Patent ID: 8799361
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile electronic device comprising: one or more processor readable memory; one or more processors operatively connected to the one or more processor readably memory; and one or more communications portals operatively connected to the one or more processors; the one or more processor readable memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising: determining, using the one or more processors, a location of the mobile electronic device, wherein an user of the mobile electronic device being within a network of users; receiving, by the one or more communications portals, spot alert data associated with one or more spot alerts, the spot alert data comprising geographical range information associated with each of the one or more spot alerts, the spot alert data being configured by one or more users within the network of users; determining, using the one or more processors, based on the geographical range information, whether the location of the mobile electronic device is within at least one geographical range associated with at least one the spot alerts; upon a condition that the location of the mobile electronic device is within at least one of the geographical range associated with at least one of the spot alerts, receiving, using the one or more communication portals, the at least spot alert; and executing, using the one or more processors, the at least one spot alert.