Instant alert network system
First Claim
1. A method for activating an instant alert network system, the method comprising:
- using a communication device, contacting a secure web service over a wireless communication network to access a contact database housed on one or more servers to obtain contact information;
selecting one or more contacts within the contact database, the one or more contacts affected by a threat;
selecting an alert type from an alert type selection module using a set of dynamic buttons; and
transmitting in real-time, without first communicating with an administrator, an alert including a message providing instructions about how to respond to the alert directly to the one or more selected contacts, wherein the alert type selection module generates the message based on the selected alert type,wherein each of the contacts within the contact database can transmit the alert of the threat to the one or more selected contacts without first transmitting a communication to the administrator.
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Abstract
An instant alert network system may transform a mobile communication device, such as a smart phone, into a “panic button” whereby a user may instantly broadcast an alert or alarm to users forming a defined group to a threat or emergency situation as opposed to relying on a single person or entity to initiate the alert. An instant alert network system may permit users to become the perimeter defense through activation and distribution of alerts via various forms of electronic communication. This will dramatically reduce the amount of time that may be needed to inform users of an impending threat, and it may allow defensive countermeasures to be deployed in virtually real-time in order to reduce the threat and possibly save lives.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for activating an instant alert network system, the method comprising:
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using a communication device, contacting a secure web service over a wireless communication network to access a contact database housed on one or more servers to obtain contact information; selecting one or more contacts within the contact database, the one or more contacts affected by a threat; selecting an alert type from an alert type selection module using a set of dynamic buttons; and transmitting in real-time, without first communicating with an administrator, an alert including a message providing instructions about how to respond to the alert directly to the one or more selected contacts, wherein the alert type selection module generates the message based on the selected alert type, wherein each of the contacts within the contact database can transmit the alert of the threat to the one or more selected contacts without first transmitting a communication to the administrator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An instant alert network system, the system comprising:
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a contact management module, wherein each contact included in the contact management module is associated with at least one communication method through which the contact receives instant alerts, a home group with which the contact is associated, from what groups the contact can send instant alerts, and to what groups the contact can send instant alerts; and an alert type selection module providing a contact with a set of dynamic buttons from which to select an alert type, wherein, using a communication device, any one of the contacts included in the contact management module selects one or more additional contacts within the contact management module and an alert type from the alert type selection module to send an instant alert associated with the alert type to communication devices of the selected one or more contacts over a wireless communication network without first communicating with an administrator, wherein the alert type selection module associates a message providing instructions about how to respond to the alert type that is sent to the one or more additional contacts when the alert type is sent as part of the instant alert. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for transmitting an instant alert using a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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accessing an instant alert system housed on one or more servers over a wireless communication network, wherein the instant alert system permits any one of a plurality of users to transmit the instant alert to one or more of the plurality of users without first communicating with an administrator; selecting at least one group within the plurality of users to receive an instant alert, the at least one group selected from the plurality of users identified in a secure contact management database housed on the one or more servers; using a set of dynamic buttons, selecting an alert type from an alert type selection module to be transmitted to the at least one group, the alert type associated with an emergency situation; and transmitting the instant alert including the selected alert type to the at least one group over the wireless communication network in real-time without first communicating with the administrator, the instant alert further including an identification of the one of the plurality of users transmitting the instant alert, a date and time associated with the instant alert, and at least one instruction for how to respond to the instant alert. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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