Providing information to a mobile device based on an event at a geographical location
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying an event via an event alert server by associating event type information with a specific event and associating location information with a location associated with the specific event;
identifying a location of at least one mobile device and at least one other mobile device; and
sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device, wherein the sending of an alert comprises at least one of;
a first alert to the at least one other mobile device moving towards the location associated with the specific event;
a second alert to the at least one other mobile device moving away from the location associated with the specific event;
sending an alert to at least one service provider site; and
forwarding an alert from the at least one service provider site to the at least one other mobile device associated with the at least one service provider site,wherein the location of the event is identified based on the location of the at least one mobile device;
wherein the sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device comprises sending the alert to the at least one other mobile device based on a period of time.
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Abstract
A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for receiving information about an event from at least one mobile device, the information comprising location information and event type information and identifying the event based on the information, the event being identified by associating the event type information with a specific event and associating the location information with a particular location associated with the specific event.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying an event via an event alert server by associating event type information with a specific event and associating location information with a location associated with the specific event; identifying a location of at least one mobile device and at least one other mobile device; and sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device, wherein the sending of an alert comprises at least one of; a first alert to the at least one other mobile device moving towards the location associated with the specific event; a second alert to the at least one other mobile device moving away from the location associated with the specific event; sending an alert to at least one service provider site; and forwarding an alert from the at least one service provider site to the at least one other mobile device associated with the at least one service provider site, wherein the location of the event is identified based on the location of the at least one mobile device; wherein the sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device comprises sending the alert to the at least one other mobile device based on a period of time. - 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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identifying an event via an event alert server by associating event type information with a specific event and associating location information with a location associated with the specific event; identifying a location of at least one mobile device and at least one other mobile device; and sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device, wherein the sending of an alert comprises at least one of; a first alert to the at least one other mobile device moving towards the location associated with the specific event; a second alert to the at least one other mobile device moving away from the location associated with the specific event; sending an alert to at least one service provider site; and forwarding an alert from the at least one service provider site to the at least one other mobile device associated with the at least one service provider site, wherein the location of the event is identified based on the location of the at least one mobile device; wherein the sending an of the alert event to the at least one other mobile device comprises sending the alert to the at least one other mobile device based on a period of time.
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11. A system, comprising:
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an event alert system comprising a processor and a database, wherein the event alert system identifies an event, based on information from at least one mobile device, the information comprising location information, and event type information, the event identified by an association of the event type information with a specific event stored in the database and an association of the location information with a location associated with the specific event, wherein the event alert system receives a location of at least one other mobile device, wherein the event alert system sends an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device, wherein the alert comprises at least one of; a first alert sent to the at least one other mobile device that moves towards the location associated with the specific event; and a second alert sent to the at least one other mobile device that moves away from the location associated with the specific event; an alert sent to at least one service provider site; and an alert forwarded from the at least one service provider site to the at least one other mobile device associated with the at least one service provider site, wherein the location of the event is identified based on the location of the at least one mobile device, and wherein the alert sent to the at least one other mobile device is sent to the at least one other mobile device based on a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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