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WO/2004/047041A1
An apparatus (20) such as a television signal receiver includes an emergency alert function which, when activated, provides an alert output to notify users of an emergency event. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus (20) i...  
WO/2004/047442A1
An apparatus (20) such as a television signal receiver provides an emergency alert function and an auxiliary information display function. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus (20) includes a tuner (22) operative to tune s...  
WO/2004/047424A2
An apparatus such as a television signal receiver (20), radio and/or other device having an emergency alert function provides alert outputs in manner which increases the likelihood that users are promptly notified of emergency events. Ac...  
WO/2004/045211A1
A system for inserting alert based information into broadcast programming over a program distribution network. A program distributor (18) transmits broadcast programming over program distribution network via a network fabric (20). When p...  
WO/2004/044858A1
An alert receiver (26) includes a discriminator, which receives encoded signals from a network. The encoded signals report an event from an information source coupled to the network, wherein the discriminator (32) compares the encoded si...  
WO/2004/034350A1
An emergency broadcast television system and method for propagating an emergency broadcast signal. The method for propagating the emergency-warning broadcast signal in a television (TV) system includes steps of a) receiving a broadcast s...  
WO/2004/004304A2
A television signal receiver (20) receives and stores updated information associated with an emergency alert function, such as geographical area information and/or transmission frequency information. According to an exemplary embodiment,...  
WO/2003/096671A2
A remote control device (40) for a television signal processing system (20) is capable of receiving a signal indicating an emergency event and providing alert outputs to notify individuals of emergency events, while simultaneously transm...  
WO/2003/096672A2
A television signal processing system (20) having an emergency alert function is capable of receiving emergency alert signals and providing alert outputs to notify individuals of emergency events. According to one exemplary embodiment, t...  
WO/2003/081555A1
This invention pertains to the use of powerline communications in a civil defence alerting system.The idea encapsulates the use of existing technology in powerline communication via a powerline modem and network data transfer and applies...  
WO/2003/077063A2
A wide-area emergency information management system includes a broadcasting entity (10), and delivers content to authorized receiver clients (20), such as PC's, laptops, wireless devices, etc. The specific content (26), which can include...  
WO/2003/065325A1
Method for monitoring a number of terminals (1, 2), particularly of parking meters, in which at least the first (1) and the second (2) adjacent terminals are equipped with means for communication which permits said first and second termi...  
WO/2003/049444A2
This invention relates generally to use of standard video scan lines of commercial television programming in a cable television system for transmitting alerting and other messaging information, to an alert receiver unit at an end user's ...  
WO/2003/019491A1
An accident warning device (1) stored in a case (10) installable on a building or equipment, comprising at least one type of accident sensing means (20) outputting detection signals when sensing a predetermined type of accident is detect...  
WO/2003/010730A1
The invention relates to an arrangement for giving alarm in a working community, from a first workplace over an employed workstation via a local area network to an employed workstation of at least a second workplace in case of a threat o...  
WO/2002/101993A1
The present invention discloses a system for controlling at least one residential property in a plurality of connected residential networks. The system comprises a remote control unit arranged to control residential properties, which rem...  
WO/2002/093198A1
A public alert device (1) that requires no specialized installation and may be plugged into any common household electrical outlet (2) which provides power to the device (1) so no switch is required to access power. The device (1) requir...  
WO/2002/084620A1
A radio frequency wireless fire alarm system (1) comprises a plurality of control panels (2) in communication with a series of associated fire detectors (3), arranged in a series of zones (4). Each detector (3) has an associated radio tr...  
WO/2002/073478A1
In a computer system (999), peripheral computers (901/902) with business applications (201/202) send alert messages (211/212) to a central computer (900) when a current variable exceeds a reference value. The central computer implements ...  
WO/2002/071722A1
A system and method for communication of information that has particular significance to a specific location only to those individuals that are at or near that geo-spatial location. In particular, providing safety factor data and alerts ...  
WO/2002/058021A2
A communication system for disseminating alarm messages comprises a control facility accessible by at least one communication channel and operable to receive and alarm signal via the at least one communication channel signifying the occu...  
WO/2002/047046A1
A system for a parking lot comprises output means provided in a vehicle and adapted to check for trouble with the vehicle and produce a message describing the trouble; transmitting means provided in a parking lot and adapted to send the ...  
WO/2002/023506A1
A notifying device, a notifying method, and a recording medium capable of notifying a user of the occurrence of an event or an accident at a registered point when a vehicle's target point matches a pre-registered registration point; the ...  
WO2001013551B1
The invention relates to a radio system for warning the general population comprised of a time signal and standard frequency transmitter, preferably a long-wave transmitter, and of receivers for this frequency in order to transmit the st...  
WO/2001/045386A2
There is disclosed an emergency warning system for use in an appliance comprising a radio frequency (RF) receiver capable of receiving a broadcast radio signal or a broadcast television signal when the appliance is operating in a standby...  
WO/2001/035361A1
An emergency notification system using selective call communications techniques is provided for communicating human and property safety information to and from recipients scattered over wide geographic areas. A computer (14) controlled h...  
WO/2001/009755A2
An architecture for managing alerts and notifications is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized system includes three modules, an attentional status module, a peripheral information notification and alerts module, and a notificatio...  
WO/2000/077755A1
An alert device (20) having a receiver (26), for receiving location specific alert information broadcast via particular telecommunications transmitters (120) operating within a cellular, PCS, or other wireless telecommunications network,...  
WO2000021053A9
A wireless alarm system (10) employs two-way transceivers (32, 60) in a network of smoke detectors (16), a base station (12), and other sensors. A keypad (14) is not needed because the system is reset by pressing a Test/Silence button (6...  
WO/2000/068914A1
According to the invention, at least one portion of the communications terminal numbers are selected from a stored terminal file in which communications terminal numbers of the individuals to be informed are contained. The following step...  
WO/2000/065776A1
A method and system for performing chaincast communication to multiple communication systems (e.g., computer systems) within a system of coupled electronic devices (e.g., the Internet). The present invention provides a system wherein a b...  
WO/2000/045607A1
Local telephone exchanges (16A-16C, 16Z) in a threatened geographical area connect to their subscribers and transmit a recorded warning message. This is done in response to transmission of threat data communicated from one of several rem...  
WO/2000/043964A1
A system (10) for identifying the location of a fire extinguisher (16) includes a fire detector (14) with a wireless transmitter (22). When the detector (14) goes into alarm, it not only emits a local audible alarm, it also transmits wir...  
WO/1999/046927A2
The present invention is a method and apparatus for conveying audiovisual information. The invention utilizes a speaker (7) as a visual medium. A sheet of material (6) is secured to the radiating face of a speaker (7). A visual image is ...  
WO/1999/006980A1
In a dangerous conditions sensing alarm system which includes a plurality of interconnected dangerous condition sensing units (Unit A, Unit B 70, Unit C 71, Unit D 72, Unit E 73), such as smoke detectors, of the general type in which eac...  
WO/1998/055976A1
An alarm system is disclosed comprising a control panel (1), a first plurality of detectors (4) and a second plurality of sounders (5) mounted upon a common pair of wires. The system is operated by a method comprising the generation by o...  
WO/1998/049661A1
An emergency notification system (10) using selective call communications techniques is provided for communicating human and property safety information to and from recipients scattered over wide geographic areas. A computer controlled h...  
WO/1998/019282A1
A message distribution system for distributing a message via a telecommunications network to a plurality of communications terminals, comprising a message unit for contacting each of said terminals and sending said message to each, chara...  
WO/1998/010392A1
A burglar alarm apparatus comprises a plurality of separate alarm elements each of which is located in a separate premises to be watched. Each alarm element has an input for receiving a detector signal from an infrared sensor for detecti...  
WO/1997/001912A2
A telecommunications system and device for providing a notification or warning of pending or imminent danger to the public. The system provides the communication of a desired warning signal and the geographic coverage for such signal, th...  
WO/1996/036952A1
The present invention relates to an alarm broadcast system which operates as follows. Components of the system consist of one or more sensors situated at a first location, a first transceiver situated at the first location, a router conn...  
WO/1996/004632A1
A warning system for alerting a person to an emergency situation which includes a transmitter responsive to a visual or acoustic alerting system for transmitting an alarm signal on an RF carrier and a control signal on a sideband of the ...  
WO/1996/003729A1
A community alarm system comprises N alarm units, each comprising: a) means for generating a warning signal indicative of an abnormal situation, such as a burglary, a fire, etc.; b) a telephone associated with the means for generating a ...  
WO/1995/008243A1
A system for receiving alerting or public interest messages from a remote agency and displaying the alerting information on selected channels of a cable television network in order to provide a warning system for viewers of a cable telev...  
WO/1994/028525A1
The objective of the invention is a method for reporting the detection of foreign matter content in gas. According to the method, the radio transmitter (2) connected to the detector (1), activated by the detector, sends a signal to perso...  
WO/1992/015160A1
A geographically specific emergency alert system (1) includes a code generator unit (2) in which geographic areas (4) to be alerted and types or severity of alerts are selected and code strings generated to represent the affected areas a...  
WO/1990/007170A1
A security and alarm network system for separate and spaced premises or locations in which each premises or location is linked to each other premises or location by radio signal transmitting and receiving means controlled by a programmed...  
WO/1988/007245A1
A combined alarm, security and rescue system comprising a room box (33a-33j, 35a-35j) for one or more breathing masks for rescue purposes in an associated room and a two-way communication arrangement, for use for alarm and security purpo...  
WO/1987/000711A1
A transceiver unit for an electronic surveillance system is internally coded with an address-number for identification within the system and is adapted to receive input from sensors detecting alarm conditions. The unit is switchable from...  
WO/1984/002216A1
A system for supervising a group of two or several localities and preferably residences. In each locality is provided a local equipment (A, B, C) having an alarm detector (2) for generating an alarm signal when a movement is sensed for e...  

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