IP Library Granted Patent US 10,109,164
Granted Patent B2
US 10,109,164 · App. 15/407,522 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Notification and alert method for person(s) and/or devices(s)

Inventor: Darryl Dwight Brayton (Richland, WA)
G08B7/06G10L13/00G10L15/26H04H20/71H04W88/085
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,109,164
App. No.
15/407,522
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods of notification and alert activation and delivery via transmission to users wearing technology designed for single and/or multiple media types are contemplated in which (a) a communication pathway is established, for instance either a wireless receiver and/or transceiver and/or a physical (e.g., wired) connection, that (b) allows an activation method type to provide an alert/notification to one-to-many persons (i.e., users) and/or, one-to-many devices in an addressable manner. The overall method consists of devices (including for example, wearable media with external and/or integrated delivery technology) that are actively listening on a communication pathway. If an activation method is utilized over the communication pathway and an activation is designated for specific device(s) assigned within the communication pathway, then a delivery method for that device(s) is invoked that processes and delivers the non-primary media (audio and visual) based on the command type, any local settings and the media type transmitted.

Claims (43)

1. A system for alert and/or notification comprising:

a wearable media comprising a primary media channel and a non-primary media channel,

said wearable media operatively connected to an activation device via an addressable communication pathway,

said wearable media comprising a notification protocol;

wherein said notification protocol is initiated via a command trigger by the activation device;

wherein said notification protocol is configured to receive digital media and encode it as a notification or alert;

wherein said wearable device is configured to decode and play back said digital media encoded as a notification or alert via the non-primary media channel when the notification protocol is initiated.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command trigger comprises a representation of an alert and/or notification to be reproduced via the non-primary media channel.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-primary media channel is text-based.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-primary media channel is audio-based.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a decoding module; and

wherein the decoding module is configured to modify at least an element of an audio alert and/or notification according to a preestablished attribute.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a text-to-voice capability, wherein the alert message is a text message and the alert is an audio message.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a voice-to-text capability, wherein the alert message is a voice message and the alert is a text message.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the non-primary media channel is text and audio based.

9. A method for alert and/or notification comprising the steps of:

operatively connecting a wearable media comprising a media channel and a non-primary media channel with an activation device via an addressable communication pathway;

receiving in said wearable media a command trigger from said activation device;

initiating a notification protocol in said wearable media;

receiving digital media;

encoding said received digital media as a notification or alert; and

decoding and playing back said digital media encoded as an alert and/or notification via the non-primary media channel when the notification protocol is initiated.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the command trigger comprises a representation of an alert and/or notification to be reproduced via the non-primary media channel.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the non-primary media channel is text-based.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the non-primary media channel is audio-based.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein initiating the notification protocol comprises modifying at least an element of the audio alert and/or notification according to a preestablished attribute before reproducing the alert and/or notification.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a text-to-voice capability, wherein the alert message is a text message and the alert is an audio message.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a voice-to-text capability, wherein the alert message is a voice message and the alert is a text message.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the non-primary media channel is text and audio based.

17. A computer readable media comprising instructions to:

operatively connect a wearable media comprising a media channel and a non-primary media channel with an activation device via an addressable communication pathway;

receive in said wearable media a command trigger from said activation device;

initiate a notification protocol in said wearable media;

receive digital media;

encode said received digital media as a notification or alert; and

decode and play back said digital media encoded as an alert and/or notification via the non-primary media channel when the notification protocol is initiated.

18. The computer readable media of claim 17 , wherein the command trigger comprises a representation of an alert and/or notification to be reproduced via the non-primary media channel.

19. The computer readable media of claim 17 , wherein the non-primary media channel is text-based.

20. The computer readable media of claim 17 , wherein the non-primary media channel is audio-based.

21. The computer readable media of claim 20 , wherein the notification protocol is configured to modify at least an element of the audio alert and/or notification according to a preestablished attribute before reproducing the alert and/or notification.

22. The computer readable media of claim 18 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a text-to-voice capability, wherein the alert message is a text message and the alert is an audio message.

23. The computer readable media of claim 18 , wherein the notification protocol comprises a voice-to-text capability, wherein the alert message is a voice message and the alert is a text message.

24. The system of claim 1 , wherein said wearable device is configured to be disabled via a command trigger by the activation device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: INFOTECH SOUTH LLC
To: STAR INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064421/0049 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2020
From: BRAYTON, DARRYL DWIGHT
To: INFOTECH SOUTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 052934/0467 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 14251454 · Apr 11, 2014
Provisional Application 62279768 · Jan 17, 2016
Provisional Application 61810712 · Apr 11, 2013
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