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System and Method for Providing Geographically-Relevant Informantin to Mobile Users

  • US 20120270558A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2011
  • Published: 10/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing geographically-relevant information to mobile users, the method comprising the acts of:

  • receiving, by one or more backend servers over a network connection, location-referenced information from an information source, wherein the location-referenced information comprises an indication of a geographic location of the information source;

    determining, by the one or more backend servers, a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant;

    determining a size and a shape of the region based on at least one of a type of the location-referenced information, a layout of streets/roads surrounding the information source, and a speed limit surrounding the information source;

    identifying, by the one or more backend servers, one or more cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined size and shape of the region;

    providing, by the one or more backend servers, a condition message to each of the identified cellular base stations, wherein the condition message is based on the location-referenced information; and

    instructing, by the one or more backend servers and without carrying out subscriber-specific processing, the identified base stations to wirelessly broadcast the condition message over the actual broadcast region, wherein the condition message is configured to be receivable by cellular-enabled mobile terminals only when located within the actual broadcast region.

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