System and method for modifying device based on emergency alert system signal

A method of using a wireless communication device and a video display operable to display a video, said method comprising:

• receiving, via a receiver, input data including image data and emergency alert system data wherein said the emergency alert system data includes encoded text data;
• decoding, via an image decoder, the image data into image display data;
• decoding, via an emergency alert system, the emergency alert system data into emergency alert data, wherein said decoding the emergency alert system data into emergency alert data comprises decoding the encoded text data into decoded text data;
• outputting, via an output port, the image display data to the video display to display a video image;
• storing, into a memory, contact information associated with the wireless communication device;
• generating, via a warning generator, a warning signal based on the emergency alert data;
• and
• transmitting, via a transceiver, a warning transmission to the wireless local area network communication device over a local area network so as to modify operation of the wireless local area network communication device, the warning transmission being based on the warning signal, wherein said warning transmission includes a text instruction based on the decoded text data.

A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, for use with a wireless communication device and a video display operable to display a video, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method comprising:

• receiving, via a receiver, input data including image data and emergency alert system data, wherein said emergency alert system data includes encoded text data;
• decoding, via an image decoder, the image data into image display data;
• decoding, via an emergency alert system, the emergency alert system data into emergency alert data, said decoding the emergency alert system data into emergency alert data comprises decoding said encoded text data into decoded text data;
• outputting, via an output port, the image display data to the video display to display a video image;
• storing, into a memory, contact information associated with the wireless communication device;
• generating, via a warning generator, a warning signal based on the emergency alert data;
• and
• transmitting, via a transceiver, a warning transmission to the wireless local area network communication device over a local area network so as to modify operation of the wireless local area network communication device, the warning transmission being based on the warning signal and said transmitting the warning transmission comprises transmitting the warning transmission including a text instruction based on said decoded text data.