Method and system for sending ring setting reminders to mobile devices within a predetermined area
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request identifying a predetermined area in which to send a ring setting reminder signal, the request containing one or more parameters associated with the predetermined area;
identifying one or more mobile devices within the predetermined area by querying each of the one or more mobile devices and receiving responses associated with the location of such mobile device;
transmitting the ring setting reminder signal to the one or more mobile devices within the predetermined area, wherein the ring setting reminder signal is associated with a ring setting of the respective mobile device.
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Abstract
A method and a system for sending a ring setting reminder to one or more mobile devices within a predetermined area are provided. The ring setting reminder may be a reminder signal sent to cell phones and other mobile devices within a movie theater complex or other predetermined area to remind the users of the mobile devices to silence the ringers of the mobile devices before the start of the movie or other event. The identification of the mobile devices may occur at the predetermined area or through a wireless communication network. The wireless communication network may be configured to identify the predetermined area within the wireless communication network, identify one or more of the mobile devices located within the predetermined area, and send the reminder signal to correspond with the start of an event at the predetermined area.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request identifying a predetermined area in which to send a ring setting reminder signal, the request containing one or more parameters associated with the predetermined area; identifying one or more mobile devices within the predetermined area by querying each of the one or more mobile devices and receiving responses associated with the location of such mobile device; transmitting the ring setting reminder signal to the one or more mobile devices within the predetermined area, wherein the ring setting reminder signal is associated with a ring setting of the respective mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to send a ring setting reminder signal to one or more mobile devices within a predetermined area, wherein the request identifies the predetermined area; determining at least one transceiver element for a wireless communication network having a coverage area that includes the predetermined area, the at least one transceiver element being associated with a plurality of active mobile devices operating on the wireless communication network and using the at least one transceiver element; identifying one or more mobile devices that are active within the predetermined area by instructing the at least one transceiver element to send a query signal to each of the plurality of active mobile devices within the coverage area and receive responses associated with the location of each respective active mobile device; and transmitting a signal to the one or more mobile devices within the predetermined area such that the signal activates a ringer element of each of the one or more mobile devices based on a current setting for the ringer element. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A system comprising:
at least one controller element configured to; receive a request to send a ring setting reminder signal to one or more mobile devices within a predetermined area, wherein the request identifies the predetermined area; identify one or more of the active mobile devices within the predetermined area by instructing a transceiver element, that has a coverage area that includes the predetermined area, to send a query signal to each of the plurality of active mobile devices within the coverage area and receive responses associated with the location of each respective active mobile device, and transmit a signal to the one or more active mobile devices within the predetermined area such that the signal activates a ringer element of each of the one or more mobile devices based on a current setting for the ringer element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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