Patent ID: 7557689
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G08B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An alert servers, comprising: a processor, and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, form the following: a security manager for authenticating an issuer of alerts and authorizing said issuer of alerts to issue an alert; a user manager for keeping track of subscribers authenticated with the alert server for a communication session and maintaining a permanent secure connection with the alert server during the communication session; and an alert managers, comprising: i) a receiver unit for receiving requests to issue alerts from the issuer of alerts; ii) a peer communications unit for notifying at least one other alert server of the alerts; iii) a distribution unit for determining from a plurality of subscribers which of the plurality of subscribers are to receive the alerts; and, iv) a transmitter unit for sending alert messages to the subscribers that are to receive the alerts.