# US 2013/0278385 A1 · Device, system and method of processing a received alert

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- Number: US 2013/0278385 A1
- Document ID: US20130278385A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/976,103
- Filed: 2011-08-29
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-29
- Inventors: Lonny Baskin; Ariel Malamud
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278385A1

## CPC

- G08B 27/005: {with transmission via computer network}
- G08B 27/00: Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
- H04L 12/1895: {for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates}
- H04L 63/0823: {using certificates (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263)}
- H04W 12/069: using certificates or pre-shared keys
- H04W 52/0216: {using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame}
- H04W 76/50: for emergency connections
- H04L 51/212: using filtering or selective blocking
- H04L 51/222: using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
- H04M 3/5116: {for emergency applications}
- H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of processing alerts. For example, a device may include an alert module, operative independent of an operating-system and/or a power mode of the device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network and to cause at least one user interface of the device to provide to a user of the device an alert indication, which is based on the alert message.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device comprising:
an alert module, operative independent of an operating-system of said device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network, and to cause at least one user interface of said device to provide to a user of said device an alert indication, which is based on said alert message.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is operative regardless of a power-mode of said device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein said alert module is to cause said device to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 comprising at least one communication module to receive said alert message from said at least one communication network, wherein said alert module is to receive said alert message from said communication module.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The device of claim 4, wherein said at least one communication module comprises a plurality of communication modules to simultaneously monitor a plurality of communication channels for detecting said alert message.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert indication comprises at least one of an audio indication, a text indication, a graphic indication, a video indication and a sensual indication.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is to directly access said user interface to directly cause said user interface to provide said alert indication.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module comprises hardware.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module comprises firmware.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert module is to authenticate the alert message.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises a public data network.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said device comprises a wireless communication device and said communication network comprises a wireless communication network.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert indication is based on a content of said alert message.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert message comprises an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said alert message comprises an alert message of a common-alerting-protocol (CAP).

### Claim 16

A device comprising:
an alert module, operative independent of a power-mode of said device, to receive an alert message from at least one communication network and to cause at least one user interface of said device to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is operative independent of an operating-system of said device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is to cause said device to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16 comprising at least one communication module to receive said alert message from said at least one communication network, wherein said alert module is to receive said alert message from said communication module.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module is to directly access said user interface to directly cause said user interface to provide said alert indication.

### Claim 21 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said alert module comprises firmware.

### Claim 22 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said communication network comprises a public data network.

### Claim 23 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein said alert message comprises an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority.

### Claim 24

A system comprising:
a device to receive an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority over at least one communication network, to authenticate the alert message using at least one authentication certificate corresponding to said alerting authority, and to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein said device is to receive said emergency alert message, to authenticate said alert message and to provide said alert indication regardless of a power-mode of said device.

### Claim 26 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein said device is to switch to an active power mode based on said alert message.

### Claim 27

A method comprising:
receiving at a device an emergency alert message issued by an authorized alerting authority over at least one communication network;
authenticating the alert message using at least one authentication certificate corresponding to said alerting authority; and
causing at least one user interface of said device to provide an alert indication, which is based on said alert message, to a user of said device.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The method of claim 27 comprising performing said receiving, authenticating and causing independent of at least one of an operating-system of said device and a power-mode of said device.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The method of claim 27 comprising powering up one or more elements of said device after receiving said alert message.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The method of claim 27 comprising simultaneously monitoring a plurality of communication channels for detecting said alert message.