FI20235426A1 - System and method for geo-targeted automated emergency alerting through analog broadcast - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for automatic broadcasting alert messages is disclosed. The disclosed system and method are based on interworking devices operatively coupled with analog radio transmitters; and an emergency alerting engine configured to receive data packets comprising audio data associated with the alert messages, and a target geographical area data associated with a target geographical area; and identify at least one of the analog radio transmitters having a broadcasting coverage area that corresponds to the target geographical area. The emergency alerting engine translates the audio data into audio alert messages; and transmit audio alert messages to at least one of the interworking devices associated with the identified analog radio transmitter. The interworking device converts the audio alert messages to analog audio alert messages signals; and transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the identified analog radio transmitter to broadcast the converted analog audio alert messages to devices.

Description

WE 2220064388 PETASIOI LUSSSSe

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEO- TARGETED AUTOMATED EMERGENCY

ALERTING THROUGH ANALOG RADIO BROADCAST

TECHNICAL FIELD

S [0001] The prosomt disclosure relates fö emergency warning sysemä More particulary, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for seo-targsted autoimated emergency alerting through analog radin broadcast.

BACKGROUND

160063] The backeorousd desodlption meludes information that may be usefol in understanding the present invention, Bois not an admission that sv of the information provided heroin 45 poor art or relevant jo the presently claimed jnventton, or that any publication spesläivally or implicitly referenced is prior ant [ää] Emereshoy alerting and sdvisory messages ans oritical för saving human Oves [5 and assole during emergencies and/or disasters. For developing country fhe India with huge population radio hroadoast act as effective media for broadcast of warning alerts, 16004] AH India Badio (AIR) a hogest radio network ir he world, and one of the largest brosdcssiing orsantailonsin the world an terms of ihe number of lumnmtees broadest and the spectrin of seciososnonue ant outar! diversity of serves. AlRs home service

HY oomprises 479 stations with 681 tranamilterä located across the country. Among the 681 transitory andy 35 are Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) iransosllers, and means we analog radio trinsimiiters. AIR kroadeast services reaching nearly 92% of the India's area and

GIG Sai the total population. Sinnlarly other private radio kroadoasters am also having

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OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[9000] A general ohjeet of the present disclosure is 0 provide seston and method for geo-fargeted automated emergency alerting through analog mato broadcast. 10007] An ohjeet of the present disclosure 18 10 provide a system and method fo 8 — automate an existing radin broadeastine systems for processing emergency alerts and dissominate in an automated manner whom significant incresse In capital expenditures.

[0008] Another object of the present disclose ix do provide x shape sid och effective system and method for gemtargeted smargeney alorting through analog radio broadcast. 10 — 16000] Another ohjeet of the present disclosure is to provide an efficient systent and method which can be easily implement (o aelomale existing analog radio broadeastina systems of the AIR and other private radio broadcasters for proorssine simorgessy alerts and dissernimmie in an aidomated manner. 15 SUMMARY 19010] Aspects of the present disclosure relate o emeresnov warning systems. More partieolariy, the present discboswre rates jo an efficient sad cost effective system and method for geodargeted emergency alorne Crows analog radio broadcast. (00111 ln an aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for broadcasting alert 20 messages, the disclosed svstem can include a plurality of interworkine devices npenitively coupled with s plurality of anslog radio tramamitters located at a plurality of different geographical locations such that one of the phevality of nterworking devices s associated

N with coach of the plurality of analog radio fransmifters; asd an emergency alorting sagine operatively coupled jo the plurality of interwoiking devices. The emergency alene engine = 2% can molude one ov more processors oemimunjoatively coupled fo a memory, the mEmory = storing one or more instructions executable bythe one or move processors, The emergency

I n. alerting engine can be configured jo Peosive a act of data packers Including audio data

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIS LAIN translate the audio data into a plurality of audio alert messages The plorility of audio alert messages can be in one or more predefined languages based on the target geographical ares

The one or more predefined languages are yeroseular languages eosvapovding to the target soOSMPÄISAI area. > dE The emersenev alerting engine can further transmit is piuraiity of audio alert mestaava to a losst one of the pluralty of interworking devices associated with the identified ai least ong analog radio transmitter of the plundity of analog radio ttanstutters. The plurality of audio alert messages are dn a form of digital andi signals, (660131 in an embodiment, the least one of the plurality of intorworkina devices ean be

HE configured to convert the pluraliiy of audio alert messages to analog audio ale messages sigaals Gu recept of the plarality of audio alert messages in tw form of digital audio signals from the emergency alerting caging. and Sammi the converted analog audio alert messages signäls to the identified at least one analog radio transition to hroadosst the oomverted analoe audio alert messages to & plurality of devices located, In-real-time. in the torget seosraphical (00141 in an embodiment, the af least one ot the piorafiiv of intenvorkine devices can be configured to parse and suthenfioate the plerality of audio alert messages. 10015] In an embodiment, sack of the phaulity of analog radio transmitters can be configured for broadegsting radio program audio data on receipt of the radio program audio 20 data from a corresponding a radio content unit of a radio station of a radio bmadeaster, Bach of the plurality of interworking devices can be configured to set as an interface between te

Lomospondins redis content unit associated with a radio program content manager and the

N Cartesoondisa anslog mato tratenitter to allow iransmission of the radio program andio data to the analog radio transmitter irom the radio content ant

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3 25 [001s] In an smbodiment, each of the piuralitv of intenworking devices can indlnde a

E Digital Channel Priorttiser to enable and disable transmission of the radio program audia data © fö the corresponding analog radio transmitter Tom the conpsponding radio content amt. The 5 Digital Channel Pronitiser of the at Rast one of the plurality of intömworkine devices can he

S configured 10 temporanily disable transmission of the radio program audio data to the

A identified at least one analog radio transmitter Tan the corresponding ratio content unit tt pups the converted smdog siilo alot messes signals to the identiliod at least one 3

WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG analog radio transmitter on recent of he audio alert messages from the emergency aloding engine, [60171 in an embodiment, each of the plurality of devices can be an snalog receiver,

[6015] In an smbodimont, cach of the plurality of merworkine devices ean farther % —jncdade s control unit and a data storage unit oporatively coupled to the control unit. 188191 lo an ombodiment, the emergency sletting engin can be confisured fo Monitor health and status ot each of the plurality of Imerwotkina devices. 10026] in another aspect, the present disclosure provides x method for broadcasting alert messages, the moihod ean include a step of moriving. by ä processor of sn emergeney

JO along sagloe, a set of data packeny, The söi of date päeksis tan include audio data associated with the alert messages, and a target eeosmpiuea] area data associated with a target seosrapinca! area. The emergency alerting eoging can be operalively coupled toa plurality of interworking devices, The plurality al interworking devices san be operatively emypled with a plusdity of anslog radio tansnutlers located ata piwaiiiy of different £5 pepgraphical locations such that one of te plurality of mterworking devices 18 assomated with cach of the plarglity of anslog radio transmitter. 100311 in an embodiment, the metod can include steps of identifying. by he processor, of least one of the plurality of analog radio kransmites having s hroadoasting opverage sron that ovenlsns with al least a molon comsspondine to the terget geographical aren; and translating by the processor | the audio data into a phavality ot and alt massages.

The plurality of audio wert messages can be in one or more predefined languages based on e the target geographical res. The one or more predefined languages are vemasular languages

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< 19633] in an embodiment, the meilhod can include a step of frnsmiyttye, by the = 25 processor, the pluraltiy of audio dart messages & at least one intenworkine device of the a > phavalily of interworking devices associated with fe identiied at least one analog radio ©

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG (0023] In an ombodiment, the method can include stops of converting, by the at lean ove interworking device, the plurality of audio aloit messäees 10 analog sudio alert messages signals on receipt of the plumiiiy of andio alert messages n the form of digttal audio signals from the emergency alerting engine; and transmitting, by the at least one interworking device,

S he cotvarted analog audio alert messages sienälä to the identified at least one radio analog rato transmitter ter broadcast the converted anslog audio alert messages to one or mon devices of the piursKiiy of devices heated, in-tealtime, in the target seograpiucal mea. 100241 In an embodiment, the method can include sfeps of pärsing and authentiosting. by the ai feast one interworking device, fie converted analog audio aloit messages signals, and jemporarily disabling, by the at least one imerworkine device, transmission of a radio program audio data to the dentifiod af las ote analog radio fransmitter from a radio content unit (o transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the identified st Ikast one angioe fado transmitter on roccipt of the plumdily of audio shot messsges from the

Lmereonev alerting oisin. — [9625] Varuus ohjeesta, features aspects and advantages of the inventive malieet matter will become appsrent fran the following delailed description of preforred embodimests, along with the aeoompanvang drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components,

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIS LAIN 100291 EC 3 ilustraioa an exemplary working block diagram of the proposed syster : = = = x « for geo-targeled tmergeney alerting rough analog radio ]roadcast, an accordance with an smbodiment of the present delse. 100301 FIG, 4 Ulasirates an exemplary representation of selection of analog radio

S — transmiitors for seo-tarsoied emorgoncy alerting, in accordance with as embodiment of the prosent discdosore, (00311 RG. 5 ilustesten a flow diagram of the proposed method text goo-tarested emergency dering through analog radio broadcast, in accordance with an embodiment of the prosent disclosure. 16032] BIG 6 allustrates an sxomplary computer system in wich or with which smbodiments of the present invention can bostiliasd, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclose

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

16033] The following is a detailed descriptive of embodiments of the disclosure depleted ja ie secompanvins drawings. The embodimonts am joa such detail ss to eommumndoate the disclosure. However, the anid of deta? offered Is not mionde: jo my the sutivipated variations of smbodiments, on the oomtrary, the mention Is los cover ali modiilsattons. cquivalents, and akernatives falling within the spivit and scope of the present

A disclosure as defined hy the appended olsi. 196241 Various methods described hovel may be practiced by combining one or more machine-peadyhle storage media contitning the esde sovonine is tie present inveation with

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG o these shalled in the UA, sithont depart = from the spirit and SOOPER of the is ention , ÅN to those skilled in Mean, withorf departing (rom the spirit and scope oi the inventiön, ss described in the claim 100361 Embodimenis esplained horn relates to emersenov warning systems. More paritostariv, the present diselosure reiatos to a system and method for soo darpeted autonstted

S — emergency alerting Gough anslog radio broadosst. (0037] in an aspect, the discissed system and method are based or a plurality of mieneorkine devices that are operatively coupled wath a piirälity of analog radio tränsmittens focated at a piorality of different seosmphiai locations: snd ax emorsenov alerting engine,

The emergency alerline engine can be configured (o receive g set of data packets including

HE audio data associated with the alent messages and a lareet geographical area data associated wi a target seograniucs! arpa front alert senerating entitios over a secured netwatto Wentify at least one of the plurality of analog mdio fönster havina a broadoasting Covarags area that overlaps with af least a region corresponding to the target geographical area. Based o the äreä geographical area, the emergency alörting ongine iransiaiss the audio data into & 13 — pluraiity of audio slant messages which ean be in one or moite vernacular languages corresponding 0 the target geographical area The omoreenev sleriing seine further transits the plundity of audio sleri messages to at least ons of the pluraliiy of interworkines devices associated with the identified ot kast one analog radio transmitter, where the irensmiivä plusality of audio slot messages are fg Tove of digital andio signals 19638] The least one nterworkiue device can fe configured to convert the oluraltiy of audi) alert messages jo analog audio alert messages sisnala on receipt of the transmitted pluralty of audio det messages from the omorgenoy alerting engine. and transmit (he n converted analog madio alent messages signals s the idenyfied at least ons analog radio

S franamilter. thereby enabling broadoastine of the converied analog audio alert messages toa iw s g s s - x . . x » s 3 35 — plurality of devices located, an-roeal-timo. in the target geographical area

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A 102 can facilitato gro-turgeted emergency alerting through anslog radio brosdeast, van be implemented using any or a combination of hardware components and software components

WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG such asa clond, a server, a Computing system, a computing device, a network device and the fhe, The system can include an emergency slopting engine 112 and a plumity of inlenworking devices, such as an intevworking device 114. operatively coupled to the eimereonev whoring engine 112. The emeresenoy alerting engine 112 can bo connected to the

S wterwoding device 114 via a söcmre Wired / Wireless network, for example Wide Area

Network OVAN Internet eie,

RAT in an oxemplary ombodiment, the emergency slerting engine 113 can be implemented in any computing device can be oonfieared/operatively connected with a server 110. de another esemplav ombodiment, the emereeacy alertng engine 112 van be

HY Haplemented using any or a combinstion of hardware components and: software components such ay a cloud, a server, a computing system, a computing device, x network device and the iik,

[06042] The emergency alerting engine 112 can be operatively coupled with a plurality of entities MU8ihaf con communicate sath Me smereenoy alerting engine 112 using one or 13 — more operatively coupled devices 106. As losiraiod, the smergonsey shuting onse 112 can be comnrutticenvely conpled with One X more entity devices 1061. 1062...106;N

Gmbvidually roforred to as the ality device 106 and collectively referred & aa the entity devices 108, hereinalten through a network 108. The one or mos entity devices 106 are connected to the Rving subpools usors antoa 108-1108232... WEN Godiidiasfly reformed to as tho opty 108 and eolloetively referred 10-28 the ontitios 108. keminafen). Furthermore, the erties hore can be such 25 warmag/alent goncrating agencies, for example meteorologiaa! department, government boadth department and so fontin, n 10043] In an smbiodiment, iheemöreoney alerting engine 112 can interaet with any of

S the entity devices 106 through a websile or an spplicstion that can reside in the entity devices , 3 35 HIB man mplomenteton, the omoreenoy siorting engine 112 can be socossed by webaile or ; = application that can be configured with sny operaling system, including bat not hinted (o; = Android "OST" and the Hie. Examples of the computing devices 106 can incledo, bal are a © not lmiitod to; & computing dovioc associated with industrial ogaipmeont or an industrial

I cgaipment based asset, smal samera, a smart phone, a portable computer, A personal digital

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[6044] inan embodiment, the emergency alertins eveine 112 can incude ons or wong

WES 11 ares Eire mn Ox Epes R EN NORGE MUSMATTOR ah YY X processors Ontemohaneeably can be referred to as processors, hereinafter which omy be commanicatively coupled joa a memory which can store one or more structions do be executed by the prosessors.

[0045] in an seabodiment, the piirality of interworking devices of the system HE can be operatively coupled with a plumiitv of analog fado iranseitters located at a plurality of different geographical locations such that one of the plurality of intenworking devices is associated with wach of the plureltv of andloe radio fransautters. For mstanee, the iutenvorkine device 1148 operatively coupled to the analog ndio transmitter 122, [HM] lo an embodiment, cach analog radio tranaviitten such as the analog radio

Hansnutter 122 can be configured for brosdosstny radio program audio data (or example musta, story sic) on reosipt of Us radio program audio dads Poma eorrespondine 4 radio content mui 124 of a radio station of a radin brosdosster, for example All India Radio {AIRY The radio content urut 124 dat can be assoolaied with a vedio program content 13 — manaesr that may operat the radio content omit 124. The radio conisni unit 124 van be any suitable electronic device known in the wi for transmitting the radio program audio det: 108471 In an embodiment, the interworking device 114 can be located at the radio station of fhe of the analog radio iransmitter 1220 The iwtenwarkine device 119 can be configurd fo act as an interface between the radio content unit 14 and the analoe radio — tssnamilter 133 to allow transmission of the radio program aadio dada to the analog radio transmitter 122 from the radio content amt 124 19048] in an embodiment, the interworkine device 114 can inchedea digital channel

N prioritet Cherernafter also referred 10 ag switch) 116 to enable and disable toinemission of < the radio program audio data to the anplog radio transmitter 122 from the radio content unit < 3% 134, 3 control uoit 118 operatively coupled to the switch 116, and a data storise omit 120 — N . "a e

Hperatively eoupied to control nait 118.

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG gengraphical arca where the alert ancesages have to be disseminated. On receipt of the data packets, iheemergovoy alerting engine 113 can identity af legat one of the pluraltty of analog radio ivansmuiters, such the analog radio tansmitter 122, having a brosdeasting coverage area that overlaps with at foust s region corresponding fo the bagel geographical area 19056] in an embodimeni, the emergency aferting engine 112 can further iransiste the audio data into a plurality of audio alert messages, The pluraliiv of audio alert messages can ben one or mom predefined languages based on the target geographical ara. The one or more predefined languages are vernacular languages. for example Hindi, Eoghish,

Lomespondiss to the target geographical aisa (for example, Bell Natal Capital Remon

HY NOK) of India). (0051] ix an embodiment, the emergency alorting engine 112 van further transmit the piaralty of audio alert messages to al joast one ot the plurality of nlsrworkiuoa devices, Jor instance the jntenworking device 119, assorted with the ulentiied analog radio transmitter

P32, The fransmitteä plurality of audio alert messages are in a form of dlgHal sadio sigaals

IS 10082] In an embodimeni. the control anit 118 of the interworking device 114 receives he transmitted plurality of andio slant messages from the smersenoy alerling engine 112. The control unit HIS of the interworking device 114 vaa be configured to convert the plaraläy of audio alert messages (o unalog andi alert messages sisnäle on receipt of the plorality of audio alert messages in the form of digutel audio signals. 160531 in an smbediment, the control unit 118 of the intereeorkine device 114 can be configured to parse and aathentoate the converted anglog sndio alert messages sienäly or the piurality of audio ale messages mosived from the emergency alerting eosine 112 hehe

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3 100531 fo an ombodimont, the tnlersorking device TH can be configured (o transit the < 2 Mae mm MI ATS SARI Sr uima sis Sen as ad ord ia Hr Tc ay dE Ear J KK Fe pen boa X — 25 comvenad analog audio aloit messages signals tothe analog radio transiitier 122 so broadcast id the converted analog audio alert messages to a plurality of deviess, such as devices 136-1 and © 136-2 (oollectively referred fo as devices 1263 located, in-vealdime, in the farget geographicdd © s viene Fa ae JAN AAA Ease sä KAT n etait VEL on a Yhekakstsi raver UN oh aise yn

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG data to the analoe dio transmitter 122 from the radio content unit 124, and transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the analog radio fmmnsmitter 122 on recap of the audio alert messages from the emergency alertog engine 112.

[0030] la an embodiment, fenporardy disabling the rensmisston of fre radio program

S audio der fo the analog radio transmitter 123 from the radin content unit 124by the disitäi channel priorttiaer 116 enable sutomatio disseminattun of the alert messages simaltavoousiy to devices 126 for alerting users assoelaied with (he devices 136. After transmission of the converted andlog andlo alert messages fo the analog radio trawmittor 122, the digital channel priogitizer 116 again enables transmission of the radio program andio date to the analog radio 1 rankunter 122 from the radie content wad 124. (0057] in an emtodiment, ihc emergency alerting engine 112 can be configured io manor health and status of the imenvordng device 113.

[8058] Farther, the setwork 104 can be a wireless network, a wired network or a combination there of that on ba inplemented as ane of the different types of networks, such 13 av Intranet, Local Area Network (LANG, Wide Aroa Network (WANK), Internet, and the like

Further, the network 103 can either be a dedicated network or a shared nerworko The shaved network con represent an association of the different types of networks tha can use a variety of protocols, för example, Byperisxi Transfer Protocol (HUTPL Transmission Control

Protocolintemet Protocol (TCPAP3, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and the hike. 20 JOSH FIG. 2 illusttitos osempiarv fictions components of the proposed system (02, by accordance with aa embodimemt of (e present disclostire. ® 19060] la si aspect, the system 102 may inclade one or more prooeassorfs) 201. The

R ONE Or mons processors! 202 May be implemented as ONS or More MUOToprooessars, i

S mieroeompulers, merocontroWiera, digital signal processors, central. processing. units, logic s 28 — elmuities, agd/or any devices that manipulate data Based on operational instructions. Among

E other capabilities, the one or moite prosessorisi 202 are coniisuma ta Rich and esecute © compuiterreadatde instructions stored in a memory 206. The memony206 may store ons. Or moro computer-readeble instructions Or mates, which may be fuiched and excepted to

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A non-fransitory storage device including for example, volätile memory such as SAM. oc non- volatile memory such as EPROM, Host memory and the Ble

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[0061] The system 102 may also clude an interfaces) 204, The interiaosfs) 204 may inctode x vatiety of interloees, for example. Interfaces for data pt and output devices, relemed to as KO devices, storage devices, and the Bike. The interfaces) 204 may laeilitale

Communicator of processing unit with various devices, The imterlaeefs) 204 nay alse

S provides commimmeation pathway for one or more components of the systems. Examples of such components imelude, but are not limited jo, emergency alerting engine 111, interwisrking devicetst 114 and a database 210. 10062] The emergency alerting engine 112 may be implemented asa combination of hardware and programming (or esäimpie. Programmable instraciives) jo myksment ons of mone tusctionalities of the emergency alerting engine 112. ix examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented fn severi different ways, For exemple the prosratiming för the emergency shuting engine (112 may be processar-osecntalio instraetlons stored on a nondnmaitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware (or the emergency alerting caging 112 may comiiso a prooossing

IS resources (for example. Ode otamme processors. 10 gxocufe such instraotions. lm the prosent osampios. the machine-readable storage modium may store instruotiona that, whan executed by the processing rescuroc, planet ombodimorfs of io omoreency alorting ooginc 112. In such osampioa, Uwe emorsoney alorting sagine 112 may comprise (x mackinceroadabio simage medium sheng te metructons and the processing msmiror to execnte the — ansirueltons, or he machine-readadde storage media may be separate but accessible 1o the emergency alerting engine and the processing resource. lo other examples, the emersenoy alerting caging 112 may boimplemented by electronic cronitey. 19063] The database 210 may include data that may be other storod ov penoralud as a

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N yo ~ s oN w + o + 2 Oo = a processing engine 212, & seo-fargcling ongino 214. a tssoslafion caging 116 and ofber

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIS LAIN 100651 If would be appreciated that modules being deseribed ane only esemmiäry modules, and aay other module or sul-modgale may be incladod as pat of the system. These modales foo, may be merged or divided inte supermodales or sybemodirlea as may be configured. 10068] In an esempiäry embodimest, the interworking dovios (s) 114 15 operatively coupled io the emergency alestine engine 112. and can imelude x digital conned switch 116, & control unit 118. asd a storage data wait, for example RAMURORI, solid-state memory, and/or hard drive memory and the Bike, which lore computer exeeotalia insttaotiona sxeculed by the control amt TIN. 15. Processing engine 212 10087] ix an embodimeont, thy pre-processing engine 213 can be configure to revive rosalva a set of deta packets including audio data aasoetateä with the lect messages and a target gengraphical area data associnted with a target geographical aroa where the aloit messages have io be dissominated, The sol of deta packots are generated by a govorimenta! 13 or emerpeney alert generating amthonityentittos!OS(for example meteorolosioat department, sövemmont kesti department, home ministry, and the Bk) for brogdossting the alert messages to devioss 126 located m the target geographical ares för alerting users of the devices 126. On most ot the data packets, (he pre-processing engine 313 cat process the data paokola jo sutkontivale and/or deteroune iho source {for example, dotsiis of the alot gonorating entuy) of the data packets. (0068! lo as embodiment, (he pre processing sagine 212 can be configured ix monitor health and states of the interworkang device 114. & Coo-larpetinp engine 213 5 10069] In an smbodiment, the sentarseting engine 214 can be configured io = 25 — determine the target geographical area on receipt of the target xeographioa! area data the alot = eoneraling onfilv. In an exemplary emhodiment, he fares! seosraphiva! area data can nekade & a seosrapitea! code which may be generated by the alert senersting entity 108 or any devise

N such as a device 106 associated with the entäty 108. The geographical Code may include five 2 characters. Such chamicoters may be letters or numbers, or & combination of both. Such

N 30 characters may be represented in binary representations, or any offer form or representation that allows such 2 code to be identified and read by computing deviora/acu-färgeling segue 33

WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG 214. The frst two characters or digits, for instance "NYS of the geographical cade ”XYSSTÖ may indicate + esographica! area corresponds fo the target geographical ava, Ry instance

Rational Capital Reston (NUR) and the last three characters or digits, for instance 9877, of geographical ode may mdioste s county, for mstance india. 190701 Based target generapiical ama data, the gro-fargeting caging 214 can identify ong Or more anslog radio iransmittois. står as an analog radio transmitter 132, of a tadio station {for example Delhi radio station) of a radio broadeastet (for example AH India Radio {AIRY provide broadcasting services in the target geographical area. The idestified one or more analog rudio tansnutters Gave a bmadoasting coverages area that overlaps with at kad a

HY eston corresponding jo the target eecostsplucal aroa. Further, based on the äentiäsd analog redo tranämätter 122, the, the seo-targetiox engine 214 Can identity the 1vlerworXius device. such as the loterwondng device 114 associated with (he identified analog radio iroatsmittor 132

Translation esyine 218 13 TH hy an smbodiment, the translation engine 2/6 can further translate the audio dat intoa plurality of sudo alert messages, The plurality of audio alert messages can be in

ODE Or mone predefined languages based on the wget geographical area. Thy one or moni prodefined languages aro vornaoular languages, for ossmpie Hindi, English, corresponding 16 the target geographical sree, för example Dolly National Capital Region (NCE of India. 190721 In an exemplarg embodiment, the database 210 can mode seosranino language mapping database, The databuse 210 can include ons or more tables that map values of seograolme area tor example XY polvaon, ME cirola, sted fö a set of audio language n values (tor example AUD 29. AUD 25 ete. The set of audio language values Identify a set

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Q alert messages, the translator engine 216 further tranemit the plorsity of audio alert

N A messages fö iho interworking device 114 sssoolatedt wilh fe identified analog radio

WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG transmitter 122. The transmitted plorality of audio alert messages can be in a fam of digital audio signals.

Control unit 118 198741 In an embodiment, the control unit TIE of interworkine device can rocetve the

S — transmiited plurality of audio aloit messages from the emergency shorting engine 112. The control omit 118 con be comtisamd to parse amd authentioate he plurality of andiv alert messages received from the emeorgency alerting engine 112. 16075] in an embodiment, alter autkontination, the control unit 118 can he configured to convert the plurality of andio dled messages info anslog amdio alent messages signals in

HE onder to maks the plurality of audio alert messages operable {or the analog radio transmitter [22. The comtrel unti 118 van inclede a digital-o-anslog converter (OD AC) to convert the plarality of audio alen messages fö the analog audio aloit messages goals, (0076 In an esxemmaäry embodiment, the control unit 118 may be implemented using

ODO OF MTS IISTOPESSSSOTS, Mioroonmpaters, Microenmroilers. digital signal processors, andthe like.

Digital channel prioritizer 116 10477] lo an smbrdiment, the distal channel proriiisr 116 can be configured to transmit the converted analog audio aloit messages signals 10 the analog radio transmitter 122 (o broadcast the converted analog audio alert messages (ote plorality of devices 126 located; inrealtime. in (he tareet geosrapitealawvea för alerting the users, 16078] in an embodiment, white tronsmuting the converted analog audio alent 0 messages signals to the analog radio trensmitter 122, (he distal chased prorttizer 116 can

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S aito data associated with the alert messages and a target geographical area data associated with a target geographical ansa for disssminating the alert messages to all devices 126 located in the target geosrapincal aroa. 19081] Porexampie, (ho target geographical aroa 1s indicated by a dotted ting polygon

J03in FIG, 4, For exäripie the target geographical aisa can correspond o al least a partial

HY geographical meion ot NOR of India.

[0082] On receipt of the set of date packets, the emergency alering engine Hoan identify at loaaf ons of fhe pherality of analog radio twansmitlers. sket an anslog radio irinsmittee 122-1, an analog radio fransmiiter 13222, and an asalog radio transmitter 122-23, and an analog radio irinsiniltor 1224 (eotiectively refered jo as wentified analog radio 13 — tranamiiteys 1223 that may be located in the target geographical ween, and having a broadcasting coverage area that overlaps with af least & rogion comrespönding (o ilo target gengraphical area 16083] In an esemlary embodiment, ax shown in RG. 4, a oirole 404 enclosing the corresponding analog radio transmitter 122 indicates broadoastine coverage wer of the analoe radio transmitter 122, 10084] inan embodiment, the emergency alerting engine 113 can further translate de audio data Into a piuraltty of audio alert messages, The plurality of audio alert messages can

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG radio irasstnitters. 132. The irassmitted plurality of andio alert messages are in a form of disktal audio signals. 10086] in aa enkodiment, control units of the mterworking devices 114 meeive the

Kansmitted plorglity of audio start messages from the emorsenov alettin eneine 113. The

S centret ants of the interworking devices 114 can be configured to purse and authenticate the plurality of audio alert messages,

[8087] in an embodiment, the control waits of te ntenvorking devlecs 114 can he configured to convert the plurality of andio alert messages jo analog ano alert mossages signals on sempi of the pinrälity of audio alert messages. io [6088] in ss embodiment, on Mooipt ofthe analog andio alert messages signals from the oontro] amis, dun channel privity of the interworking devices 114 can be configured switch channels! temporarily disable transmission oftadio program andio data to the identified anslog radio frenennitters 134 from corresponding radio content ants including a radio Cement unit 124-1, a radio content unit 124-2, a radio content unit 124-3, and a radio [5 — content mä 1744 (vofleciively reforred to as radio content units 124) jo tosnsmitvised the converted snäloe audio alen messages signal fo fe analog radio tramanitter 122 för bmadeasting the converted analog avdio alen messages to a plorality of analog devices 138 focated, real-time, in the target geographical area 402. 10089) In an embodimesi, after transmission of the converted andoc audio alent messages (o the analog radio fransmitters 122. the digital channel proritisersilä again cables Cansnusdon of the radio prosram andio data to the analog radio itänsmiters. 122 from the cormsapondins radio content units 124. ™

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG by remote processing devioss that are Handed trons a emmmunioahtons network, In a distributed computing emäroament, computer-esecutatle instructions may be located in both focal and remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices, 19692] The order ty which the method ss described & mot ended to hs eonstraed. as a limitation and any number of the described method Hocks may be combined in any order 40 implement the method or alternate mettods. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from the method wihont departing fram the spirit and scope of the sybjeet matter desoribed herein, Furthermore, the method may be implemented In any stable hardware, software, firmware, or combination thereof, However, for case of soplination, in the embodiments

HY described below, the method may be considered 40 be implemented ja the above desorbed

[0093] in context joa Dow dlaprim SOG. a block 502 pertäins to receiving 3 sei of data packets, the set of data packed comprising andio data associated with the alert messages. and a target geographical ares data associated with a target geographical area Dy a processor 13 of an emergeney alerting ensino. The set of data packets ars meesived from one or move alert gencrating entities aver a secured network, The emergency alerting eumine is operatively coupled toa plondity of mierworkins devices, the plurality of mieneerking devices ars operatively coupled with a pluralils of analog radio transmitters located at & phunality of operatively coupled with a pluraldly of analog mdio trensmitters located at x phurality of chiforont geographical locations. 23 19894 in an embodiment, cach of the plerality of analng radio tansnutteva can be

HN 19094 in an evabodiment Root the plovality of analog radio tmaasmiit b confisurod for broadeasting nid program audio data on receipt of the radio pmeram audio data front a corresnonding a radio content ont of a radio station of a radio brosdcastor. Each n af the piurality of interworkine devices we configured fo act as an intertuos between the

S corresponding radio content unit associated with a radio progam content manager and the : 3= Ja : i id i x s EX ix oy CA autta ever 3 35 fommsponding analog radio franstutter to allow iransoussion of the redo program audio deta

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Tr a [0095] Further, a nock $M pertäins to identifying at lossi one ot fe plurality of

N analog radio transmitters kavios a broadeasting coverage area that overlaps with ot least a

D region corresponding ta the torget geographical area by the processor of the emergency

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG 10096 Farther, a block 306 portsins ty translating the audio dats intoa plurality of audio alert messages by the processor of the emergency alerting engine. The phaeity of audio alen messages can bs n ote or more prodelined langasses based on the target seosmpiioa! area The one or more predefined laneussos are vermasalar lungusses

S cormesponding 10 the target geographical aroa,

[8007] Farther, a block SOSpertalos tWotransmitäne the plevality of audio alent messages & at kast one interworking device of the plumiiiy of intenvorking devices assortated with the kdentilsd at least one analog radio transmitter by the processor of the emergency alerting eugine. The plovality of onda sled messages ave in a form of digital

HE audio signals, (0098] Farther, a block 510 perisins fö converting the ploraliiv of sudia dent messages fö analog oudio alot messages signals on reosipt of the plumilfy of audio alert messages n the dorm of digital audio signals from the emergeney alerting engine by the af feast one intereorkine device, [63:00] Further, x block 512 pertains tranemitting the converted anslog audio alert messages signals to the identified af least one radio analog radio transmitter jo broadcast the converted analog audio alert messages to a plorslity of devices located, berenb time, in the target geographical area fyr the at lesst one interworking device, (00100) In an embodiment, the method cen nelade sieps of parsing and authenticating the plurality of sudin alert messages, by the at least ons interworking device.

[60101] in an ombodimenf, the method can include steps of temporarily disabling, by © the al kast one nterworkme device, transmission of a radio program audio data fö the & identified of kvast one anslog radio transmitter fom a radio content Ruit to (raosmit the ,

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WO 2022/064388 POTABIBITASRERG (601031 As shown ia FIG, 6, computer system inelodeg dn external storage devise 81 a Bas SHEL a maja memory 630 a read only memory 640, a masa storage device 850, communication port S60, and a processor 670, A person skilled in e art will appreciate that

Computer system may inciude more than one frocessor and ocmmunttation ports. Examples

S ol processer 670 inechde, bat ae not Hated (o, an helt Kanfum& ov Ranium 2 proosssarts), or AMD Opferon&> or Athlon MPG processors}, Moterola® Hoey of procrssars, Pertti SOC system on a ship processors or other future processors. Procrssor 970 may welds various modules associated with embodimentsol the present vention

Commaneation port 660 can be any of an RS-23% port for use with a modem based dialup 18 — connootton, a TINE kKiksmet port a Gisabit or 10 Gigabit port asing copper or bor, a senta! port, a parailo! port, or other existing or future ports. Commwniostion port 660 may be chosen depending ona network, such a Local Ama Koiwork (LAN), Wide Arca Nowak (WAN, or anv ootwork to which Computer system onnmeets. 190304] Momery 630 can be Random Access Memory (RAM orany other dynamic

IS storage device commonly kaowo in the srt Read only memory 640 Can be any static storage dovicsts) ny. but not mad to, x Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) ohips fer storing stati Information og. stärt-op or BIOS inattaefiona for processor 670. Mass storage 650 may bo any omm or future mass storage solution, which can be used fö store istonmatton and/or instroctisss. Esemplarv masa storage solutions inside, but an: pot

My Bmited to, Parallel Advanced Technology Aftschment (PATA) or Serial Advanced

Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives or solid-state drives Gntemal or external: og. having Universal Sera Bus (USD andor Firewire interfaces), e.g those available from

Seagate (og. the Seagate Harveonde 7200 family) or Hitachi fog, the Huachi Deskstar n TRION, one or mom optical aisos, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage,

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[60108] Ontionally, operator and odministritive intertaoss. cs. a display, keyboard, and a cursor control device, may also be coupled jo bas 620 do support divest oporatot interaction with computer system. (her operator and adminjafrative inlerksees can be provided through network connections connected through communication poi 660. External

S storage device 610 can be say kind of oxtemna! hard-drives, Boppy drives, IOMEGA® Zip

Drives, Compact Disc - Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Compact Dies + Re-Wrifable (CE

RW) Digsal Vides Task - Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM Components desertbed above are meant only (o essmyiiäy various possibilities. In ne way should the aforementioned osompisry computor syston Rmm Hie scope ni the prosent disclosum. 100107) Thus, # will be appreciated by those of ordingry skill in (he art that the diagrams, schomatios, usteationa, and he läks represent conceplual visyä ON Procsssos illustrating systems and methods embodying this mmventiön, The functions of the various oksmenis shown in the figures may be provided through the ase of dedicated hardware as wall as hardware sapable of oxoruiing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the

Hgures am onneeptesi ön Thon fonction may be curried out through the operation of program logic, through dodicatad loge. through the interaction of program control and dodicitca logic. or oven marnmatiy, the particular loetimiguo bolug selectable by io ontily implomenttas this invention, Those of ordinary skill in the sit further understand that the esempisey hardware, software, processes, methods. and/or operating systems desorbed

A hovel ars for illustrative purposes and, thas, are not intended to be Imited jo any particular named,

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Claims (10)

We Claim:

1. A system (102) for broadcasting alert messages, the system (102) comprising: a plurality of interworking devices (114) operatively coupled with a plurality of analog radio transmitters (122) located at a plurality of different geographical locations such that one of the plurality of interworking devices (114) is associated with a corresponding analog radio transmitter (122) of the plurality of analog radio transmitters (122), wherein each of the plurality of analog radio transmitters (122) is configured for broadcasting radio program audio data on receipt of the radio program audio data from a corresponding a radio content unit of a radio station of a radio broadcaster, wherein each of the plurality of interworking devices (114) comprises a digital channel prioritizer to enable and disable transmission of the radio program audio data to the corresponding analog radio transmitter (122) from the corresponding radio content unit; and an emergency alerting engine(112) operatively coupled to the plurality of — interworking devices (114), the emergency alerting engine(112) comprising one or more processors (202) communicatively coupled to a memory (206), the memory (206) storing one or more instructions executable by the one or more processors (202), the emergency alerting engine(112) being configured to: receive a set of data packets, the set of data packets comprising audio data associated with the alert messages, and a target geographical area data associated with a target geographical area; identify, based on the target geographical area data, at least one of the plurality of analog radio transmitters (122) having a broadcasting coverage area that overlaps with at least a region corresponding to the target geographical area; translate the audio data into a plurality of audio alert messages, the S plurality of audio alert messages being in one or more predefined languages based on the < target geographical area, wherein the one or more predefined languages are vernacular I languages corresponding to the target geographical area; and = transmit the plurality of audio alert messages to at least one of the plurality - 30 — of interworking devices (114) associated with the identified at least one analog radio 3 transmitter (122) of the plurality of analog radio transmitters (122), wherein the plurality N of audio alert messages are in a form of digital audio signals; N CLEAN COPY OF AMENDED CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF PCT wherein the at least one of the plurality of interworking devices (114) is configured to: convert the plurality of audio alert messages to analog audio alert messages signals on receipt of the plurality of audio alert messages in the form of digital audio signals from the emergency alerting engine (112); and transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122) to broadcast the converted analog audio alert messages to a plurality of devices located, in-real-time, in the target geographical area.

2. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of interworking devices (114) is configured to parse and authenticate the plurality of audio alert messages.

3. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of interworking devices (114) are configured to act as an interface between the corresponding radio content unit associated with a radio program content manager and the corresponding — analog radio transmitter (122) to allow transmission of the radio program audio data to the analog radio transmitter (122) from the radio content unit.

4. The system (102) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the digital channel prioritizer of the at least one of the plurality of interworking devices (114) is configured to temporarily disable transmission of the radio program audio data to the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122) from the corresponding radio content unit to transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122) on receipt of the audio alert messages from the emergency alerting engine (112). O

S 5. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the set of data packets are received S 25 — from one or more alert generating entities over a secured network.

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6. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of devices is E an analog receiver. a

O 7. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the each of the plurality of S interworking devices (114) comprises a control unit and a data storage unit operatively coupled to the control unit. CLEAN COPY OF AMENDED CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF PCT

8. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emergency alerting engine(112) is configured to monitor health and status of each of the plurality of interworking devices(114).

9. A method (500) for broadcasting alert messages, the method (500) comprising: receiving (502), by a processor (202) of an emergency alerting engine (112), a set of data packets, the set of data packets comprising audio data associated with the alert messages, and a target geographical area data associated with a target geographical area, wherein the emergency alerting engine (112) is operatively coupled to a plurality of interworking devices (114), the plurality of interworking devices (114) are operatively coupled with a plurality of analog radio transmitters (122) located at a plurality of different geographical locations; identifying (504), by the processor (202), at least one of the plurality of analog radio transmitters (122) having a broadcasting coverage area that overlaps with at least a region corresponding to the target geographical area; translating (506), by the processor (202), the audio data into a plurality of audio alert messages, the plurality of audio alert messages being in one or more predefined languages based on the target geographical area, wherein the one or more predefined languages are vernacular languages corresponding to the target geographical area; transmitting (508), by the processor (202), the plurality of audio alert messages to at least one interworking device (114) of the plurality of interworking devices (114) associated with the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122), wherein the plurality of audio alert messages are in a form of digital audio signals; converting (510), by the at least one interworking device (114) operatively coupled to the processor (202) of the emergency alerting engine (112), the plurality of N 25 — audio alert messages to analog audio alert messages signals on receipt of the plurality of N audio alert messages in the form of digital audio signals from the emergency alerting S engine (112); and = transmitting (512), by the at least one interworking device (114), the converted E analog audio alert messages signals to the identified at least one radio analog radio Oo 30 — transmitter(122) to broadcast the converted analog audio alert messages to a plurality of 3 devices located, in-real-time, in the target geographical area. i CLEAN COPY OF AMENDED CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF PCT

10. The method (500) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method (500) comprises a step of parsing and authenticating, by the at least one interworking device (114), the plurality of audio alert messages; and wherein the method (500) further comprises a step of temporarily disabling, by the at least one interworking device (114), transmission of a radio program audio data to the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122) from a radio content unit to transmit the converted analog audio alert messages signals to the identified at least one analog radio transmitter (122) on receipt of the plurality of audio alert messages from the emergency alerting engine (112). O N O N < O <t I a a © N <t LO ™ N O N CLEAN COPY OF AMENDED CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF PCT