Patent ID: 7613280

Claim:
A system for transmitting a critical communication from a client to a plurality of communication recipients, the system comprising: a client interface; a server, having at least a processor and a data storage device; a network connection between said client interface and said server; a plurality of recipient interfaces, each of said recipient interfaces comprising means for receiving a critical communication from said server and conveying the critical communication to a communication recipient; and software operative on said processor to: a) receive recipient contact information for each of said plurality of recipient interfaces and store said recipient contact information in one or more predefined groups of communication recipients; b) receive communication input from said client interface that defines the critical communication; c) receive recipient input from said client interface regarding the identity of a group of communication recipients selected to receive the critical communication; d) receive broadcast input from said client interface that dictates when said server will contact said particular group of communication recipients selected to receive the critical communication; e) attempt to contact said particular group of communication recipients via said plurality of recipient interfaces; f) transmit the critical communication to said plurality recipient interfaces; and g) at least temporarily record contact data, relating to said attempt to contact said particular group of communication recipients, and formulate said contact data into one or more broadcast reports.