Patent ID: 6745021
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G08B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A system comprising:a wireless communications network; an emergency warning system capable of generating information identifying a geographic area in which there is an emergency situation; a controller capable of receiving the information identifying the geographic area and further capable of requesting and receiving a list of mobile subscribers located within the geographic area from said wireless communications network; said controller further capable of interfacing with a subscriber profile to determine if any of the mobile subscribers have provided special instructions on how, if at all, they are to be alerted about the emergency situation; said controller is also capable of initiating an emergency notification message that is sent to at least one of the mobile subscribers pursuant to the special instructions if any in the subscriber profile; wherein at least one of the mobile subscribers can have special instructions in the subscriber profile that indicates they only want to receive the emergency notification message if there is one type of emergency situation and not receive the emergency notification message if there is another type of emergency situation; and wherein at least one of the mobile subscribers can have special instructions in the subscriber profile that indicates they want said controller to send the emergency notification message to their land based phone if they do not answer their mobile phone.