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System and Method for Delivering Alerts

  • US 20140025758A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2012
  • Published: 01/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method at a server computing device for delivering an alert, comprising:

  • determining that an alert should be delivered, wherein the alert is associated with a message that includes message data;

    receiving device data for each of two or more devices that includes one or more factors corresponding to the device, wherein at least one of the two or more devices is capable of receiving the message;

    receiving type data that corresponds to one or more device types of other devices being used within the threshold distance of the two or more devices;

    calculating a score for each of the two or more devices based on the one or more factors included in the device data corresponding to the device and the type data;

    sending an alert to a single device having the highest calculated score; and

    sending the message data to the single device having the highest calculated score.

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