Patent ID: 7180415
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A safety/security system comprising: a) a control center for receiving an advisory from a source and transmitting an alert message regarding the advisory to a remote station, the alert message including an identifier to identify a remote station from a set of remote stations that is an intended recipient of the alert message and for receiving a transmission from the remote station; and b) the remote station including a receiver, a transmitter, a visual display, and a user interface, the remote station utilizing the receiver to receive the alert message from the control center, processing the alert message to determine if the remote station is an intended recipient of the alert message and, if the remote station is an intended recipient of the alert message, utilizing the display to display information related to the alert message, the remote station further utilizing the transmitter to send an acknowledgement to the control center when a user of the remote station actuates the user interface to verify receipt of the information displayed on the display related to the alert message.