Patent ID: 8666373
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining a zone of relevance for locating a wireless subscriber and making a user notification decision, the method comprising: obtaining application specific information from an application service provider; extracting geographic information from a geographical database based on information obtained from the application; obtaining subscriber profile and real time information related to said subscriber from a serving wireless network; retrieving information related to said subscriber's preferences related to said application from an auxiliary subscriber database; extracting relevant dynamic inputs from external sources over a predefined application programming interface; determining a value of the user notification based on weighting of said obtained and extracted information combined with historical use information; determining a zone of relevance for the wireless subscriber based on comparing a notification value-cost ratio to a threshold value; and notifying a user, based on predetermined criteria for a determined value of notification.