System and method for anonymous delivery of geographically specific rich media information

摘要

An alert system and method with a web based alert server configured with an alert creation portal allowing a customer to generate and store alert information specific to a location. An alert application for mobile devices is configured to upload to the alert server an anonymous token and mobile device location information. The alert server searches for anonymous tokens for mobile devices located within the alert location and serves stored alert information to the alert applications of the mobile devices located within the alert location.

主权项

1. An alert system comprising:
a web based alert server configured with an alert creation portal allowing a customer to generate and store an alert specific to a location; and
an alert application for mobile devices configured to upload to the alert server an anonymous token and mobile device location information for each mobile device;the alert server further configured to:
search for anonymous tokens for mobile devices located within the alert location, andserve a stored alert to the alert applications of said mobile devices located within the alert location, wherein the alert server is configured to forward the anonymous tokens for mobile devices located within the alert location and an alert identifier to a location service which transmits an alert identifier to the alert applications of said mobile devices, and wherein the alert server is configured to populate, update, and search a first data base including anonymous tokens corresponding to mobile device location information and to populate, update, and search an alert data base including alert identifiers corresponding to alert information.