Inventors:
John Travis Shelton - Westfield NC, US
Jordan J. Boyette - Westfield NC, US
Gregory H. Williams - Kernersville NC, US
Scott D. Elliott - Holly Springs NC, US
International Classification:
G08B 1/08
Abstract:
In one aspect of the teachings herein, an alert notification system provides targeted and mass notifications via wireless transmissions within a defined network coverage area served by a radio network, which may be a closed private radio network and which, in one or more contemplated embodiments, comprises an appropriately configured cellular communications network. The alert notification system includes a central monitoring station that is configured to perform one or more alert functions that are in some sense optimized for processing and responding to alerts to, among other advantages, rapidly and effectively notify persons included within a defined population of emergencies and other alert conditions.