What does it do?

The Blast-911 server dials out to tens of thousands of people, locating them at their different phone numbers (landline, cell etc.) and delivers pre-recorded voice messages. It simultaneously sends text messages, email, SMS, and Pager alerts.

How does it work?

Call Distribution Setup

A Telco administrator creates ‘caller groups’ containing the following information per individual

• Up to 4 telephone numbers
• Pager address
• SMS address (Mobile Phone short message)
• Email address

Call-out Actions

• The Initiator
  • Calls into the server
  • Enters a service code (*779#) and caller group ID + #
  • Records a brief message (e.g., weather advisory) and hangs up.
  • Programmable 'Caller ID' can identify 'Emergency Call,' 'Fire,' ' Tornado,' etc. through cell phone display.
• The Messaging Server
  • Blast dials as many people as number of ports simultaneously
  • Calls multiple numbers – cell, office, home etc
  • Repeats
  • As the calls are answered, delivers the message recorded by the Initiator
  • Sends SMS, Pager & Email messages with textual information
  • Records the audio
  • DTMF message acknowledgement codes lets call receivers select numeric response (whether an individual receiver chooses to accept or decline)

Post-call Report

The Messaging Server emails an end of session message to the initiator, providing:

• Date, Time and Duration of the messaging session
• Names of called parties who received the message