WIRELESS USER BASED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. A method for notifying a group of wireless device users of an event, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of wireless devices,accessing a set of instructions that act to control a location updating process for the wireless device;
obtaining location data for the wireless device in accordance with the set of instructions;
providing the location data to a notification server; and
storing the location data in a spatial database, wherein the spatial database associates the location data with a geographic region;
receiving a request and a description of a geographic area in which a notification message associated with the request is to be distributed, wherein the geographic area comprises at least a portion of at least one geographic region;
mapping the description of the geographic area to the plurality of wireless devices using the location data stored in the spatial database, wherein the mapping identifies the location of the wireless devices relative to the geographic area, at least one of the wireless devices being identified as being located within the geographic area; and
issuing the notification message to each wireless device identified as being located within the geographic area.
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Abstract
A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity.
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1. A method for notifying a group of wireless device users of an event, the method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of wireless devices, accessing a set of instructions that act to control a location updating process for the wireless device; obtaining location data for the wireless device in accordance with the set of instructions; providing the location data to a notification server; and storing the location data in a spatial database, wherein the spatial database associates the location data with a geographic region; receiving a request and a description of a geographic area in which a notification message associated with the request is to be distributed, wherein the geographic area comprises at least a portion of at least one geographic region; mapping the description of the geographic area to the plurality of wireless devices using the location data stored in the spatial database, wherein the mapping identifies the location of the wireless devices relative to the geographic area, at least one of the wireless devices being identified as being located within the geographic area; and issuing the notification message to each wireless device identified as being located within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A notification server configured to:
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receive a request and a description of a geographic area in which a notification message associated with the request is to be distributed, wherein the geographic area comprises at least a portion of at least one geographic region; compare the description of the geographic area to a plurality of mobile devices using location data associated with each mobile device, wherein the comparison identifies the location of the mobile devices relative to the geographic area, at least one mobile device being identified as being located within the geographic area; and issue the notification message to each mobile device identified as being located within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for notifying a group of wireless device users of an event, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a request and a description of a geographic area in which a notification message associated with the request is to be distributed, wherein the geographic area comprises at least a portion of at least one geographic region; means for mapping the description of the geographic area to a plurality of wireless devices using location data associated with each wireless device, wherein the mapping identifies the location of each wireless device relative to the geographic area, at least one of the wireless devices being identified as being located within the geographic area; and means for issuing the notification message to each wireless device identified as being located within the geographic area.
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