Patent ID: 6647272
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G,H04W

Abstract:
In a radio communication system having a radio part including a mobile station and radio network infrastructure and having a network part to which a transaction service provider device is coupled, a communication path formable between the transaction service provider device and the mobile station, an improvement of apparatus for automatically sending a notification message to the mobile station responsive to a triggering event and for alerting a user of the mobile station of the triggering event, said apparatus comprising:a triggering event storage element positioned at the transaction service provider, said triggering event storage element for storing indicia identifying at least one triggering event formed of a first triggering event and at least a second triggering event; a triggering event detector coupled to detect occurrences at the transaction service provider device of the at least one triggering event; a notification message generator coupled to said triggering event detector, said notification message generator for generating a first notification message when said triggering event detector detects the occurrence of the first triggering event and for generating at least a second notification message when said triggering event detector detects the at least the second triggering event; a notification message detector coupled to receive indications of reception of the first notification message and the at least the second notification message at the mobile station; and an alerting transducer coupled to said notification message detector, said alerting transducer for generating a first audible alert, responsive to detection by said notification message detector of the reception of the first notification message at the mobile station and for generating at least a second audible alert responsive to detection of the reception of the at least the second notification message.