Emergency notification system using presence, triangulation, and wireless telephony
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1. A method for a cell phone service provider to communicate to a cell phone user, said user located in a particular local geographical area, an alert message that effects that particular local geographical area, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining the user is located in said geographical area;
receiving said alert message from a reporting agency, said message containing information as to locations effected;
determining cellular phone cells that are serviced by the cell phone service provider and that are in the effected locations; and
, providing to the user at least one communication advising him of the alert message.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing alert messages to users of Mobile Subscriber Units whereby only such users who are located in the local geographical area effected by the alert receive the messages. The invention further permits limiting transmission of such alerts to only appropriate categories of message content (e.g. weather only) and classification of recipients (e.g., volunteer firemen).
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1. A method for a cell phone service provider to communicate to a cell phone user, said user located in a particular local geographical area, an alert message that effects that particular local geographical area, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining the user is located in said geographical area;
receiving said alert message from a reporting agency, said message containing information as to locations effected;
determining cellular phone cells that are serviced by the cell phone service provider and that are in the effected locations; and
,providing to the user at least one communication advising him of the alert message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. The method of claim I further comprising the step of:
limiting said providing step to only those users who are members of a certain class of recipients intended to receive said alert message.
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8. A system for communicating from a cell phone service provider to a cell phone user, said user located in a particular local geographical area, an alert message that effects that particular local geographical area, said system comprising:
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a first determining means for determining the user is located in said geographical area;
means for receiving said alert message from a reporting agency, said message containing information as to locations effected;
a second determining means for determining cellular phone cells that are serviced by the cell phone service provider and that are in the effected locations; and
,means for providing to the user at least one communication advising him of the alert message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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