发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic location-based message notification |
摘要 |
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for dynamic location-based message notification. In one embodiment, a method for providing alerts to a computing device includes identifying, via a set of location-specific computing resources, a current location of the computing device and sending at least one alert to the computing device, based on the current location. |
申请公布号 |
US8983425(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.03.17 |
申请号 |
US201314010114 |
申请日期 |
2013.08.26 |
申请人 |
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. |
发明人 |
Strahs Leopold |
分类号 |
H04M11/04;H04W4/22;H04W4/02;H04W4/18;H04L29/08;H04M3/42 |
主分类号 |
H04M11/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for providing an alert to a computing device, comprising:
identifying, via a location-specific computing resource, a current location of the computing device, wherein the location-specific computing resource is one of a plurality of location-specific computing resources, wherein the location-specific computing resource is dedicated to a specific location, wherein the location-specific computing resource is external to the computing device, wherein the identifying comprises updating the current location of the computing device by the location-specific computing resource; and sending, by the location-specific computing resource, the alert to the computing device only when a current time falls within a period of time during which a user of the computing device has authorized notification of a class of alerts within which the alert falls, wherein the alert relates to a homeland security alert, wherein the user subscribes to a plurality of classes of alerts including the class of alerts within which the alert falls, and wherein the period of time for receiving a notification of the class of alerts is separately configurable by the user from another period of time for receiving a notification of another one of the class of alerts. |
地址 |
Atlanta GA US |