Alert notification system
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1. A communication method comprising:
- registering a plurality of users in a computerized registration system for receiving messages;
determining, in response to receiving a first message from at least one alert originator, one or more user terminals to receive a second message corresponding to the received first message, each of the one or more user terminals being associated with at least one registered user in the computerized registration system;
converting the first message to one or more gateway messages; and
transferring each of the one or more gateway messages to one or more corresponding communication gateways for distribution of the second message by the one or more communication gateways to each of the registered users associated with at least one message group, wherein the transfer is performed using a non-voice channel;
wherein converting further comprises reformatting, for each of the one or more gateway messages, the first message received from the alert originator to a format which the communication gateway associated with the gateway message will accept and use to perform operations in response to the incoming gateway message and forming an address for each of the one or more gateway messages to include either or both of information associated with the communication gateway and user identification information associated with the registered user receiving the second message.
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Abstract
A system for providing alert notifications to multiple persons or to a plurality of related geographic locations. The system stores a database of information including a plurality of communications identifiers and additional information for subscribers having those identifiers, including geographic locations and/or school/organization membership information. The system responds to commands identifying alerts to be delivered to affected geographic areas or schools/organizations, by retrieving communications identifiers in the threatened geographic location or associated with the named school/organization, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier, and delivering the alert. Alerts may be initiated by authorized personnel via telephone or Internet interaction with the system, or may be generated automatically from data feeds such as the EMWIN system of the National Weather Service. Alerts may be delivered via telephone, pager (voice or text), e-mail, Internet, or other media.
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1. A communication method comprising:
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registering a plurality of users in a computerized registration system for receiving messages; determining, in response to receiving a first message from at least one alert originator, one or more user terminals to receive a second message corresponding to the received first message, each of the one or more user terminals being associated with at least one registered user in the computerized registration system; converting the first message to one or more gateway messages; and transferring each of the one or more gateway messages to one or more corresponding communication gateways for distribution of the second message by the one or more communication gateways to each of the registered users associated with at least one message group, wherein the transfer is performed using a non-voice channel; wherein converting further comprises reformatting, for each of the one or more gateway messages, the first message received from the alert originator to a format which the communication gateway associated with the gateway message will accept and use to perform operations in response to the incoming gateway message and forming an address for each of the one or more gateway messages to include either or both of information associated with the communication gateway and user identification information associated with the registered user receiving the second message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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