LOCATION BASED NOTIFICATION SERVICES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system for providing location based alerts to a user, comprising:
- an account interface that manages a user defined alert associated with a user account corresponding to a mobile device;
an alert evaluator component that determines that a condition of the alert has been met based at least in part upon location information; and
a distributor component that distributes a notification to the user as a function of the alert.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for facilitating provision of location based alerts or notifications to a plurality of mobile devices. An alert system can manage a set of accounts corresponding to the plurality of mobile devices. User accounts can include permissions controlling access to location information for the corresponding mobile devices. A single user can control multiple accounts by creating an independent account and one or more related dependent accounts controlled by the independent account. A user account can include a set of user-defined alerts triggered by the juxtaposition of users, geographic locations and/or events. Alerts delivered to a mobile device can include a simple text message and/or actionable data, such as location information, phone numbers and the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system for providing location based alerts to a user, comprising:
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an account interface that manages a user defined alert associated with a user account corresponding to a mobile device; an alert evaluator component that determines that a condition of the alert has been met based at least in part upon location information; and a distributor component that distributes a notification to the user as a function of the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing location-based alerts to a user device, comprising:
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defining an advertisement alert specific to a geographic region; selecting a user device based at least in part upon location of the user device and the geographic region; and transmitting a notification to the selected user device based at least in part upon the advertisement alert. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing location based alerts to a user device, comprising:
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means for managing a set of alerts associated with a user account; means for evaluating the set of alerts; and means for distributing a notification for an alert of the set of alerts to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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