Systems and methods for localized wireless notification

• US 8,340,628 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Taylor, Kirk S., Chen, Liren, Steenstra, Jack B., Hoefel, Guilherme K., Zhang, Yang, Mao, Zhiheng, Gopalan, Santosh
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US12/556,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20110059748A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 4554561-4566, 455/457
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

Implementations relate to systems and methods for localized notification that provide localized information to one or more mobile devices in a wireless communication system that are located in one or more geographical regions. The wireless communication system includes a localized notification server that responds to geographically-targeted broadcast requests and localized service or information requests. The localized notification server localizes components of the wireless communication system into sets of localized components that provide wireless communication service to mobile devices in the specific geographical regions.

In response to a request to broadcast to a target geographical region, the localized notification server identifies a set of localized components associated with the target geographical region. The localized notification server then broadcasts information to mobile devices actively serviced by the set of localized components.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a wireless interface configured to communicate with a localized component of a wireless communication system, wherein the localized component is associated with at least one geographical region;

a processor configured to receive localized information content via the wireless interface and present the localized information content, wherein the processor is further configured to;

receive a localized request, the request being localized to the geographical region, and transmit the localized request to the localized component via the wireless interface;

receive the localized information content responsive to the localized request, the localized information content associated with the geographical region; and

present the localized information content; and

a memory for storing a user filter preference,

wherein the processor is further configured to compare filter attributes contained in the localized information content with the user filter preference and present the localized information content only if the filter attributes satisfy the user filter preference.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the geographical region is defined by a ZIP code, a state, a county, a municipality, a campus, a street-delimited geographical area, a polygonal geographical area, a circular geographical area, a semi-circular geographical area, a geographical area serviced by a telephone area code, or a wireless communication service area serviced by the localized component.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the localized component includes at least a cellular site, a cellular tower, a cellular sector, a base transceiver station, or a wireless access point.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores user information and the processor is further configured to transmit the stored user information with the localized request.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor for acquiring contextual data associated with the localized request, wherein the localized request comprises the contextual data.

6. A method for performing localized notification, comprising:

wirelessly receiving, by a mobile device in a geographical region, localized information content from a localized component of a wireless communication system, wherein the localized component is associated with the geographical region;

presenting, by the mobile device, the localized information content;

receiving a request by the mobile device, wherein the request is localized to the geographical region;

transmitting the request to the localized component, the request being localized to the geographical region based on the localized component;

receiving the localized information content responsive to the localized request, wherein the localized information content is generated based on the geographical region;

comparing filter attributes contained in the localized information content with a user filter preference stored in the mobile device; and

presenting the localized information content by the mobile device only if the filter attributes satisfy the user filter preference.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

requesting an acknowledgement of receipt of the localized information content from a user of the mobile device;

receiving the acknowledgement from the user; and

wirelessly transmitting the acknowledgement.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

acquiring contextual data associated with the localized request, wherein the localized request comprises the contextual data.

9. An apparatus for performing localized notification, comprising:

means for wirelessly receiving, by a mobile device in a geographical region, localized information content from a localized component of a wireless communication system, wherein the localized component is associated with the geographical region;

means for presenting, by the mobile device, the localized information content;

means for receiving a request by the mobile device, wherein the request is localized to the geographical region;

means for transmitting the request to the localized component, the request being localized to the geographical region based on the localized component;

means for receiving the localized information content responsive to the localized request, wherein the localized information content is generated based on the geographical region;

means for comparing filter attributes contained in the localized information content with a user filter preference stored in the mobile device; and

means for presenting the localized information content by the mobile device only if the filter attributes satisfy the user filter preference.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

means for requesting an acknowledgement of receipt of the localized information content from a user of the mobile device;

means for receiving the acknowledgement from the user; and

means for wirelessly transmitting the acknowledgement.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

means for acquiring contextual data associated with the localized request, wherein the localized request comprises the contextual data.

12. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that causes a mobile device in a geographical region to perform localized notification when executed by the mobile device, comprising;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to wirelessly receive localized information content from a localized component of a wireless communication system, wherein the localized component is associated with the geographical region;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to present the localized information content;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to receive a request by the mobile device, the request being localized to the geographical region;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to transmit the request to the localized component, wherein the request is localized to the geographical region based on the localized component;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to receive the localized information content responsive to the localized request, wherein the localized information content is generated based on the geographical region;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to compare the filter attributes with a user filter preference stored in the mobile device; and

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to present the localized information content by the mobile device only if the filter attributes satisfy the user filter preference.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to request an acknowledgement of receipt of the localized information content from a user of the mobile device;

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to receive the acknowledgement from the user; and

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to wirelessly transmit the acknowledgement.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

at least one instruction for causing the mobile device to acquire contextual data associated with the localized request, wherein the localized request comprises the contextual data.