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Cellular broadcast message forwarding

  • US 9,615,217 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2013
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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