Patent ID: 9232377
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving an alert for distribution in a target geographic area; identifying, from a plurality of wireless coverage areas of a wireless carrier network, a first set of one or more coverage areas that are entirely encompassed within the target geographic area and a second set of one or more coverage areas that are partially encompassed within the target geographic area; based on the one or more coverage areas of the first set being entirely encompassed within the target geographic area, broadcasting the alert in the first set of one or more coverage areas using a first type of communication that serves to direct a recipient device to output the alert regardless of a location of the device; and based on the one or more coverage areas of the second set being partially encompassed within the target geographic area rather than being entirely encompassed within the target geographic area, broadcasting the alert in the second set of one or more coverage areas using a second type of communication that serves to direct a recipient device to output the alert only if a location of the device is encompassed within the target geographic area.