Patent attributes
Described is an alert system and method a system and method for alerting nearby network-connected communication devices. The system includes a network-connected victim communication device configured to receive a trigger, and at least one network-connected target communication device configured to receive and provide notification of an alert. The alert management server is communicatively coupled to the network-connected victim communication device and to the at least one network-connected target communication device to receive the trigger from the network-connected victim communication device and to provide the alert to the at least one network-connected target communication device. The alert management server is configured to monitor the network-connected victim communication device for the trigger, receive the trigger from the network-connected victim communication device, create an alert based on the trigger, and send the alert to the at least one network-connected target communication device. A related method of distributing an alert is also described.
