Patent ID: 8983425
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an alert to a computing device, comprising: identifying, via a location-specific computing resource, a current location of the computing device, wherein the location-specific computing resource is one of a plurality of location-specific computing resources, wherein the location-specific computing resource is dedicated to a specific location, wherein the location-specific computing resource is external to the computing device, wherein the identifying comprises updating the current location of the computing device by the location-specific computing resource; and sending, by the location-specific computing resource, the alert to the computing device only when a current time falls within a period of time during which a user of the computing device has authorized notification of a class of alerts within which the alert falls, wherein the alert relates to a homeland security alert, wherein the user subscribes to a plurality of classes of alerts including the class of alerts within which the alert falls, and wherein the period of time for receiving a notification of the class of alerts is separately configurable by the user from another period of time for receiving a notification of another one of the class of alerts.