Patent ID: 8533612
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface for interacting with an emergency notification system comprising: at least one software module installed on a non-transitory computer readable medium and containing instructions for operating a computer processor, the instructions comprising: first instructions for causing the processor to display on a computing device display a user interface window configured to receive a user entered alert message using an alert selection window wherein the user interface window comprises: second instructions for causing the processor to display on the computing device display within the second user selectable area, a map of a geographic area covered by the notification system, wherein the map comprises information related to status information for the one or more notification units; third instructions for causing the processor to display on the computing device display, in response to a user selection to send an alert, an alert selection window configured to allow the user to separately enter an alert message and an audible alert, wherein output of the audible alert is directed to a speaker; fourth instructions for causing the processor to display on the computing device display a group selection window within the first user selectable area and configured to receive a user selection of the one or more notification units to receive the alert message wherein the processor is further configured to update the second user selectable area in response to a user selection of one or more notification units to receive the alert message; and fifth instructions for causing the processor to display on the computer device display a selection button for instructing the processor, upon selection, to transmit the alert message to the selected one or more notification units, wherein the processor is further configured to update the map in response to the alert message such that the map indicates a current status of the devices.