ALERT NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20110095881A1
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Channel One LLC (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (Private Equity))
• Original Assignee: Channel One LLC (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (Private Equity))
• Inventors: Grosso, Vincent C., Jones, Arthur Eric, ROSENTEL, Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US12/912,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20110095881A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/501
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/008 with transmission via TV or radio broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1845 broadcast or multicast in a specific location, e.g. geocast protocols for adapting network applications to user terminal location H04L67/52; services specially adapted for wireless communication networks making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates

Abstract

Alert network systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving an emergency alert regarding an emergency condition affecting a geographic region, selecting a facility from a plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region, generating an alert notification regarding the emergency alert, providing the alert notification to the selected facility, and receiving an authorization to provide emergency information to one or more digital devices associated with the facility.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an emergency alert regarding an emergency condition affecting a geographic region;

selecting a facility from a plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region;

generating an alert notification regarding the emergency alert;

providing the alert notification to the selected facility; and

receiving an authorization to provide emergency information to one or more digital devices associated with the facility.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency condition is associated with a condition selected from the group consisting of weather, terrorism, shooting, accident, or chemical spill.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency alert comprises information received from the NOAA Disaster Management Interoperability Services (DMIS).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency alert comprises information received from the Department of Homeland Security.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert notification comprises a summary of the emergency condition and a proposed action to notify others.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the facility from the plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region comprises searching a database for the plurality of facilities related to the geographic region and selecting one or more of the plurality of facilities that may be affected by the emergency condition.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the facility comprises selecting the facility at least partially based on a rule, wherein the rule comprises instructions that one or more facilities of the plurality of facilities should be contacted when the emergency condition has occurred in the geographic region.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the alert notification to the selected facility comprises providing the alert notification to an authorization device associated with the facility.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending emergency information to the one or more digital devices associated with the facility based on the authorization.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the emergency information comprises audio, video, and images associated with the emergency condition.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the emergency information comprises a map.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency information comprises customized messages generated by authorized users associated with the facility.

13. A system comprising:

a notification receiver module configured to receive an emergency alert regarding an emergency condition affecting a geographic region;

a facility selection module configured to select a facility from a plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region; and

an emergency transmission module configured to generate an alert notification regarding the emergency alert, provide the alert notification to the selected facility; and

receive an authorization to provide emergency information to one or more digital devices associated with the facility.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency condition is associated with a condition selected from the group consisting of weather, terrorism, shooting, accident, and chemical spill.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency alert comprises information received from the NOAA.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency alert comprises information received from the Department of Homeland Security.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the alert notification comprises a summary of the emergency condition and a proposed action to notify others.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the facility selection module configured to select the facility from the plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region comprises the v configured to search a database for the plurality of facilities related to the geographic region and select one or more of the plurality of facilities that may be affected by the emergency condition.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the facility selection module configured to select the facility comprises the facility selection module configured to select the facility at least partially based on a rule, wherein the rule comprises instructions that one or more facilities of the plurality of facilities should be contacted when the emergency condition has occurred in the geographic region.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein emergency transmission module configured to provide the alert notification to the selected facility comprises the emergency transmission module configured to provide the alert notification to an authorization device associated with the facility.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency transmission module is further configured to send emergency information to the one or more digital devices associated with the facility based on the authorization.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the emergency information comprises audio, video, and images associated with the emergency condition.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the emergency information comprises a map.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the emergency information comprises customized messages generated by authorized users associated with the facility.

25. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving an emergency alert regarding an emergency condition affecting a geographic region;

selecting a facility from a plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region;

generating an alert notification regarding the emergency alert;

providing the alert notification to the selected facility; and

receiving an authorization to provide emergency information to one or more digital devices associated with the facility.