Patent ID: 9015256
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G08B,H04L

Abstract:
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.