Configuration of alert messages for emergency alert system broadcast
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsBrian Kevin Daly, DeWayne Allan Sennett
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Abstract
An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message can be provided based on a configuration established by a subscriber of a mobile device as well as a characteristic of the mobile device. The subscriber can interact with an interface provided by the network provider to establish the configuration. Additionally, the mobile device can provide the characteristic such as the location of the mobile device to the network provider. The network provider can use the configuration established by the subscriber and/or the characteristic of the mobile device to determine which alert message to provide to the mobile device.
Claims20
A method of establishing a configuration that indicates the type of alert messages to be received by a mobile device generated by an emergency notification system the method comprising:
- receiving a credential of the mobile device and authenticating based on the credential to permit access;
- displaying a current configuration of alert messages to be received from the emergency notification system, if any, the mobile device is configured to receive corresponding to the received credential;
- receiving an updated configuration, wherein the updated configuration modifies the current configuration and indicates at least one alert message the mobile device is configured to receive from the emergency notification system;
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- storing the updated configuration.
A method for sending an emergency alert to a mobile device configured to receive at least one elected message type from an emergency alert system comprising:
- receiving a broadcasted alert message from the emergency alert system;
- determining whether the broadcasted alert message corresponds to the at least one elected message type the mobile device is configured to receive;
- and
- providing, via wireless broadcast, the broadcasted alert message to the mobile device if the broadcasted alert message corresponds to the at least one elected message type the mobile device is configured to receive.
A system for determining alert messages to be received by a mobile device generated by an emergency alert system, the system comprising at least one processor configured to:
- receive a characteristic from the mobile device wherein the characteristic indicates a feature of the mobile device;
- select at least one alert message based on the received characteristic;
- provide, via wireless broadcast, the selected alert message to the mobile device;
- receive a configuration from the mobile device, wherein the configuration indicates one or more alert messages the mobile device is configured to receive;
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- store the configuration.
A mobile device for determining alert messages to render to a subscriber, the mobile device configured to:
- establish a configuration, wherein the configuration indicates one or more alert messages the mobile device is configured to receive from an emergency alert system;
- receive a broadcasted alert message from a network provider of the mobile device;
- determine whether to render the broadcasted alert message received from the network provider based on the established configuration;
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- render the broadcasted alert message if the broadcasted alert message corresponds to the one or more alert message the mobile device is configured to receive based on the configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.