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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICA TlONS
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`(0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No.
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`121726,098, filed on March 17, 2010, to be issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,103,719, on
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`January 24, 2012; which was a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 11/602,461
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`filed on November 20, 2006 (now U.S. Patent No. 7,693,938 that claims the benefit of
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 601739,819, filed on November 23, 2005; and that
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`fmther claims priority to U.S. Patent Application 111057,704, filed on Febmary 14, 2005,
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`now U.S. Patent No. 7,752,259, that claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.
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`60/544,739, filed on February 13, 2004. The disclosures of these applications are
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`incorporated herein by reference.
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`FIELD
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`(0002] The present disclosure relates to message broadcast systems and in
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`particular to the admission control for broadcasting messaging.
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`BACKGROUND
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`(0003] The statements in this section merely provide background information
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`related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.
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`(0004] With the events of September 11 , 2001, there has been increased concern
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`with the ability of present systems for providing public service broadcasting of messages and
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`warnings to the public. Exi sting public service warning systems are antiquated and provide
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`only limited access to the public who may be in need of knowing of potential emergencies or
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`danger. Additionally, existing systems do not provide for location-based notification or
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`broadcasting messages.
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`As such, there is a need for an improved method and system for
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`providing timely information to the public related to potential hazards affecting them. One
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`suggested solution is the utilization of the subscription-based Short Message Service (SMS)
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`messaging capability for mass messaging using mobile telephones and compatible devices.
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`However, SMS systems and technology have significant technical limitations and experience
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`with such systems has been disappointing due to significant delays in the delivery of SMS
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`messages and negative impacts to the networks due to congestion. Additionally, SMS
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`messaging places a considerable ca]] processing load on the telecommunication system and
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`infrastructure considering that the above process is multiplied by the demand of thousands or
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`tens of thousands of SMS call set up requests at the same time. The potential initiation of
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`broadcast SMS volumes will not only affect network resources for SMS messaging, but also
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`negatively affect ability of the telecommunication networks to set up and suppo1t voice traffic
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`during any period of message broadcasting as these resources are shared by both services.
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`[0006] SMS and Wireless Access Protocol (W AP) messaging systems utilize
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`capacity on transmission channels making them unavailable for other purposes such as voice
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`call set up and can only handle a limited number of SMS and/or WAP transmissions. As
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`such, during heavy messaging, the related high volumes of messaging traffic may have a
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`negative affect on other services including the set up of voice calls.
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`[0007] Generally, existing systems are not location-based and as such does not
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`send messages to intended recipients located within a defined geographic location and
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`therefore do not provide an attractive solution to location-based customer notification and
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`other location-based broadcast services.
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`SUMMARY
`[0008] The inventors hereof have succeeded at designing an improved broadcast
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`message control system and method for receiving a plurality of message from a plurality
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`of message originators, with each message having a message specific geographic target
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`area for which the message is to be broadcast, validating each message, determining
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`which ones of the various broadcast networks provide broadcast messaging to at least a
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`portion of the broadcast target area and transmitting the broadcast message and broadcast
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`target area to the determined broadcast networks.
`[0009] In one aspect, a message broadcasting system providing a plurality of
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`broadcast messages to a plurality of message specific broadcast target areas. The system
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`includes a broadcast admission control module receiving a plurality of broadcast message
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`records each having one of the plurality of broadcast messages, a message specific
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`geographically defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast message originator
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`identifier for each one broadcast message, validating each received broadcast message
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`record as a function of the broadcast message originator identifier and the broadcast target
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`area, said broadcast admission control module generating a validated broadcast message
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`record for each successfully validated broadcast message record. The system also
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`includes a broadcast message distributor module receiving each of the validated broadcast
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`message record, determining for each message record which ones of a plurality of
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`message broadcast transmission networks provide broadcast messaging service to at least
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`a portion of the geographically defined broadcast target area for each message and
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`transmitting each broadcast message and all or a portion of the geographically defined
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`broadcast target area, over an output interface coupled to the determined broadcast
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`transmission networks.
`[0010] In another aspect, a method of broadcast messaging Lo a broadcast target
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`area that includes receiving over a data interface a plurality of broadcast message records
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`each having a broadcast message and a defined broadcast target area, wherein each
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`received broadcast message record is associated with a different broadcast message
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`originator identifier each of which identifies a different originator of each message and
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`validating each broadcast message record as a function one or more of the broadcast
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`message originator identifier and the broadcast target area of each broadcast message
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`record. The method also includes generating a validated broadcast message record for
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`each validated broadcast message record and determining for each message record which
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`ones of a plurality of message broadcast transmission networks provide broadcast
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`messaging service to at least a portion of the geographically defined broadcast target area
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`for each message. The method further includes transmitting each broadcast message and
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`its associated geographically defined broadcast target area over an output interface to
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`each determined broadcast transmission network.
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`[0011] Further aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the
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`detailed desc1iption provided hereinafter. ft should be understood that the detailed
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`description and specific examples, while indicating the prefen:ed embodin1ent of the
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`invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the
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`[0012] The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed
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`description and the accompanying drawings.
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`[0013] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a public service message location
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`broadcast system according to one embodiment of the invention.
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`[0014] FIG. 2 is a second fu nctional block diagram of a public service message
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`location broadcast system according to one embodiment of the invention.
`[0015] FIG. 3 is a flow chart for an admission control process within the public
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`service message location broadcast system service bureau according to one embodiment
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`of the invention.
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`[0016] FIG. 4 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Po1tal Webpage according
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`to one embodiment of the invention.
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`[0017] FIG. 5 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage illustrating
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`a Broadcast Agents initial designation of a target broadcast area according to one
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`embodin1ent of the invention.
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`[0018] FIG. 6 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage illustrating
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`use of a shape tool to define the designation of a target broadcast area accordi ng to one
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`embodiment of the invention.
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`[0019] FIG. 7 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage illustrating
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`a library of footp1ints for predefined target broadcast areas according to one embodiment
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`of the invention.
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`[0020] FIG. 8 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage illustrating
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`a dialogue box enabling the Broadcast Agent to create a message and parameters of the
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`Broadcast Request accorcLing to one embodiment of the invention.
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`[0021] FIG. 9 a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage illustrating a
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`library of target broadcast areas and a library of messages according to one embodiment
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`of the invention.
`[0022] FIG. 10 is a screen shot of the Broadcast Agent Portal Webpage
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`illustrating a Broadcast Agent Confirmation Entry prompt/window according to one
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`embodin1ent of the invention.
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`[0023] FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the reporting system of a public
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`service message location broadcast system according to one embodiment.
`[0024] FIG. 12 is a flow chait for a billing system according to one embodiment.
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`[0025] FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram of a geo-fence process for a
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`broadcast message in one embodiment.
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`[0026] FIG. 14 is a second functional block diagram of an exemplary geo-fence
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`process in another embodiment.
`[0027] FIG. 15 is a third functional block diagram of a geo-fence process in
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
`[0029] The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not
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`intended to limit the present disclosUJe, applications, or uses.
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`[0030] The public service message location broadcasling system (PLBS)
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`according to one or more embodiments of the invention provide for an improved system
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`and method for public service broadcast messaging. A public service message location
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`broadcasting system (PLBS) operator provides a Broadcast Agent Web Portal or
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`Webpage or other similar Graphical User Inte1face (GUI), implementation and
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`maintenance of the networks ' cell-broadcast messaging components, networks and
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`platfo1ms, administration and operation of the public service message location
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`broadcasting system, and interfaces to local telecommunication service providers
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`including mobile unit service providers.
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`[0031] According to one embodiment in the event of a serious public emergency,
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`a short text message is sent over the location broadcast channel. A mobile unit or
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`Broadcast Agent phone, which is configured to receive location-based broadcast
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`messages, whi le in the idle mode and located in the predefined cell, receives the broadcast
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`message and displays the message on its screen.
`[0032] Location-based message broadcasting is transmitted from the predefined
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`cell in a downlink only mode and therefore, unl ike current SMS services, does not require
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`functionality or network resources from the mobile services provider or from any portion
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`of the mobile service provider's mobility management resources, e.g., HLR, VLR, etc.
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`[0033] A public service message location broadcasting system provides for the
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`simultaneous sending of public service messages to millions of subsc1ibers with less
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`impact on the supporting networks than a single SMS-message. As such, minimal to no
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`network congestion will result.
`[0034] A public service message location broadcasting system (PLBS) receives
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`emergency or public service messaging and identification of the target broadcast area
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`from public service or government entities. The PLBS provides location-based broadcast
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`message enablement, security, multi-carrier interoperability and connectivity to the
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`telecommunication service providers and other network operators offering services within
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`the target broadcast area.
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`[0035] A public service message locati.on broadcasting system and method
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`according to one or more embodiments provides for the development, transmission,
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`delivery and display of a message that is an official government-to-citizen infomrntion
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`broadcast to all compatible telecommunication receiving devices in, or entering, a
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`predefined at-1isk geographic location or area.
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`[0036] The PLBS system sends any public service or emergency information
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`associated with an event, as determined by authorized messaging entities that may affect
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`public safety. These include, but are not limited to, utility outages, missing child alerts,
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`severe weather warnings, flood warnings, and terrorist threat warnings. The messages are
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`broadcast by public service message location broadcasting systems paiticipating with
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`local telecommunication networks and other local network operators.
`[0037] Unlike other emergency messaging services that require the recipient's
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`identity, a predetermined fixed delivery location, and usually the payment of a service
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`fee, the public service message location broadcasting system uses broadcast messaging
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`technology to reach an unlimited number of people in real tin1e, with no pre-event
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`recipient action required and to phones that are setup to receive the message channel.
`[0038] The public service message location broadcasting system uses cell(cid:173)
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`broadcast SMS (C-BSMS) technology to provide a message or alert to a single cell
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`geographic location, a neighborhood, a city, or an entire nation with minimal impact to
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`pa1ticipating telecommunication networks.
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`[0039] Local broadcast message network operators and/or telecommunications
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`service providers, such as mobile or cellular telephone service carriers provide the local
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`telecommunications infrastructure and interfacing technologies that enable the public
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`service message location broadcasti ng system to transmit public messages in a timely
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`manner to the public that may be at risk using standard and commonplace mobile
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`telephone units.
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`[0040] The public service message location broadcast system and methods
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`described herein provide the functions and steps necessai·y to ensure that the Broadcast
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`Agents are authorized to send the requested broadcast messages to the defined broadcast
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`target area. The PLBS configuration desc1ibed herein provides internal controls for
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`insuring that the network and components are secure and tbat messages are authorized
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`prior to transmittal. The public service message location broadcast system provides the
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`interface to the Broadcast Agents to ensure simple and timely definition of the broadcast
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`target area, the message, and the authentication of the Broadcast Agent. The public
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`service message location broadcast system also provides the interconnectivity and
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`functionality for interfacing to participating telecommunication service providers and
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`other PLBS systems that provide for the delivery of the broadcast message to the
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`broadcast target area.
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`[0041] The public service message location broadcasling system consists of five
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`parts:
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`[0042] I. Public Service Location Broadcast Service Bureau (PSMBs or PLBS)
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`[0043] 2. Broadcast Agent Terminal/Web Portal/Web Page
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`[0044] 3. Public Service Message Broadcast Controller/DistTibutor
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`[0045] 4. Carrier Broadcast Center (CBC)
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`[0046] 5. Public Service Location Broadcast Repo1ter
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`[0047] One exemplary embodiment of a public service location broadcasting
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`system (PLBS) 100 is illustrated in Fig. 1. A public service location broadcast service
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`bureau 102, labeled In Fig. 1 as a PSMBS Broadcast Broker Server by way of example,
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`includes interfaces to various system components and to Lhe various networks in which a
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`message can be broadcast to mobile units located with a defined target area or location.
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`[0048] One or more broadcasl agent access devices 104 can be connecled to the
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`public service location broadcast service bureau 102 (PLBS-SB) and configured to
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`provide a cell@le1t display 106 to a Broadcast Agent. 1he cell@le1t display, as desctibed
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`herein, i.ncludes an inlerface enabling the Broadcast Agent to inpul a message and define
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`a geographic target area for delivery of the message. The cell@le1t display 106 can be in
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`the form of a webpage that is hosted by a Web Server 103 in service bureau 102 in an
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`HTML format (as shown) or another web server (not shown). A Web Server 103 may
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`also be remotely located at another facility. The Web Server inte1face to the PSMBS
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`Broker Server uses the standard CelJ Alert Protocol (CAP). In other embodiments, the
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`Broadcast Agent Access Device 104 may be a computer or personal computer and the
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`cell@lert display can be a display generated by locally supported software residing on the
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`Broadcast Agent's personal computer. The broadcast agent access device l04 can be
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`coupled to the service bureau 102 via any type of suitable data communication facility
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`105 using a variety of data communication protocols (not shown).
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`[0049] A broadcast commander 108, also referred to as a Broadcast Agent System
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`or command module can be coupled to the service bureau 102 and provide administrative
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`or "command" control over one or more operations of the PLBS system 100. A
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`Broadcast Administrator or Operator can utilize the Broadcast A