Patent ID: 8630301

Claim:
A citizens' emergency network system that includes a plurality of wireless nodes operatively configured to communicate emergency messages, the system comprising: at least one communication device; at least one communication gateway configured to communicate with said communication device, the communication gateway configured to relay messages from the communication device to one or more intended recipients; a network of communication nodes communicatively networked with the communication gateway, wherein at least a portion of the network of communication nodes is configured to operate in a first power state when supplied by grid power and when Internet connectivity is established, and in a second power state when not supplied by grid power and when Internet connectivity is not established, wherein the network of communication nodes is configured to receive one or more messages from at least one communication gateway and to transmit one or more messages through the network to one or more intended recipients, wherein a communication node configured to the first power state will operate in server mode, and a communication node configured to the second power state will operate in client mode.