information comprises direction of movement of the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the first emergency alert area and the second emergency alert area are based on an adverse weather condition, a natural disaster, or a terrorist attack.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency alert message comprises an escape route or a stay in shelter message.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency alert message comprises an evacuate message or a stay away message.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein device information comprises speed of movement of the mobile device.

19. A mobile device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving first information for a first emergency alert area, the first information comprising a geographic boundary of the first emergency alert area;

receiving second information for a second emergency alert area, wherein the second emergency alert area is geographically located within the first emergency alert area;

determining an area in which the mobile device is located based on mobile device information comprising location information of the mobile device, the area comprising the first emergency alert area or the second emergency alert area; and

determining an emergency alert message for the mobile device based on the determined area, the emergency alert message comprising a map of a current position of the mobile device, a current emergency alert area, and a forecast emergency alert area.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, further comprising computing device to perform the instructions comprising:

receiving a plurality of emergency alert messages; and

rendering at least one of the received plurality of emergency alert messages based on the location information of the mobile device.