US 12,477,314 B2
Controller for coordinating emergency alert broadcasts at industrial facilities
Rami A. Al-Ghanim, Tanajib (SA); Seetah A. Al-Otaibi, Dhahran (SA); Abdullah A. Al-Buainain, Tanajib (SA); and Abdullah Y. Al-Hassan, Tanajib (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,377.
Prior Publication US 2024/0430653 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); G08B 25/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/90 (2018.02) [G08B 25/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automatically broadcasting a real-time emergency signal to a plurality of networked devices at an industrial facility, the method comprising:
detecting, at a location within the industrial facility, activation of an emergency alert siren;
in response to detecting activation of the emergency alert siren, identifying a plurality of networked devices specified to receive a secondary alert signal, the plurality of networked devices configured for communication using one or more communication networks associated with the industrial facility;
identifying, for each networked device of the plurality, a type of broadcast message that is compatible for real-time communication with that networked device;
generating, in real-time for each networked device of the plurality, a broadcast message having the identified type, wherein generating the broadcast message comprises:
in response to identifying a radio device, broadcasting, to the radio device, an audible emergency alert message via a radio system;
in response to identifying a cellular device, broadcasting a text-based emergency alert message, to the cellular device, using short message service (SMS) messages using a cellular network;
in response to identifying a local computing device, pushing a pop-up emergency alert message to the local computing device over a local network; and
in response to identifying a telephone device, generating an automated telephone call with a pre-recorded voice message for transmitting using a telephone network.