Patent ID: 7979094

Claim:
An alert and notification device, comprising: a first receiver that is configured to receive a first emergency signal via a first communication path having a first plurality of channels, wherein the first communication path is accessible within a plurality of jurisdictions; a second receiver that is configured to receive a second emergency signal via a Second communication path having a second plurality of channels, wherein the second communication path is accessible in at least one of the plurality of jurisdictions; wherein in each of the at least one jurisdictions each channel of the second plurality of channels has a predetermined priority rank relative to the first plurality of channels; a third receiver that is configured to receive a position signal; a control unit that is configured to (a) correlate the position signal with position of the device within one jurisdiction of the plurality of jurisdictions, (b) identify the priority rank of each channel of the second plurality of channels in the one jurisdiction, and (c) control output of the first or second emergency signal to an output device based on the priority rank; and wherein the first, second, and third receivers and the control unit are at least partially enclosed in a single housing and are configured to allow prioritization of the first and second emergency signals without user intervention, and wherein the prioritization is based on the position signal of the device.