US 11,886,677 B2
Digital sign network
Curtis E. Ford, Austin, TX (US); and Drew Cartwright, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Texas Emergency Network, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Emergency Network, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,749.
Application 17/397,749 is a continuation of application No. 16/786,759, filed on Feb. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,086,469.
Application 16/786,759 is a continuation of application No. 16/395,438, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,558,317, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Application 16/395,438 is a continuation of application No. 15/876,670, filed on Jan. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,275,111, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 15/876,670 is a continuation of application No. 15/583,986, filed on May 1, 2017, granted, now 9,874,993, issued on Jan. 23, 2018.
Application 15/583,986 is a continuation of application No. 14/980,773, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 9,639,233, issued on May 2, 2017.
Application 14/980,773 is a continuation of application No. 13/896,915, filed on May 17, 2013, granted, now 9,221,385, issued on Dec. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/649,120, filed on May 18, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0028306 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/054 (2006.01); G09F 27/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G09F 9/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); B60C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0481 (2013.01) [B60C 1/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/054 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G09F 9/00 (2013.01); G09F 27/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a user, user input indicative of user credentials for the user;
verifying, by a computer system, the user credentials to determine whether the user is an authorized user;
subsequent to verifying the user credentials, providing, to the user, a map-based interface that is usable to access one or more of a plurality of digital signs;
receiving, from the user via the map-based interface, a selection of a particular geographic area;
in response to the selection, presenting, via the map-based interface, a subset of digital signs, from a set of the plurality of digital signs that are located in the particular geographic area, that the user is authorized to access;
receiving, via the map-based interface, a selection of a particular digital sign from the subset of digital signs;
receiving message information corresponding to a message to display on the particular digital sign, wherein the message information includes:
the message; and
an indication of a priority level of the message; and
interrupting content being displayed on the particular digital sign to cause the message to be displayed, on the particular digital sign, according to the priority level of the message.