Patent ID: 8199885
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium of a communication system, comprising computer instructions for: detecting an emergency alert message broadcast by a public emergency alert system for a zone of coverage; identifying one or more subscribers of the communication system that are in the zone of coverage; identifying one or more associate communication devices for each of one or more associates of the one or more subscribers; providing types of emergency alert messages to be transmitted to the one or more associate communication devices; receiving a selection of the types of emergency alert messages to be transmitted; receiving associate presence information corresponding to the one or more associate communication devices; and transmitting the emergency alert message to at least one of the one or more associate communication devices based on the associate presence information when the emergency alert message corresponds to the selection of the types of emergency alert messages to be transmitted, wherein: