Patent ID: 8102245
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G08B,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions for causing a computing device to: detect an emergency broadcast event directed to a targeted Internet Protocol (IP) service subscribed to by an end user; identify one or more messaging devices of the end user other than those associated with the targeted IP service; receive from the end user contact information for one or more messaging devices of one or more parties other than the end user; receive presence information associated with the one or more messaging devices of the one or more parties, the presence information comprising device activity information indicating a probability of contacting the party using the messaging device; select at least one of the messaging devices according to the presence information; transmit a notice associated with the emergency broadcast event to at least one among the one or more messaging devices of the end user; and transmit the notice to at least one of the selected messaging devices of the one or more parties.