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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
James Lehr Kennedy, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert William Hames, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Joseph E. Zarick, Columbus, OH (US);
James Francis Curran, Alexandria, OH (US);
Christopher White, Columbus, OH (US);
James Lehr Kennedy, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert William Hames, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Joseph E. Zarick, Columbus, OH (US);
James Francis Curran, Alexandria, OH (US);
Christopher White, Columbus, OH (US);
West Notifications, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to efficient notification of the hearing impaired during emergencies. A message initiating agency and an administrator create an outbound message for delivery and further selects a number of campaign related parameters. A telecommunications interface module is provided that is capable of detecting the presence of a connected TTY device, and a connected TTY device logging system for recording in a database the occurrences of detection of a TTY devices associated with a particular telecommunications interface, or outbound message contact. The system delivers the campaign message to one or more telecommunications interfaces, delivers a TTY compatible message or a provides notification to said administrator of the detection of a connected TTY device, and records the incidence of failures to deliver the campaign message.