Patents
US 9542830 B2: Alert gateway, systems and methods
- Granted
- 2017-01-10
- Filed
- 2011-09-23 application 13243706
- Type
- Utility · 61 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. Merely by way of example, urgent public information, such as an alert message, may be received by, inter alia, an alert gateway device. The alert message may then be distributed to a subscriber in any of a variety of ways, including by telephone, by data message (e.g., to a computer), by video message (e.g., via a television), by display on an alert notification device. In some embodiments, the alert gateway device may process the alert message and/or may determine how to provide the alert message to the subscriber.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170110.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwest Communications International Inc. 105 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven M. Casey | Littleton, CO | 120 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bruce A. Phillips | Frederick, CO | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B27/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M3/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N5/45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Release of security interest Release (reel 066874 / frame 0793) | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2026-04-14 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO | 75405/877 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-27 |
| 2024-03-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A, AS SUCCESSOR TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-22 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. MONROE, LA | 66885/917 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement (first lien) | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2024-03-22 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 66874/793 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-24 | Security interest Security interest Notes security agreement | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2020-01-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 51692/646 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-11-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2017-11-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 44652/829 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-09-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CASEY, STEVEN M. signed 2004-08-20 PHILLIPS, BRUCE A. signed 2004-10-03 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO | 26977/323 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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