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Location-based alerting

  • US 10,292,013 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2018
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device communicating with one more other network devices over wireless or wired communication, the network device comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

    receiving location information identifying a physical location of a mobile device;

    responsive to receiving an indication of communication intended for the mobile device from a remote mobile device, selecting an alerting tone based on the physical location of the mobile device;

    providing instructions to adjust an alerting mechanism of the mobile device based on the selecting of the alerting tone, wherein the adjustment of the alerting mechanism comprises limiting the alerting tone to an audio channel associated with an earphone of the mobile device; and

    retrieving the alerting tone from a remote storage when the remote mobile device is at a first physical location and retrieving the alerting tone from a local storage of the mobile device when the remote mobile device is at a second physical location.

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