Patent ID: 9600996
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G08B

Claim:
1. A method for providing a beacon at an electronic device, comprising: receiving, from a mobile cellular site capable of connecting the electronic device to a network, a continuously broadcasted control signal containing a message comprising a first request to generate an audible alert and a second request to generate a tactile alert; in response to the received message, identifying one or more first device settings that establish the audible alert and one or more second device settings that determine whether the tactile alert is a continuous vibration or a periodic vibration; generating the audible alert in accordance with the identified first device settings, the audible alert comprising a continuous tone having a frequency detectable by a human being; and generating the tactile alert in accordance with the identified second device settings, the tactile alert comprising the determined tactile alert, wherein the audible alert and the tactile alert are generated simultaneously, wherein the mobile cellular site is located proximate to the electronic device in a geographic region impacted by a mass casualty event, and wherein the identifying comprises obtaining at least one of the first device settings from a portion of the received message.