Patent ID: 8526909

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a mobile device, a broadcasted alert message; responsive to receiving the broadcasted alert message: determining whether the mobile device is configured to render the received broadcasted alert message; determining if a current time is indicative of a time range during which a security system is to be activated, wherein the mobile device and the security system are separate entities; determining a current location of the mobile device; determining a current location of the security system; determining if the current location of the mobile device and the current location of the security system are within a range of locations wherein the security system is to be activated; and activating the security system, via the mobile device, for providing notification of the broadcasted alert message via the security system, when it is determined that: the mobile device is not configured to render the received broadcasted alert message; the current time is indicative of a time range during which the security system is to be activated; and the current locations of the mobile device and the security system are within a range of locations wherein the security system is to be activated.