Wireless user based notification system
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- transmitting, by a wireless device, location updates indicative of locations of the wireless device to a server system via a wireless communications network in response to location updating being active on the wireless device and the wireless device being connected to the wireless communications network, the transmitting of the location updates being performed in accordance with an algorithm downloaded to the wireless device, the downloaded algorithm dynamically controlling when each of the location updates is transmitted by the wireless device;
receiving by the wireless device a notification message from the server system over the wireless communications network, the notification message being based at least in part on a most recent location update of the location updates;
providing a user notification to a user of the wireless device, the user notification being based at least in part on the notification message; and
providing a user control on the wireless device to control activation of a location privacy mode, wherein the location privacy mode, when activated, maintains privacy of locations of the wireless device with respect to the server system while the wireless device is connected to the wireless communications network.
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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 comprising:
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transmitting, by a wireless device, location updates indicative of locations of the wireless device to a server system via a wireless communications network in response to location updating being active on the wireless device and the wireless device being connected to the wireless communications network, the transmitting of the location updates being performed in accordance with an algorithm downloaded to the wireless device, the downloaded algorithm dynamically controlling when each of the location updates is transmitted by the wireless device; receiving by the wireless device a notification message from the server system over the wireless communications network, the notification message being based at least in part on a most recent location update of the location updates; providing a user notification to a user of the wireless device, the user notification being based at least in part on the notification message; and providing a user control on the wireless device to control activation of a location privacy mode, wherein the location privacy mode, when activated, maintains privacy of locations of the wireless device with respect to the server system while the wireless device is connected to the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of a wireless device to cause the wireless device to:
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in response to location updating being active and the wireless device being connected to a wireless communications network, transmit location updates to a server system over the wireless communications network in accordance with an algorithm downloaded to the wireless device, the location updates indicative of locations of the wireless device, the algorithm being configured to dynamically control when each of the location updates is to be transmitted by the wireless device; receive a notification message from the server system over the wireless communications network, the notification message being based at least in part on a most recent location update of the location updates; provide a user notification to a user of the wireless device, the user notification being based at least in part on the notification message; and provide a user control on the wireless device to control activation of a location privacy mode, wherein the location privacy mode, when activated, maintains privacy of locations of the wireless device with respect to the server system while the wireless device is connected to the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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