Emergency notification system
OwnerWarren J. Buchananinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems, servers, and communications devices for emergency notification are provided. An administrator login is received and input of an emergency notification is received. A selection corresponding to multiple client devices is received. The emergency notification is transmitted to the multiple client devices. The emergency notification causes an interruption at the multiple client devices, and the emergency notification is presented at the multiple client devices.
Claims20
A method for emergency notification, comprising:
- receiving an administrator login;
- receiving input of an emergency notification;
- receiving a selection corresponding to a plurality of client devices;
- transmitting the emergency notification to the plurality of client devices;
- wherein the emergency notification causes an interruption at the plurality of client devices;
- and
- wherein the emergency notification is presented at the plurality of client devices.
A communications device configured to receive emergency notifications, comprising:
- memory for storing a client module for providing emergency notification;
- and
- a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the client module and operative to:
- receive an emergency notification at the communications device;
- cause an interruption at the communications device, in response to receiving the emergency notification;
- wherein the interruption renders programs running on the communications device to be inoperable during the interruption;
- and
- present the emergency notification at the communication device.
A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, for providing emergency notification, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to execute a method, comprising:
- receiving an administrator login;
- receiving input of an emergency notification;
- receiving a selection corresponding to a plurality of client devices;
- transmitting the emergency notification to the plurality of client devices;
- wherein the emergency notification causes an interruption at the plurality of client devices;
- and
- wherein the emergency notification is presented at the plurality of client devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.