Cellular broadcast message forwarding
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1. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
- a radio, comprising one or more antennas configured for wireless communication;
a processing element operably coupled to the radio;
wherein the radio and the processing element are configured to;
receive a first message via a cellular broadcast communication technique;
discover at least one device via a network;
configure a policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages to the at least one discovered device, wherein the policy applies only to broadcast messages and includes a user-configurable option for whether or not to distribute the indications of cellular broadcast messages to the at least one discovered device; and
determine whether to provide an indication of the first message to the at least one device via the network based on receiving the first message and discovering the at least one device via the network, wherein the indication of the first message is provided in accordance with the policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages;
wherein the wireless UE device is a portable device carried by a user.
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Abstract
Distributing messages received by a cellular device via cellular broadcast to additional electronic devices. The cellular device may receive a first message via a cellular broadcast technique. The cellular device may discover another electronic device. The cellular device may provide an indication of the first message to other electronic device. The indication of the first message may cause the other electronic device to provide a user alert at the other electronic device.
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1. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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a radio, comprising one or more antennas configured for wireless communication; a processing element operably coupled to the radio; wherein the radio and the processing element are configured to; receive a first message via a cellular broadcast communication technique; discover at least one device via a network; configure a policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages to the at least one discovered device, wherein the policy applies only to broadcast messages and includes a user-configurable option for whether or not to distribute the indications of cellular broadcast messages to the at least one discovered device; and determine whether to provide an indication of the first message to the at least one device via the network based on receiving the first message and discovering the at least one device via the network, wherein the indication of the first message is provided in accordance with the policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages; wherein the wireless UE device is a portable device carried by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for a portable cellular device to distribute messages received via cellular broadcast, the method comprising:
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receiving at the portable cellular device a first message via a cellular broadcast communication technique; discovering a non-cellular device via non-cellular communication; configuring a policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages to the discovered non-cellular device, wherein the policy applies only to cellular broadcast messages and includes a user-configurable option for whether or not to distribute the indications of cellular broadcast messages to the discovered non-cellular device; and determining whether to provide an indication of the first message to the non-cellular device via non-cellular communication based on receiving the first message and discovering the non-cellular device, wherein the indication of the first message is provided in accordance with the policy for distributing indications of cellular broadcast messages to the non-cellular device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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an antenna configured for wireless communication; a processing element operably coupled to the antenna; wherein the antenna and the processing element are configured to; discover a wireless user equipment (UE) device via wireless communication; receive user input configuring a policy for reacting to indications of cellular broadcast messages, wherein the policy for reacting to indications of cellular broadcast messages applies only to cellular broadcast messages and includes a user-configurable option for whether or not to distribute the indications of cellular broadcast messages to the discovered wireless UE device; receive an indication of a first message from the UE via wireless communication, wherein the first message is received by the UE via a cellular broadcast communication technique; and determine whether to provide a user alert in response to receiving the indication of the first message, wherein the user alert is provided according to the policy for reacting to indications of cellular broadcast messages; wherein the electronic device is a handheld device carried by a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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