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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Herman Rao, Taipei, TW;
Ching-hsiang Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Jung Nan Hung, Tainan, TW;
Chih-kung Lee, Taipei, TW;
Wen-jong Wu, Junghe, TW;
Wen-hsin Hsiao, Taichung, TW;
Chun-kuang Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yih-fan Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yi-chun Chen, Hualien, TW;
Herman Rao, Taipei, TW;
Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Jung Nan Hung, Tainan, TW;
Chih-Kung Lee, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Jong Wu, Junghe, TW;
Wen-Hsin Hsiao, Taichung, TW;
Chun-Kuang Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yih-Fan Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yi-Chun Chen, Hualien, TW;
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Taipei, TW;
Abstract
The invention advantageously provides an alert system and method for geographic or natural disasters that utilize a telecommunications network for monitoring geographic data in disaster-prone areas and accordingly issuing warnings against potential disasters to people inside the monitored area. An alert system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a telecommunications service network, one or more wireless sensor modules and a control center. The telecommunications network according to this particular embodiment includes service coverage over the monitored areas. The wireless sensor modules are installed to selected locations inside monitored areas. Each of the sensor modules further comprises at least one sensor for collecting geographic or geodetic data and a wireless communications unit for sending collected geographic data to the control center via the telecommunications network. The control center then receives and processes the monitored geographic or geodetic data sent by the wireless sensor modules for further algorithmic analysis. The control center accordingly issues alerts for imminent geographic or natural disasters if the processing of the geographic or geodetic data produces adverse results.