Patent ID: 7085577
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication system, for broadcasting a message to not more than a specified number of mobile stations out of a plurality of mobile stations located within a designated communication area, comprising: location receipt and storage means for receipt and storage of the locations of said plurality mobile stations transmitted to the receipt and storage means by the mobile stations over a communications network and the internet; personal information database means for personal information about each mobile station user's interests and/or personal tastes; designation accepting means for accepting the designation of said communication area based on the stored locations; mobile station selection means for selecting the specified number mobile stations to be called out of the plurality of mobile stations based on said accepted communication areas the stored locations of said mobile stations and the personal information contained in the personal information database means; and calling means, for broadcasting the message to said selected mobile stations to be called while keeping a count of the number of the mobile stations already called to assure the assigned specified number of mobile station recipients called is not exceeded.