Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – With particular coupling link
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-18
2011-01-18
Goins, Davetta W (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
With particular coupling link
C340S007480, C340S286020, C340S531000, C340S539110, C340S539280
Reexamination Certificate
active
07872573
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for providing location-specific alert information associated with an alert condition relevant to a geographical area may include a receiver adapted to receive transmissions comprising formatted text on a communication channel of a wireless bi-directional communication network; a peripheral device operable to indicate an alert condition, including displaying the formatted text; and a controller communicatively coupled to the receiver and the peripheral device. The controller is operable to monitor a communication channel of the network for the receipt of a transmission of location-specific alert information from a transmitter servicing a geographical area and to operate the peripheral device in response to the reception of the transmission of the location-specific alert information to display the formatted text. The location-specific alert information is broadcast within the geographical area by at least one transmitter of the wireless bi-directional communication network having communication channels and transmitters which are each positioned to provide communication services to specific geographical areas serviced by the communication network.
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