Multiple language emergency alert system message

• US 9,281,909 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cingular Wireless II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sennett, DeWayne Allan, Daly, Brian Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, AN V
• Application Number:
  US14/448,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20140342686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 725/33, 725/31, 725/32, 725/19, 725/36, 725/50, 725/111, 725/108, 725/14, 725/61, 725/90, 725/38, 725/120, 725/143, 725/112, 725/34, 725/87
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/263 Language identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/59 for emergency or urgency
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message is distributed in multiple languages. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided via a single channel and/or multiple channels. The multiple language EAS alert message can be provided with a language vector indicating the languages provided and the location of respective language specific EAS alert messages. A mobile device receiving the multiple language EAS alert message, selects a preferred language specific EAS alert message and renders the EAS alert message in the preferred language.

Claims

1. A method for broadcasting an alert in a plurality of languages over a wireless broadcast network, the method comprising:

analyzing a first message comprising the alert to determine a language of the first message, wherein the language differs from a default language;

generating a language vector based on the analysis of the first message, the language vector comprising;

a plurality of language indicators, wherein a first language indicator denotes the language of the first message; and

a plurality of location indicators, wherein a first location indicator is associated with the first language indicator, wherein the first location indicator denotes a broadcast channel assigned to the first message;

broadcasting, via the wireless broadcast network, a wireless emergency alert system alert message comprising the alert in the default language and the language vector; and

broadcasting, via the broadcast channel, the first message, wherein the language of the first message is a preferred language associated with a mobile device connected to the wireless broadcast network.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a second message comprising the alert in a second language, wherein the first message and the second message are interleaved in the broadcast channel.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2, wherein the first location indicator further denotes a location of the first message within the broadcast channel.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising broadcasting a second message comprising the alert in a second language via a second broadcast channel that differs from the broadcast channel.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the language vector further comprises an indication of message type.

6. A server for broadcasting an alert in a plurality of languages over a wireless broadcast network, the server comprising:

a processor; and

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

analyzing a first message comprising the alert to determine a language of the first message, wherein the language differs from a default language;

based on the analysis of the first message, generating a language vector comprising;

a plurality of language indicators, wherein a first language indicator denotes the language of the first message; and

a plurality of location indicators, wherein a first location indicator is associated with the first language indicator, wherein the first location indicator denotes a broadcast channel assigned to the first message;

broadcasting, via the wireless broadcast network, a wireless emergency alert system alert message comprising the alert in the default language and the language vector; and

broadcasting, via the broadcast channel, the first message, wherein the language of the first message is a preferred language associated with a mobile device connected to the wireless broadcast network.

7. A server in accordance with claim 6, wherein the operations further comprising:

a second message comprising the alert in a second language, wherein the first message and the second message are interleaved in the broadcast channel.

8. A server in accordance with claim 7, wherein the first location indicator denotes a location of the first message within the broadcast channel.

9. A server in accordance with claim 6, wherein the operations further comprising:

broadcasting a second message comprising the alert in a second language via a second broadcast channel that differs from the broadcast channel.

10. A server in accordance with claim 6, wherein the language vector further comprises an indication of message type.

11. A server in accordance with claim 6, wherein the first message comprises an Emergency Alert System alert message.

12. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a processor communicatively connected with the display; and

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

receiving, from a primary emergency alert channel, a first transmission comprising a first message having an alert in a default language and a language vector, the language vector comprising;

a plurality of language indicators, wherein a first language indicator denotes a language of the first message; and

a plurality of location indicators, wherein a first location indicator is associated with the first language indicator and the first location indicator denotes a location of the first message;

determining, based on the language vector, a location of a preferred message of a plurality of messages, wherein the preferred message comprises the alert in a particular language that corresponds to a preferred language of the mobile device, wherein the location of the preferred message is indicative of a broadcast channel;

receiving, from the broadcast channel, the preferred message; and

rendering the preferred message on the display.

13. A mobile device in accordance with claim 12, wherein the preferred message and a second message comprising the alert in a second language are interleaved in the broadcast channel.