Patent ID: 8831572
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of notifying a wireless device in a communications network, the method comprising: receiving, at a server, current location data from the wireless device, wherein the current location data is provided by the wireless device using an algorithm, the algorithm defining at least how often the wireless device provides the current location data to the server, the wireless device having been configured with the algorithm as part of a downloaded application for execution by a processor of the wireless device; storing, by the server, the current location data; receiving, at the server, a notification request from a third party, the notification request defining at least one geographical area within which the wireless device should be notified; and notifying, by the server, the wireless device responsive to receipt of the notification request when at least the current location data corresponds to a location within the at least one geographical area.