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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7844035 | Dial-out voice notification system A message broadcast system is disclosed for quickly delivering a relatively large amount of content to customer premises devices. A dial-out voice server initiates a plurality of telephone calls to a plurality of telephone numbers associated with customer premises a... | 11/30/2010 |
| RE40979 | Targeted disaster warning system and method A system and method for providing early warning notifications to telephone subscribers having calling number delivery service. The system uses an advanced intelligent network to initiate several calls in rapid succession to all calling number delivery subscribers lo... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7318298 | Illuminated security gate unit A gate assembly comprising a gate mount and a gate mounted for movement on the gate mount between an opened position and a closed position. The gate assembly further comprises an illumination system mounted on the gate mount for turning on a light mounted on the gat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301450 | Citizen communication center A versatile Citizen Alert System is connected to Internet and private databases to acquire real time information useful for subscribed users. During registration, users are required to provide multimedia contact information, including telephone numbers, cell phone n... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7245702 | Method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub. The AC power supply and wide area network connection of the integrated services hub are monitored, and a signal is sent to a us... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245703 | Alarm signal interceptor, middleware processor, and re-transmitter using caller ID A relatively simple redialer device is provided at the customer's home to redirect outgoing alarm calls to a middleware processing center. The redialer first dials “★82” (or other appropriate code) to disable caller-ID blocking. The redialer then redirects the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7215750 | System and method for providing custom caller-ID messages Systems and methods for providing a message in Caller-ID information are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, an applications server, such as service control point (SCP), substitutes a message for Caller-ID information when a switch serving the cal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7180415 | Safety/security alert system A safety/security system that includes a central control station and a plurality of remote stations suitable for installation in residential and business buildings. The central control station receives public emergency warnings, notifications and advisories and tran... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159230 | Emergency alert system A system for inputting conventional emergency alert messages into a digital subscriber television system. The method allows existing emergency alert equipment to interface with the digital system equipment in the headend of a digital subscriber television system. A ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7103480 | Non-space weather prediction and notification system and method A system and method of forecasting space weather (at Earth or another location) based on identifying complex patterns in solar, interplanetary, or geophysical data. These data may include current or historical measurements and/or modeled data (predicted or simulated... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099439 | Loop test apparatus and method Systems and methods are described for measuring the quality of telephone transmission lines. A device, such as a loop test apparatus, can be located at a customer's premises and used for remotely diagnosing telephone line impairments, especially concerning the local... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088254 | System and method for providing a device with protection from a weather event The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing a device with protection from a weather event. A method for providing a device with protection from weather events may include receiving a notification of a weather event. At least one weather ch... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069303 | Method and system for regulating the dispatching of messages for requestors A method and system in an application service provider (“ASP”) system for regulating the dispatching of event notification messages that generate return contacts. The ASP system is connected to various requester systems and receives from those systems requests t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049971 | System for selective notification of severe weather events A system for sending an effective warning signal to receivers in a predetermined area. A transmitter, activated by a local authority, sends a severe weather warning signal to a plurality of receivers. Cities or counties within the predetermined area are divided into... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026925 | Disaster recovery virtual roll call and recovery management system A disaster recovery virtual roll call and recovery management system and method allows any organization to locate their staff and allocate resources to their staff in the event of a disaster. User information can be stored on remote, distributed computer networks to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6920204 | Thundercall, the call before the storm ThunderCall is a computer based system for delivering NWS(National Weather Service) severe weather warnings as a message (personalized information, if desired) via an automated dialing system to live persons and to automated recorders comprising the steps of: formin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914525 | Alert system and method for geographic or natural disasters utilizing a telecommunications network The invention advantageously provides an alert system and method for geographic or natural disasters that utilize a telecommunications network for monitoring geographic data in disaster-prone areas and accordingly issuing warnings against potential disasters to peop... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6775356 | Real-time incident and response information messaging INA system for the automatic notification that an emergency call has occurred from a telecommunication device An emergency call initiated from a wireline or wireless device is recognized at a point along a network path and an alert signal is generated. Additional information including real-time incident and response information is collected in response to the alert signal. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6728340 | Targeted disaster warning system and method A system and method for providing early warning notifications to telephone subscribers having calling number delivery service. The system uses an advanced intelligent network to initiate several calls in rapid succession to all calling number delivery subscribers lo... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6724861 | Method and apparatus for disseminating emergency warning information A method and apparatus for disseminating emergency warning information via a telecommunication network via a telecommunication network is disclosed. After a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has decided to issue a warning regarding an impending emergency to ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6694132 | Method for telephone broadcasting voice messages or the like into defined geographical areas A method is described for telephone broadcasting warnings, information or the like into defined geographical areas. The method provides for: dividing the interested area into geographic zones; associating with the directory number of each fixed telephone ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6678358 | Automated nodal calling system An automated nodal calling system comprises a database having a plurality of phone numbers and associated geographic identifiers. In the event of an emergency, an emergency calling area is defined and a message is recorded for delivery to the callees in t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658104 | Method and apparatus for alerting users A system includes a plurality of communication devices and a telephony exchange system. The telephony exchange system is adapted to communicate with the plurality of communication devices. The telephony exchange system comprises receiving an alert signal,... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6628759 | Alert signal during telephone conversation An audible signal associated with an event is provided as part of the audio path of a telephone. In particular, a telephone according to one embodiment of the invention includes a microphone adapted to receive audible signals from a user and to convert th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594345 | Targeted disaster warning system and apparatus A system and method for providing early warning notifications to telephone subscribers having calling number delivery service. The system uses an advanced intelligent network to initiate several calls in rapid succession to all calling number delivery sub... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6563915 | Method and apparatus for an automatic barge-in system The invention provides a system that includes a method and apparatus for automatically barging-in on telephone calls. When a first party is talking to a second party, a third party may be automatically connected to the first party and the second party giv... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6510207 | Voice messaging system storage of emergency alert system warnings Apparatus and method to receive and record an Emergency Alert System warning message on a voice messaging system. A voice messaging system such as a telephone answering device includes an Emergency Alert System radio receiver and detector module to receiv... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6480578 | Community emergency telephone notification system A telecommunications system and device for providing a notification or warning of pending or imminent danger to the public. The system provides the communication of a desired warning signal and the geographic coverage for such signal, the subsequent data ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6418216 | Caller-controller barge-in telephone service A caller-controlled barge-in telephone service, managed by telephone systems, intercepts telephone calls directed to instantly busy telephone lines predesignated as objects of this service, and: 1) verifies that the called line is a respectively predesign... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6310946 | Method for interrupting a telephone call after receiving a busy signal A telephone subscriber placing a telephone call through a telecommunications network (10) to a telephone line carrying an existing call may interrupt that call by entering an interrupt code to the network. Upon receipt of the code, the network verifies wh... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6151385 | System for the automatic notification that a 9-1-1 call has occurred A system for calling designated addressable notify devices in response to a query to a local telephone company's ALI database system. An advertisement of the 9-1-1-call notification service directs the new subscriber to contact their local telephone provi... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6121885 | Combination smoke detector and severe weather warning device A combination smoke detector and severe weather warning device is housed in a common housing, such as a housing resembling that for a conventional smoke detector. The combination device includes a smoke detector and alarm for sensing smoke and/or fire in ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6097288 | Expandable, modular annunciation and intercom system An expandable and modular intercom and annunciation system includes a plurality of signal sources, such as smoke detectors, breakage detectors, intrusion detectors, telecommunication detectors (such as ringers), and gas detectors. The system further inclu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6021177 | Community alarm/notification device, method and system A telecommunications system and device for providing a notification or warning of pending or imminent danger to the public. The system provides the communication of a desired warning signal and the geographic coverage for such signal, the subsequent data ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6002748 | Disaster alert by telephone system Local telephone exchanges in a threatened geographical area connect to their subscribers and transmit a recorded warning message. This is done in response to transmission of threat data communicated from one of several remote computer terminals to a centr... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5949851 | Home weather emergency warning system A severe weather warning system is provided including an indicator mechanism adapted for providing an indication of a weather disturbance upon the receipt thereof. A modem has an outlet port connected to a conventional phone and an inlet port connected to... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5937036 | Method and apparatus for sensing external alarms using a standard telephony interface A private branch exchange is provided having the capability of receiving external alarms via the standard telephony line or trunk interfaces. According to one embodiment, a PBX 200 includes a switching control circuit 202 having line monitor 212 and DTMF ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5923248 | Alarm phone An alarm phone for dialing a predetermined phone number to deliver a predetermined code upon activation by a detection event. The alarm phone includes a motion detector which, when activated, activates a motor by completing a circuit from a battery throug... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917887 | Emergency alert communication system wherein emergency messages are received by a radio frequency receiver and routed to a telephone device An emergency alert communication system comprising a radio frequency receiver. The radio frequency receiver decodes incoming emergency alert signals and demodulates data header signals and emergency alert voice message signals of the emergency alert signa... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5844974 | Emergency telephone communications system An emergency telephone communications system allows communications during congestion in the event of disaster. The system includes an exchange and telephones connected to the line circuits thereof. The exchange sends a congestion generation signal to a co... | 12/01/1998 |
