Patent ID: 8769023
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G08B,H04H,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving map data at a participating device before the participating device receives a disaster alert message; storing the map data on the participating device before the participating device receives the disaster alert message; receiving the disaster alert message at the participating device; in response to receiving the disaster alert message: receiving a post-disaster message at the participating device after the disaster has stopped actively affecting an area that includes the current geographical location of the participating device; in response to the post-disaster message, sending new location data from the participating device to the coordination data center, the new location data indicating a new geographical location of the participating device; and in response to the post-disaster message, sending status data from the participating device to the coordination data center, the status data indicating whether the user of the participating device needs emergency assistance.