Patent ID: 8855683

Claim:
A method, comprising: detecting an occurrence of an event, wherein detecting the occurrence of the event comprises sensing by a sensor the occurrence of the event; capturing information about the event by at least one mobile device, the information comprising location information and event type information; identifying the event via a remote event alert server based on a combination of a type of event and a location occurrence of the event; and receiving an alert of the event at the at least one mobile device if the event is a specific event, and if the event occurs at or near a geographical location, and if the at least one mobile device is located at or near the geographical location; wherein receiving the alert of the event at the at least one mobile device comprises: performing a lookup of the at least one mobile device associated with at least one service provider site; and sending the alert to the at least one mobile device based on a period of time the at least one mobile device is registered with the at least one service provider site and if the at least one mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the event based on the location.