MOBILE ALERTING NETWORK
First Claim
1. A Mobile Alerting Network (MAN) central server, including one or more servers, the MAN central server comprising:
- an alert information manager, configured to receive an alert information from an alert information service related to an alert area;
a subscriber manager, configured to communicate with a wireless carrier network in the course of an identification of subscribers of a MAN service in the alert area;
a broadcast manager configured to generate an alert message based on the alert information for the identified MAN service subscribers; and
a carrier manager, configured to send the generated alert message to the wireless carrier network for transmission to mobile communication devices of the identified subscribers of the MAN service according to a push-to-talk-equivalent protocol.
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Abstract
A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert Messages can alert the subscribers about the cause of the alert, offer message related choices, and offer event related choices, such as promotion information or offers. The MAN Service may include an Alert Information Service, a Subscriber Selector, and a Broadcast Module to generate an Alert Message. The event related choices may be generated based on campaigns by Promotional Agents. A wrapper can be downloaded to manage Alert Messages, a mailbox, and to update on board applications. An on-board logger can provide a detailed account of the operations of the handset and its user. A Sensor Array can be used to determine the location of users, based on the self-identification information, broadcast by the cell phones.
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43 Claims
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1. A Mobile Alerting Network (MAN) central server, including one or more servers, the MAN central server comprising:
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an alert information manager, configured to receive an alert information from an alert information service related to an alert area; a subscriber manager, configured to communicate with a wireless carrier network in the course of an identification of subscribers of a MAN service in the alert area; a broadcast manager configured to generate an alert message based on the alert information for the identified MAN service subscribers; and a carrier manager, configured to send the generated alert message to the wireless carrier network for transmission to mobile communication devices of the identified subscribers of the MAN service according to a push-to-talk-equivalent protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A Mobile Alerting method, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert information from an alert information service related to an alert area; communicating with a wireless carrier network in the course of an identification of subscribers of a Mobile Alerting service in the alert area; generating an alert message based on the alert information for the identified Mobile Alerting service subscribers; and sending the generated alert message to the wireless carrier network for transmission to the mobile communication devices of the identified subscribers of the Mobile Alerting service according to a push-to-talk-equivalent protocol. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A Mobile Alerting method, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert information from an alert information service related to an alert area; generating an alert message, comprising; a message related to the alert information; and a promotional offer related to the alert area; and sending the generated alert message to a wireless carrier network for transmission to mobile communication devices in the alert area according to a push-to-talk-equivalent protocol. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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