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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2026
Daniel R. Schumaier, Elizabethton, TN (US);
Daniel R. Schumaier, Elizabethton, TN (US);
Shawn Stahmer, Erwin, TN (US);
Seth Elkins, Johnson City, TN (US);
Richard Trent, Jonesborough, TN (US);
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Abstract
An emergency warning system is in communication with a global satellite network comprising individual satellites, each operable to transmit downlink signals extending over a downlink footprint. The system includes one or more server computers that receive an alert signal from an alerting system, determine the location of an emergency situation, identify a satellite in the network having a downlink footprint overlapping the location of the emergency situation, and generate alert information to be uplinked to the identified satellite. Disposed in the downlink footprint of the identified satellite is a disaster warning device that includes a satellite receiver that receives the alert information downlinked from the identified satellite. A controller in the disaster warning device processes the alert information to generate an alert message. An audio output transducer in the disaster warning device generates an audible warning based on the alert message.