Providing information to a mobile device based on an event at a geographical location
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1. A method, comprising:
- sensing by a sensor an occurrence of an event based on a threshold; and
receiving at least one alert of the event at, at least one mobile device, when at least one of a following occurs;
recognizing an image from the information about the event, identifying a type of the event and a location of the event based on the image, and identifying the location of the event based on a location of the at least one mobile device;
wherein the at least one mobile device is associated with at least one service provider site and receives the at least one alert if the at least one mobile device is within a predetermined distance and direction of the event;
wherein receiving the at least one alert of the event at the at least one mobile devicefurther comprises at least one of;
receiving one of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving towards the event; and
receiving another of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving away from the event.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a mobile device based on an event comprising detecting an occurrence of the event, determining if the event is a specific event and if the event occurred at or near a geographical location and sending an alert of the event to at least one mobile device if the event is the specific event, if the event occurs at or near the geographical location, and if the at least one mobile device is located at or near the geographical location.
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1. A method, comprising:
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sensing by a sensor an occurrence of an event based on a threshold; and receiving at least one alert of the event at, at least one mobile device, when at least one of a following occurs;
recognizing an image from the information about the event, identifying a type of the event and a location of the event based on the image, and identifying the location of the event based on a location of the at least one mobile device;wherein the at least one mobile device is associated with at least one service provider site and receives the at least one alert if the at least one mobile device is within a predetermined distance and direction of the event; wherein receiving the at least one alert of the event at the at least one mobile device further comprises at least one of; receiving one of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving towards the event; and receiving another of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving away from the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform:
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sensing an occurrence of an event based on a threshold; receiving at least one alert of the event at, at least one mobile device, when at least one of a following occurs;
recognizing an image from the information about the event, identifying a type of the event and a location of the event based on the image, and identifying the location of the event based on a location of the at least one mobile device;wherein the at least one mobile device is associated with at least one service provider site and receives the at least one alert if the at least one mobile device is within a predetermined distance and direction of the event; wherein receiving the at least one alert of the event at the at least one mobile device further comprises at least one of; receiving one of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving towards the event; and receiving another of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving away from the event.
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11. A network, comprising:
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an event alert system configured to; sense an occurrence of an event based on a threshold; receive at least one alert of the event at, at least one mobile device when at least one of a following occurs;
recognize an image from the information about the event, identify a type of the event and a location of the event based on the image, and identify the location of the event based on a location of the at least one mobile device;wherein the at least one mobile device, associated with at least one service provider site, if the at least one mobile device is associated with at least one service provider site and receives the at least one alert if the at least one mobile device is within a predetermined distance and direction of the event; wherein a receipt of the at least one alert of the event at the at least one mobile device further comprises at least one of; a receipt of one of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving towards the event; and a receipt of another of the at least one alert at the at least one mobile device when the mobile device is moving away from the event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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