LOCATION-TRIGGERED ALERTS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
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1. An alert communication system for providing alerts comprising:
- a communication system configured to;
receive alert requests to issue alerts, each alert request including alert information identifying;
a mobile communication device; and
a location at which an alert is to be issued when the mobile communication device is at the location;
receive location reports from mobile communication devices, each location report including current location information identifying;
the mobile communication device; and
the current location of the mobile communication device; and
issue alerts;
a memory system configured to store the alert request information in a database;
a processing system configured to;
receive the current location information;
query the database in the memory system to determine whether the current location of a mobile communication device matches a location for the mobile communication device in the database; and
direct the communication system to issue an alert if the query results in a match.
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Abstract
Requests to issue alerts may be stored in a central database. Each request may identify a mobile communication device and a location at which an alert is to be issued when the mobile communication device is at the location. Mobile communication devices may repeatedly report their current location to the central database. In response to each report, the database may queried to determine whether a current location matches one in the database for the reporting mobile communication device. If so, an alert may be issued. Various types of alerts are described.
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1. An alert communication system for providing alerts comprising:
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a communication system configured to; receive alert requests to issue alerts, each alert request including alert information identifying; a mobile communication device; and a location at which an alert is to be issued when the mobile communication device is at the location; receive location reports from mobile communication devices, each location report including current location information identifying; the mobile communication device; and the current location of the mobile communication device; and
issue alerts;a memory system configured to store the alert request information in a database; a processing system configured to; receive the current location information; query the database in the memory system to determine whether the current location of a mobile communication device matches a location for the mobile communication device in the database; and direct the communication system to issue an alert if the query results in a match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a wireless communication system configured to wirelessly communicate with other communication systems; a location sensing system configured to sense the current location of the mobile communication device; and a processing system configured to cause the wireless communication system to repeatedly deliver location reports to an alert communication system for providing location-triggered alerts without user intervention between each location report, each location report including current location information identifying; the mobile communication device; and the current location of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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