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Granted Patent B2
US 9,955,235 · App. 14/970,374 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

System and method to communicate an emergency alert message

Inventors: Peter Shintani (San Diego, CA); Robert Blanchard (Escondido, CA)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04N21/814H04N21/2353H04W4/22H04W76/007
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Patent No.
US 9,955,235
App. No.
14/970,374
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of a system related to communication of emergency alert messages are disclosed herein. The system comprises one or more circuits in an electronic device communicatively coupled to a broadcast server. The one or more circuits are configured to register one or more output preferences based on one or more input parameters provided by a user. An emergency alert message and associated metadata of an emergency event is received from the broadcast server. The associated metadata includes time-sensitive information of the emergency event. Based on the associated metadata and the registered one or more output preferences, the received emergency alert message is modified to a user-accessible format. According to the registered one or more output preferences, the modified emergency alert message is communicated to the user.

Claims (73)

1. A system for communication of emergency alert, said system comprising:

a broadcast server; and

a first electronic device in communication with said broadcast server,

wherein said first electronic device comprises one or more circuits configured to:

register output preference information of a user, based on at least one input parameter that corresponds to information associated with said user;

receive from said broadcast server, a first emergency alert message and first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message;

modify a first format of said first emergency alert message to a first user-accessible format, based on said first metadata and said registered output preference information;

generate a second emergency alert message that has said first user-accessible format, based on said modification of said first format of said first emergency alert message;

modify a second format of said first metadata to a second user-accessible format different from said first user-accessible format, based on said output preference information;

generate second metadata that has said second user-accessible format, based on said modification of said second format of said first metadata;

aggregate, as a third emergency alert message, said second emergency alert message and said second metadata; and

communicate said third emergency alert message to said user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to display said third emergency alert message on a display device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to:

receive said at least one input parameter from at least one sensor,

wherein said at least one sensor detects said at least one input parameter, and

wherein said at least one sensor is in communication with said first electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to transmit said third emergency alert message to a second electronic device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said third emergency alert message is an audio message.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to:

control at least one audio property of said audio message, based on at least one environmental factor and said at least one input parameter,

wherein said at least one environmental factor comprises at least one of a background noise, a location of said first electronic device, or an altitude of said first electronic device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said third emergency alert message is a visual message.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to control at least one visual property of said visual message, based on ambient illumination information and said at least one input parameter.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein said visual message comprises at least one of a textual content or a graphical content.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said third emergency alert message is a tactile message.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to transmit said tactile message to a tactile message reader.

12. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein said at least one input parameter corresponds to a disability associated with said user, and

wherein said disability comprises at least one of a visual disability, a hearing disability, or a cognitive disability.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a level of said disability is associated with said at least one input parameter.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein said output preference information comprises at least one of an audio message, a visual message, or a tactile message.

15. A system for communication of emergency alert, said system comprising:

a broadcast server in communication with an electronic device, wherein said broadcast server comprises at least one first circuit configured to:

broadcast a first emergency alert message and first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message;

wherein said first metadata includes time-sensitive information of an emergency event associated with said first emergency alert message; and

said electronic device comprising at least one second circuitry configured to:

register output preference information of a user, based on at least one input parameter that corresponds to information associated with said user;

receive said first emergency alert message and said first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message;

modify a first format of said first emergency alert message to a first user-accessible format, based on said first metadata and said output preference information;

generate a second emergency alert message that has said first user-accessible format, based on said modification of said first format of said first emergency alert message;

modify a second format of said first metadata to a second user-accessible format different from said first user-accessible format, based on said output preference information;

generate second metadata that has said second user-accessible format, based on said modification of said second format of said first metadata;

aggregate, as a third emergency alert message, said second emergency alert message and said second metadata,

wherein said at least one first circuit is further configured to revoke said first emergency alert message and said first metadata, based on expiry of said time-sensitive information.

16. A method for communicating emergency alert, said method comprising:

in an electronic device:

registering output preference information of a user, based on at least one input parameter that corresponds to information associated with said user;

receiving from a broadcast server, a first emergency alert message of an emergency event and first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message;

modifying a first format of said first emergency alert message to a first user-accessible format based on said first metadata and said registered output preference information;

generating a second emergency alert message that has said first user-accessible format, based on said modification of said first format of said first emergency alert message;

modifying a second format of said first metadata to a second user-accessible format different from said first user-accessible format, based on said output preference information;

generating second metadata that has said second user-accessible format, based on said modification of said second format of said first metadata;

aggregating, as a third emergency alert message, said second emergency alert message and said second metadata; and

communicating said third emergency alert message to said user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said third emergency alert message is an audio message.

18. The method of claim 16 , said third emergency alert message is a visual message.

19. The method of claim 16 , said third emergency alert message is a tactile message.

20. A method for communicating emergency alert, said method comprising:

broadcasting, by a broadcast server, a first emergency alert message and first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message,

wherein said first metadata includes time-sensitive information of an emergency event associated with said first emergency alert message;

registering, by an electronic device in communication with the broadcast server, output preference information of a user, based on at least one input parameter that corresponds to information associated with said user;

receiving, by said electronic device, said first emergency alert message and said first metadata associated with said first emergency alert message;

modifying, by said electronic device, a first format of said first emergency alert message to a first user-accessible format, based on said first metadata and said output preference information;

generating, by said electronic device, a second emergency alert message that has said first user-accessible format, based on said modification of said first format of said first emergency alert message;

modifying, by said electronic device, a second format of said first metadata to a second user-accessible format different from said first user-accessible format, based on said output preference information;

generating, by said electronic device, second metadata that has said second user-accessible format, based on said modification of said second format of said first metadata;

aggregating, by said electronic device, as a third emergency alert message, said second emergency alert message and said second metadata; and

revoking, by said broadcast server, said first emergency alert message and said first metadata, based on expiry of said time-sensitive information.

21. The system of claim 1 , wherein said broadcast server identifies an emergency event associated with said first emergency alert message, based on a comparison of emergency information from at least one application server and a threshold value.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein said at least one first circuit is further configured to identify said emergency event, based on a comparison of emergency information from at least one application server and a threshold value.

23. The system of claim 1 , wherein said output preference information is associated with communication of said third emergency alert message to said user.

24. The system of claim 1 , wherein said first metadata includes time-sensitive information of an emergency event associated with said first emergency alert message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2015
From: SHINTANI, PETER; BLANCHARD, ROBERT
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037307/0893 →
Continuity (1)
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