Patent ID: 8099085

Claim:
A method, for communicating with a user of a wireless communication device, comprising: determining that the wireless communication device is separated from a known location of a selected entity by a pre-determined distance, in a determination act, wherein the predetermined distance is a positive, non-zero, value; sending, in response to the determination act, a proximity alert to the wireless communication device while it is en route to and approaching the selected entity, prior to the wireless communication device arriving at the selected entity, wherein the proximity alert indicates that the wireless communication device is separated from the known location of the selected entity by the predetermined distance; receiving, from the wireless communication device, while it is en route to and approaching the selected entity, and in response to the proximity alert sent to the wireless communication device, an express authorization communication authorizing sending of an alert to the selected entity advising the selected entity of the impending arrival of the wireless communication device to the selected entity; and sending an alert to the selected entity only in response to: the determination act; and receiving the express authorization communication from the wireless communication device, while the wireless communication device is en route to and approaching the selected entity, thereby giving the user an option to not send an alert to the selected entity.