Wireless user based notification system
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1. A computer implemented method for notifying a set of devices selected from a plurality of devices in a cellular communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, data indicative of a notification request defining a geographic area;
determining, at the server, a location accuracy for notifying devices within or proximate to the geographic area as a first location accuracy or a second location accuracy, wherein an accuracy of the first location accuracy is higher than an accuracy of the second location accuracy;
if it is determined that the location accuracy is the first location accuracy, selecting, at the server, a first set of devices that are located within the geographic area and then using the server to notify the first set of devices;
if it is determined that the location accuracy is the second location accuracy, selecting, at the server, a second set of devices that are located within cell sectors which overlap the geographic area and then using the server to notify the second set of devices.
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Abstract
A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity.
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1. A computer implemented method for notifying a set of devices selected from a plurality of devices in a cellular communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, data indicative of a notification request defining a geographic area; determining, at the server, a location accuracy for notifying devices within or proximate to the geographic area as a first location accuracy or a second location accuracy, wherein an accuracy of the first location accuracy is higher than an accuracy of the second location accuracy; if it is determined that the location accuracy is the first location accuracy, selecting, at the server, a first set of devices that are located within the geographic area and then using the server to notify the first set of devices; if it is determined that the location accuracy is the second location accuracy, selecting, at the server, a second set of devices that are located within cell sectors which overlap the geographic area and then using the server to notify the second set of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server for notifying a set of devices selected from a plurality of devices capable of communicating in a cellular communications network, the server configured to:
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receive data indicative of a notification request defining a geographic area, determine a location accuracy for notifying devices within or proximate to the geographic area as a first location accuracy or a second location accuracy, wherein an accuracy of the first location accuracy is higher than an accuracy of the second location accuracy; responsive to a determination that the location accuracy is the first location accuracy, select a first set of devices that are located within the geographic area and thereafter notify the first set of devices; responsive to a determination that the location accuracy is the second location accuracy, select a second set of devices that are located within cell sectors which overlap the geographic area and thereafter notify the second set of devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method for notifying a set of devices selected from a plurality of devices in a cellular communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, information of a current location periodically from each of the plurality of devices; storing, at the server, said information of a current location of each of the plurality of devices in a database; receiving, at the server, data indicative of a notification request defining a geographic area; determining, at the server, a location accuracy for notifying devices within or proximate to the geographic area as a first location accuracy or a second location accuracy, wherein an accuracy of the first location accuracy is higher than an accuracy of the second location accuracy; if it is determined that the location accuracy is the first location accuracy, selecting, at the server, a first set of devices that are located within the geographic area from the plurality of devices based on the stored information of a current location in the database and then using the server to notify said first set of devices;
orif it is determined that the location accuracy is the second location accuracy, identifying, at the server, cell sectors which overlap the geographic area, selecting, at the server, a second set of devices from the plurality of devices that are registered within the identified cell sectors and then using the server to notify the second set of devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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