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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Trang V Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Dien V Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Jason Y Shimizu, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark T Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Jonathan L Tronson, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Trang V Luu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Dien V Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Jason Y Shimizu, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark T Takamoto, Pacoima, CA (US);
Jonathan L Tronson, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Gilbert Zaldivar, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system includes a broadcast operations channel management system providing a user alert user interface and determining guide channels eligible for an emergency alert. The broadcast operations channel management system sends a trigger to the traffic scheduling system and initiates an emergency alert event in response to the trigger.