System and Method for Delivering Wireless Emergency Alerts to Residential Phones

摘要

A method and system for providing a Commercial Mobile Alert System paging notification, such as a text based emergency alert message, to a fixed wireless terminal system is provided. The fixed wireless terminal provides an interface between cellular wireless networks and a residential phone system comprising the fixed wireless network and one or more receivers configured to operate over a traditional Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). The fixed wireless terminal receives the text based alert message and converts the alert message into an audio file that can be provided to the one or more residential phone receivers over the POTS network.

主权项

1. A method for receiving public warning messages at residential phones, the method comprising:
receiving an alert message at a residential phone system, wherein the alert message is a text-based file providing a warning message; converting the alert message from the text-based file to an audio file containing the warning message; and playing the audio file containing the warning message at a receiver of the residential phone system.