Identification of notifications in a mass notification system
View Patent ↗A method for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients, and receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification. The method also includes associating the voice notification with the identifier, and transmitting the voice notification and the identifier. In certain instances, the method further includes transmitting an alert containing the identifier before the voice notification is transmitted. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients is also provided.
1. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, comprising:
a request module configured to receive, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
an identification module configured to receive at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification;
an associations module configured to associate the at least one voice notification with the at least one identifier; and
a transmission module configured to transmit, from a notification provider, the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier,
wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier to a telecommunication provider, and wherein the at least one identifier is configured to be processed by the telecommunication provider based on the number of notification recipients in the plurality of notification recipients.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier are configured to be transmitted over a communication network, and wherein the communication network is at least one of a public switched telephone network and a time division multiplexing network.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the user.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the request.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the notification provider.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies that the notification has been authenticated.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identifier includes at least one of an Automatic Number Identifier or Presubscribed Carrier Identifier.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is configured to include the at least one identifier with the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the at least one identifier before the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one identifier is at least one of an email notification, a telephone notification, cellular phone notification, a text message, facsimile notification, and a pager notification.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the at least one identifier at substantially the same time as the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit the at least one identifier to at least one telecommunications recipient associated with the at least one telecommunications provider.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one identifier transmitted to the at least one telecommunications recipient includes at least two of an email notification, a telephone notification, cellular phone notification, a text message, facsimile notification, and a pager notification.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is configured to include the at least one identifier with the transmission of the at least one voice notification, and wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit another identifier related to the at least one voice notification before the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission module is configured to include the at least one identifier with the transmission of the at least one voice notification, and wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit another identifier related to the at least one voice notification at substantially the same time as the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
16. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, comprising:
a request module configured to receive, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
an identification module configured to receive at least one identifier configured to identify the at least one voice notification;
an associations module configured to associate the at least one voice notification with an alert comprising the at least one identifier; and
a transmission module configured to separately transmit the alert and the at least one voice notification to a telecommunication provider, wherein the alert is configured to be transmitted to the telecommunication provider before the at least one voice notification is transmitted to the telecommunication provider.
17. A method for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, comprising:
receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification;
associating the at least one voice notification with the at least one identifier; and
transmitting the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier to at least one telecommunication provider,
wherein the at least one identifier is transmitted to the at least one telecommunication provider before the transmission of the at least one voice notification to the at least one telecommunication provider.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one identifier is transmitted to at least one telecommunications recipient associated with the at least one telecommunication provider.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, the instructions comprising code for:
receiving, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
receiving at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification;
associating the at least one voice notification with the at least one identifier; and
transmitting the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier to a telecommunication provider,
wherein the at least one identifier is transmitted to the telecommunication provider before the transmission of the at least one voice notification to the telecommunication provider.
20. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, comprising:
a request module configured to receive, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
an identification module configured to receive at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification;
an associations module configured to associate the at least one voice notification with the at least one identifier; and
a transmission module configured to transmit, from a notification provider to a telecommunication provider, the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier,
wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the at least one identifier to the telecommunication provider before the transmission of the at least one voice notification to the telecommunication provider.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier are configured to be transmitted over a communication network, and wherein the communication network is at least one of a public switched telephone network and a time division multiplexing network.
22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the user.
23. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the request.
24. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the notification provider.
25. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies that the notification has been authenticated.
26. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier includes at least one of an Automatic Number Identifier or Presubscribed Carrier Identifier.
27. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier is configured to be processed by the telecommunication provider based on the number of notification recipients in the plurality of notification recipients.
28. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one identifier is at least one of an email notification, a telephone notification, cellular phone notification, a text message, facsimile notification, and a pager notification.
29. The system of claim 20 , wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the at least one identifier to at least one telecommunications recipient associated with the at least one telecommunications provider.
30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the at least one identifier transmitted to the at least one telecommunications recipient includes at least two of an email notification, a telephone notification, cellular phone notification, a text message, facsimile notification, and a pager notification.
31. The system of claim 20 , wherein the transmission module is configured to include another identifier with the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
32. The system of claim 20 , wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit another identifier related to the at least one voice notification at substantially the same time as the transmission of the at least one voice notification.
33. A system for providing identification for voice notifications sent to notification recipients, comprising:
a request module configured to receive, from a user, a request for transmitting at least one voice notification to a plurality of notification recipients;
an identification module configured to receive at least one identifier related to the at least one voice notification;
an associations module configured to associate the at least one voice notification with the at least one identifier; and
a transmission module configured to transmit, from a notification provider to a telecommunication provider, the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier,
wherein the transmission module is configured to include the at least one identifier with the transmission of the at least one voice notification, and wherein the transmission module is further configured to transmit another identifier related to the at least one voice notification to the telecommunication provider before the transmission of the at least one voice notification to the telecommunication provider.
34. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one voice notification and the at least one identifier are configured to be transmitted over a communication network, and wherein the communication network is at least one of a public switched telephone network and a time division multiplexing network.
35. The system of claim 33 wherein the at least one identifier identifies the user.
36. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the request.
37. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies the notification provider.
38. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier identifies that the notification has been authenticated.
39. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier includes at least one of an Automatic Number Identifier or Presubscribed Carrier Identifier.
40. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier is configured to be processed by the telecommunication provider based on the number of notification recipients in the plurality of notification recipients.
41. The system of claim 33 , wherein the at least one identifier is at least one of an email notification, a telephone notification, cellular phone notification, a text message, facsimile notification, and a pager notification.