System, apparatus and method for wireless notification

A method for delivering notification information to a set of notification devices, the method comprising:

• generating a notification message comprising at least one device identifier and notification information, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area;
• transmitting the notification message to a wireless coverage area;
• receiving the notification message at the set of notification devices;
• and
• processing the notification information at each of the notification devices if one of the at least one device identifier corresponding to the notification message is allocated to the particular notification device.

A system for delivering notification information to a set of notification devices, the system comprising:

• a translation apparatus operable to receive a notification message comprising at least one location identifier and notification information;
• to determine, for each of the at least one location identifiers, at least one corresponding device identifier, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area defined by the location identifier;
• and to generate a translated notification message comprising the at least one device identifier and the notification information;
• a transport network, coupled to the translation apparatus, operable to transmit the translated notification message to a wireless coverage area;
• and
• a set of notification devices within the wireless coverage area operable to receive the translated notification message from the transport network and to process the notification information if one of the at least one device identifiers within the translated notification message is allocated to the particular set of notification devices.

A method for delivering notification information within a set of notification devices, the method comprising:

• receiving a notification message comprising at least one location identifier and the notification information;
• translating each of the at least one location identifiers into at least one device identifier in order to generate a translated notification message, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area defined by the location identifier;
• transmitting the translated notification message to a wireless coverage area;
• receiving the translated notification message at a set of notification devices within the wireless coverage area;
• and
• processing the notification information if one of the at least one device identifiers corresponding to the notification message is allocated to the particular set of notification devices.

An apparatus for translating notification messages comprising:

• a first interface operable to receive a notification message comprising at least one location identifier and the notification information;
• a processing unit operable to determine, for each of the at least one location identifiers, at least one corresponding device identifier, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area defined by the location identifier;
• and to generate a translated notification message comprising the at least one device identifier and the notification information;
• and
• a second interface operable to output the translated notification message to a set of notification devices within a wireless coverage area.

An apparatus for generating notification messages to be transmitted to a set of notification devices, the apparatus comprising:

• a notification information interface operable to receive notification information;
• a device identifier interface operable to receive at least one device identifier, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area;
• a processing unit operable to generate a notification message comprising the notification information and the at least one device identifier;
• and
• an output interface operable to output the notification message to a transport network for delivery to the set of notification devices corresponding to the at least one device identifier.

A method for generating notification messages to be transmitted to a set of notification devices, the method comprising:

• receiving notification information;
• receiving at least one device identifier, each device identifier being allocated to a set of notification devices assigned within a geographical area;
• generating a notification message comprising the notification information and the at least one device identifier;
• and
• outputting the notification message to a transport network for delivery to the set of notification devices corresponding to the at least one device identifier.

An apparatus for generating notification messages to be transmitted to a set of notification devices, the apparatus comprising:

• a notification information interface operable to receive notification information;
• a location identifier interface operable to receive at least one location identifier, each location identifier defining a geographical area in which a set of notification devices are assigned;
• a processing unit operable to generate a notification message comprising the notification information and the at least one location identifier;
• and
• an output interface operable to output the notification message to a transport network for delivery to the set of notification devices within the geographical area defined by the at least one location identifier.

A method for generating notification messages to be transmitted to a set of notification devices, the method comprising:

• receiving notification information;
• receiving at least one location identifier, each location identifier defining a geographical area in which a set of notification devices are assigned;
• generating a notification message comprising the notification information and the at least one location identifier;
• and
• outputting the notification message to a transport network for delivery to the set of notification devices within the geographical area defined by the at least one location identifier.

A system for remotely assigning a device identifier to A least one notification device, the system comprising:

• a device identifier allocation apparatus operable to generate and transmit a device identifier message comprising at least one primary device identifier associated with a predetermined notification device and at least one secondary device identifier allocated to a geographical area in which the predetermined notification device is located;
• a transport network, coupled to the device identifier allocation apparatus, operable to receive the device identifier message and to transmit the device identifier message to a wireless coverage area;
• and
• at least one notification device within the wireless coverage area operable to receive the device identifier message from the transport network and to allocate the at least one secondary device identifier to the notification device if the notification device is allocated the primary device identifier.

A method for assigning device identifiers to at least one notification device, the method comprising:

• generating a device identifier message comprising at least one primary device identifier associated with a predetermined notification device and at least one secondary device identifier allocated to a geographical area in which the predetermined notification device is located;
• transmitting the device identifier message to at least one notification device within a wireless coverage area;
• and
• allocating the at least one secondary device identifier to the notification device if the notification device is allocated the primary device identifier.