Patent ID: 8368546

Claim:
A method of establishing a wireless boundary, the method comprising: establishing a wireless communication channel between a wireless communication device and a wireless communication network, wherein the wireless communication channel is used to transmit messages to a user of the wireless communication device; receiving data defining a region having a boundary, wherein the region and the boundary thereof are associated with the wireless communication device; receiving at least one message parameter associated with the wireless communication device and the region; receiving data pertaining to the location of the wireless communication device; analyzing the data to determine the location of the wireless communication device with respect to the region and the boundary; and in response to the location of the wireless communication device being outside the geographic region and beyond the boundary, transmitting a message containing at least the message parameter to the wireless communication device and transmitting a second message containing at least the message parameter to at least one other person connected to the communication network, wherein the message is configured to enable the user and the at least one other person to determine from the message that the user has left the geographic region and how to respond.