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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Faried Abrahams, Laytonsville, MD (US);
Amol Ashok Dhondse, Pune, IN;
Kerrie Holley, Montara, CA (US);
Anand Pikle, Pune, IN;
Gandhi Sivakumar, Bentleigh, AU;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/10 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flood warning system and method are described. The system obtains localized flood depth information and, based upon alert parameter information provided by registered users, creates personalized flood alerts for the registered users. The method uses ultrasound derived localized flood depth information and alert parameter information provided by registered users to provide personalized flood alerts to the registered users.