Emergency notification system for a portable device

摘要

Systems and methods for providing alerts to end users of networked enabled portable devices are provided so that the end users are made aware when broadcast emergency alerts are issued. In various embodiments, a portable device is enabled to receive information about an emergency alert broadcast of which the user should be aware, e.g., from the EAS, and to notify the user of the emergency alert. The user can be automatically taken to the emergency alert information by having the portable device automatically tune to the emergency broadcast information, the user can optionally retrieve the emergency information by tuning to the emergency broadcast channel, and/or the user can otherwise be presented with a reference to the emergency data, such as a link to the information.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
maintaining emergency broadcast information in the memory, wherein the emergency broadcast information identifies a set of broadcast technologies supported by the device and a corresponding set of emergency broadcast channels respectively associated with the set of broadcast technologies;modifying the emergency broadcast information based on data received via over-the-air programming;receiving, via a control channel of a telephony network, emergency alert information indicating an occurrence of an emergency broadcast;in response to determining, based on the emergency alert information, that the emergency broadcast is relevant according to a relevancy criterion,
retrieving a subset of the emergency broadcast information,rendering a notification of the occurrence of the emergency broadcast, wherein the notification is rendered via an audio output and comprises at least the subset of the emergency broadcast information, andtuning the device to an emergency broadcast channel, of the set of emergency broadcast channels, identified by the subset of the emergency broadcast information.