Patent ID: 7136661
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a weather alert notification component, a short message service (SMS) request from a mobile station to receive one or more notifications of any one or more weather alerts that occur during a time period; registering the mobile station with the weather alert notification component upon receipt of the SMS request from the mobile station; determining a location of the mobile station upon the occurrence of the any one or more weather alerts during the time period; sending a notification of a weather alert, of the one or more notifications of the any one or more weather alerts, to the mobile station upon an occurrence of the weather alert during the time period; and evaluating a history of weather alerts received by the weather alert notification component to determine if the weather alerts were previously issued for a new location of the mobile station when the mobile station travels from the location to the new location.