Patent ID: 9226117
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating broadcast communication from a broadcast entity to terminals serviced by a wireless communication network, the method comprising: a) receiving, by a computing system, a request for broadcast access to the wireless communication network, the request comprising an indication of a predetermined feature, the request initiated by the broadcast entity, the broadcast entity outside of the wireless communication network; b) in response to the request, establishing, by the computing system or by another computing system, a temporary association between the predetermined feature and an identifier selected from a pool of currently unused identifiers; c) receiving, by the computing system, one or more messages provided by the broadcast entity, the one or more messages associated with the predetermined feature; and d) broadcasting the one or more messages via the wireless communication network, each of the messages broadcast along with the identifier, wherein the terminals are configured to optionally use the identifier to trigger selective processing of the messages; wherein, prior to broadcasting the one or more messages, the computing system causes the predetermined feature, the selected identifier and the temporary association therebetween to be made available upon request to the terminals, thereby facilitating authenticated retrieval, by the terminals, of the selected identifier upon specification of the predetermined feature.