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`Inventor
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`Douglas
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`Applicant Authority Type:
`Citizenship:
`Given Name:
`Middle Name:
`Weiser
`Family Name:
`Port Richey
`City of Residence:
`State of Residence:
`FL
`USA
`Country of Residence:
`Address-1 of Mailing Address: 5009 Galleon Ct.
`Address-2 of Mailing Address:
`Port Richey
`City of MaiJing Address:
`State of Mailing Address:
`FL
`Postal Code of Mailing Address: 34652
`USA
`Country of Mailing Address:
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`Inventor 2:
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`Mark
`Andrew
`Wood
`Haslemere,
`Surry
`England
`8 Lion Lane
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`State of Residence:
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`Address-1 of Mailing Address:
`Address-2 of Mailing Address:
`City of Mailing Address:
`Haslemere, Surrey
`State of Mailing Address:
`England
`Postal Code of Mailing Address: GU 17 lJF
`England
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`Inventor 3:
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`CLAIMS
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`What is claimed is:
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`1.
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`A message broadcasting system providing a broadcast message to a broadcast
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`target area, the system comprising:
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`a broadcast request interface configured for receiving a broadcast message record
`having a broadcast message, a defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast message
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`originator identifier;
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`a broadcast admission control module configured for receiving the broadcast message
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`record, validating the broadcast message record as a function one or more of the broadcast
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`message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message transmission
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`network parameter associated with a broadcast transmission network adapted for
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`broadcasting the message to at least a portion of the broadcast target area, said broadcast
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`admission control module configured for generating a validated broadcast message record as
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`. a function of the validating; and
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`a broadcast message distributor inodule configured for receiving the validated
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`broadcast message record and transmitting the broadcast message and the broadcast target
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`area, or a part thereof, to an output interface configured for distributing the broadcast
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`message to at least a portion of the broadcast target area.
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`2.
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`The system of claim I, further comprising a broadcast network interface
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`module coupled to the broadcast message distributor module for receiving the broadcast
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`message record and forwarding the broadcast message record to a broadcast network
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`transmission module associated with at least one of the broadcast message transmission
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`networks.
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`3.
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`The system of claim 2, further comprising the broadcast network transmission
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`module associated with at least one of the broadcast message transmission networks and
`coupled to one of more network transmission components within the at least one broadcast
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`message transmission network configured for transmitting the broadcast message to broadcast
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`message receiving devices within the broadcast target area.
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`4.
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`The system of claim 3 wherein the broadcast network transmission module is
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`configured for receiving the validated broadcast message record and determining at least one
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`network transmission component address as a function of the broadcast target area within the
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`validated broadcast message record and transmitting the broadcast message to the network
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`transmission component having the component address for transmission to the broadcast
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`message receiving devices.
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`5.
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`The system of claim 3 wherein the broadcast network transmission module is
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`dedicated to one particular broadcast message transmission network.
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`6.
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`The system of claim 3 wherein the broadcast network transmission module is
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`configured as a service bureau and coupled to a plurality of broadcast message transmission
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`networks.
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`7.
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`The system of claim l wherein the output interface is configured for
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`transmitting the validated broadcast message to a second broadcast request interface
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`associated with a second broadcast admission control module associated with a second
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`message broadcasting system.
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`8.
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`The system of claim l wherein the broadcast message interface is configured
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`for hosting a web page and generating the broadcast message record in response to data
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`entered by a broadcast message originator accessing the hosted web page.
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`9.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast message interface is configured
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`for presenting a broadcast message originator with a geographic area and enabling the
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`broadcast message originator to define the broadcast target area as a subset of the presented
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`geographic area.
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`10.
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`The system of claim 9 wherein the geographic area is presented as a graphical
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`map and wherein the broadcast message interface is configured for _enabling the broadcast
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`message originator to graphicaJly define the broadcast target area on the presented graphical
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`map.
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`11.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module
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`verifies an authority of the broadcast message originator as a function of a broadcast message
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`originator authorization parameter, said transmitting the broadcast message being responsive
`to the authority verification.
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`12.
`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
`configured for validating including validating the authority of a broadcast message originator
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`as a function of a broadcast message originator parameter.
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`13.
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`The system of claim 12 wherein the broadcast message originator parameter
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`includes one or more of an authorized broadcast message originator identification code, a
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`message priority, an authorized password, an authorized message target broadcast geographic
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`area, a geographic broadcast area authorization flag or parameter, a reusable geographic
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`broadcast target area template definition authorization parameter, an authorized broadcast
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`network distribution parameter, a broadcast message profile parameter, a message language
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`text parameter, and a geographic broadcast target area message language priority parameter.
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`14.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for validating includes identifying a broadcast transmission network providing
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`broadcast message communications to broadcast message receiving devices within the
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`broadcast target area and validating the broadcast transmission network against a broadcast
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`network parameter.
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`15.
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`The system of claim 14 wherein the broadcast network parameter includes one
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`or more of a reusable geographic broadcast target area template definition parameter, a
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`broadcast message target area parameter, a message priority, a message language text format
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`parameter, a network authorization parameter, and a message language priority indicator.
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`16.
`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
`configured for identifying one or more broadcast transmission networks providing broadcast
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`message communications to broadcast message receiving devices located within the
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`broadcast target area and validating at least one of the identified broadcast transmission
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`networks against a broadcast transmission network authority parameter.
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`17.
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`The system of claim 16 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for identifying a first broadcast transmission network providing broadcast
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`message communications to broadcast message receiving devices within the broadcast target
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`area is repeated to identify a second broad network providing broadcast message
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`communications to other broadcast message receiving devices within the broadcast target
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`area in response to forwarding the broadcast message to a broadcast transmission network,
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`wherein the broadcast admission control module validates the broadcast transmission network
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`includes validating a first and a second broadcast transmission network against first and
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`second broadcast transmission network parameters, respectively, and forwards the broadcast
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`message to the first broadcast transmission network and the second broadcast transmission
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`network for transmission to broadcast message receiving devices within the broadcast target
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`area.
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`18.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for validating the broadcast message record against a plurality of broadcast
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`transmission network parameters, wherein the broadcast transmission network parameters are
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`associated with a particular broadcast transmission network.
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`19.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for receiving a plurality of broadcast message records from a plurality of
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`broadcast request interfaces and the validated broadcast message record is a first broadcast
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`message record having a first broadcast message and a first broadcast target area and the
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`broadcast network is a first broadcast transmission network, and wherein the broadcast
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`admission control module is further configured for validating a second broadcast message
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`record in response to completing the forwarding of the first broadcast message to the first
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`broadcast transmission network for transmission to the broadcast message receiving devices
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`within the first broadcast target area.
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`20.
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`The system of claim 19 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for selecting the second broadcast message record from among a plurality of
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`broadcast message records as a function of a message priority parameter.
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`21.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast request interface is configured
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`for receiving a broadcast message request indicating a broadcast originator suspension
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`notification and the broadcast admission control module is configured for validating a
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`subsequent broadcast message record indicating that all broadcast transmission networks
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`decline the transmission of the subsequent broadcast message.
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`22.
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`The system of claim 21 wherein the broadcast admission control module is
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`configured for initiating the reporting and sending of the subsequent broadcast message
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`record to a message broadcast system administrative account.
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`23.
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`A method of broadcast messaging to a broadcast target area, the method
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`comprising:
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`hosting a broadcast message interface;
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`receiving a broadcast message record having a broadcast message, a defined broadcast
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`target area, and a broadcast message originator identifier;
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`validating the broadcast message record as a function one or more of the broadcast
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`message originator identifier, the broadcast target area, and a broadcast message transmission
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`network parameter associated with a broadcast transmission network configured for
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`broadcasting the message to at least a portion of the broadcast target area;
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`generating a validated broadcast message record as a function of the validating; and
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`transmitting the validated broadcast message record to an output interface configured
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`for distributing the broadcast message to at least a portion of the broadcast target area.
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`24.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein the broadcast message interface is configured
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`for presenting a broadcast message originator with a geographic area and enabling the
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`broadcast message originator to define the broadcast target area as a subset of the presented
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`geographic area.
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`25.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein hosting includes hosting a webpage and
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`presenting a map of an area having a plurality of definable broadcast target areas and includes
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`an interactive user interface for receiving broadcast message originator input to define the
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`broadcast target area with reference to the presented map.
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`26.
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`The method of claim 25 wherein hosting includes providing the interactive
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`user interface with a graphical mapping capability for enabling the broadcast message
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`originator to define the broadcast target area having a user definable shape.
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`27.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein hosting includes hosting a data network
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`interface configured for receiving the broadcast message record transmitted from a coupled
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`second broadcast message system.
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`28.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein validating includes verifying an authority of
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`a broadcast message originator as a function of a broadcast message originator authorization
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`parameter and the broadcast target area.
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`29.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein the broadcast message originator
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`authorization parameter includes a geographic parameter defining an area in which the
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`broadcast message originator is authorized to originate a broadcast message contained within
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`the broadcast message record.
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`30.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein transmitting the broadcast message to the
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`output interface is responsive to the authority verification.
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`31.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein transmitting includes transmitting the
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`broadcast message and broadcast target area to one of a plurality of broadcast transmission
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`networks serving, at least in part, the broadcast target area as a function of a message
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`admission control parameter associated with the one broadcast transmission network.
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`32.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising transmitting at least one area
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`identification parameter within the message target broadcast area to at least one network
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`broadcast center.
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`33.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising transmitting a report containing
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`the broadcast message, the broadcast target area and the at least one area identificati<:>n
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`parameter within the message broadcast target area.
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`34.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising identifying one or more broadcast
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`transmission networks providing broadcast message communications to broadcast message
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`receiving devices located within the broadcast target area, wherein validating includes
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`validating one of the identified broadcast transmission networks against a broadcast
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`transmission network authority parameter.
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`35.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising identifying a first broadcast
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`transmission network providing broadcast message transmission to first broadcast message
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`receiving devices served by the first broadcast transmission network and within the broadcast
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`target area and identifying a second broadcast transmission network providing broadcast
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`message transmission to second broadcast message receiving devices served by the second
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`broadcast transmission network and within the broadcast target area, wherein validating
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`includes validating the first and the second broadcast transmission networks against first and
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`second broadcast transmission network parameters, respectively, and transmitting includes
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`forwarding the broadcast message to the first broadcast transmission network and the second
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`broadcast transmission network for transmission to the served broadcast message receiving
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`devices located within the broadcast target area.
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`36.
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`The method ofdaim 23 wherein validating includes comparing the broadcast
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`message record against a plurality of broadcast transmission network parameters, wherein the
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`broadcast transmission network parameters are associated with a particular broadcast
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`transmission network.
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`37.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein receiving includes a plurality of broadcast
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`message records from a plurality of broadcast request interfaces and validating including
`validating a first broadcast message record having a first broadcast message and a first
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`broadcast target area and a second broadcast message record having a second broadcast
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`message and a second broadcast target area, and wherein transmitting includes transmitting
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`the first validated broadcast message record to a first output interface associated with a first
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`broadcast transmission network and transmitting the second validated broadcast message
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`record to a second output interface associated with a second broadcast transmission network.
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`38.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising selecting the second broadcast
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`message record from among the plurality of broadcast message records as a function of a
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`message priority parameter.
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`39.
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`The method of claim 23 wherein validating includes identifying a broadcast
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`transmission network providing broadcast message communications to broadcast message
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`receiving devices within the broadcast target area and validating the broadcast transmission
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`network against a broadcast network parameter.
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`The method of claim 39 wherein the broadcast network parameter includes
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`one or more of a reusable geographic broadcast target area template definition parameter, a
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`broadcast message target area parameter, a message language text format parameter, a
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`network authorization parameter, and a message language priority indicator.
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`41.
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`The method of claim 23, further comprising receiving a broadcast message
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`record indicating a broadcast originator suspension notification, validating a subsequent
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`broadcast message record, declining the transmission of the validated broadcast message
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`record, and initiating the reporting of the declined broadcast message record to a broadcast
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`system administrative account.
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`42.
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`A method of admission control for authorizing a submission of a broadcast
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`message to a broadcast target area, comprising:
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`receiving a broadcast message record including the broadcast message and the
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`broadcast target area for the broadcast message;
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`validating the authority of a broadcast message originator originating the broadcast
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`message record as a function of a broadcast message originator parameter;
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`identifying a broadcast transmission network providing broadcast message
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`transmission to broadcast message receiving devices located within the broadcast target area;
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`validating the broadcast transmission network against a broadcast transmission
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`network parameter; and
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`forwarding the broadcast message record to an output interface associated with the
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`broadcast transmission network for transmission to the broadcast message receiving devices
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`within the broadcast target area.
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`43.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising identifying one or more broadcast
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`transmission networks providing broadcast message transmissions to broadcast message
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`receiving devices located within the broadcast target area and validating at least one of the
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`identified broadcast transmission networks against a broadcast transmission network
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`authority parameter.
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`44.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein identifying includes identifying a first
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`broadcast transmission network providing broadcast message transmission to first broadcast
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`message receiving devices served by the first broadcast transmission network and within the
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`broadcast target area and identifying a second broadcast transmission network providing
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`broadcast message transmission to second broadcast message receiving devices served by the
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`second broadcast transmission network and within the broadcast target area, wherein
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`validating includes validating the first and the second broadcast transmission networks
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`against first and second broadcast transmission network parameters, respectively, and
`transmitting includes forwarding the broadcast message to the first broadcast transmission
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`network and the second broadcast transmission network for transmission to the served
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`broadcast message receiving devices located within the broadcast target area.
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`45.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein validating the broadcast transmission
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`network includes validating the broadcast message record and broadcast transmission
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`network against a plurality of broadcast transmission network parameters.
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`46.
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`The method of claim 45, further comprising comparing the broadcast message
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`record to a broadcast transmission network decline parameter in response to a failure of
`validating against one of the plurality of broadcast transmission network parameters and at
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`least one of generating a warning message in response to a failure in the comparing to the
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`broadcast transmission network decline parameter and generating a decline report in response
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`to a success in the comparing to the broadcast transmission network decline parameter.
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`47.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising storing the submitted broadcast
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`message record to a broadcast message log file.
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`48.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising generating a security report in
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`response to a failure of the validating of the broadcast message record.
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`49.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein validating includes retrieving a broadcast
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`message originator parameter from a data base and comparing the broadcast message
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`originator parameter against an authorization parameter.
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`50.
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`The method of claim 49 wherein the broadcast message originator parameter
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`includes one or more of an authorized broadcast message originator identification code, an
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`authorized password, an authorized message target broadcast geographic area, a message
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`priority, a geographic broadcast area authorization flag or parameter, a reusable geographic
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`broadcast target area template definition authorization parameter, an authorized broadcast
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`network distribution network parameter, a broadcast message profile parameter, a message
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`language text parameter, and a geographic broadcast target area message language priority
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`parameter.
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`51.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein the broadcast network parameter includes
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`one or more of a reusable geographic broadcast target area template definition parameter, a
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`parameter, and a message language priority indicator.
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`52.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising validating the broadcast message
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`record against an authorized message parameter associated with the broadcast network,
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`wherein forwarding the broadcast message record is in response to successfully validating the
`broadcast message for the broadcast network.
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`53.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising setting a message decline flag for
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`the message transmission to the broadcast network in response to a fai lure of the validating
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`the broadcast transmission network against a broadcast network parameter.
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`54.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising setting a message admission done
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`flag and logging t~e completed message submission to the message log fi le in response to
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`completion of the admission control procedure for all of a plurality of broadcast message
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`transmission networks.
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`55.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising initiating the admission control
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`method for a second broadcast message record in response to the successful forwarding of a
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`first broadcast message record.
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`56.
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`The method of claim 55, further comprising selecting the second broadcast
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`message record from among a plurality of broadcast message records as a function of a
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`message priority parameter.
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`57.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein validating includes comparing a parameter
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`associated with the broadcast message record to a stored authorization parameter.
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`58.
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`The method of claim 42 wherein receiving includes receiving a plurality of
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`broadcast message records from a plurality of broadcast request interfaces and wherein the
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`validated message record is a first broadcast message record having a first broadcast message
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`and a first broadcast target area and the broadcast network is a first broadcast transmission
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`network, further comprising validating a second broadcast message record in response to
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`completing the forwarding of the first broadcast message to the first broadcast transmission
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`network for transmission to the broadcast message receiving devices within the first
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`broadcast target area.
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`59.
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`The method of claim 42, further comprising generating a security report in
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`response to a failure of validating the broadcast message record.
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`NIA
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