METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STATUS REPORTING TRIGGERED BY AN AUTHORITY-ISSUED ALERT
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a processing module configured, upon receiving an alert message issued by an alert issuer, to send a response message to a recipient other than the alert issuer, the response message comprising information associated with at least one of the mobile device and a user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reacting to an alert message, such as a commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) message, is provided. A mobile device in receipt of an alert message automatically obtains status information such as mobile device position, for example via GPS, and prompts a user for status information such as emergency preparedness. A response message is automatically generated and transmitted to designated recipients, such as address book contacts or a datacentre.
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1. A mobile device comprising:
a processing module configured, upon receiving an alert message issued by an alert issuer, to send a response message to a recipient other than the alert issuer, the response message comprising information associated with at least one of the mobile device and a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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a. the mobile device receiving from a wireless network an alert message issued by an alert issuer; and b. the mobile device transmitting a response message comprising information associated with at least one of the mobile device and a user to a recipient other than the alert issuer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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a. sending an alert message issued by an alert issuer to a mobile device; and b. receiving a response message from the mobile device and forwarding the response message to a recipient other than the alert issuer, the response message comprising information associated with at least one of the mobile device and a user.
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19. A computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a mobile device, is adapted to:
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a. obtain, in response to receipt of an alert message issued by an alert issuer and wirelessly received by the mobile device via a wireless network, information associated with at least one of the mobile device and a user; and b. initiate transmission of a message comprising the obtained information to the wireless network for a recipient other than the alert issuer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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