Patent ID: 8655386

Claim:
A method, comprising: capturing information about an event, that has occurred above a predetermined threshold, by at least one mobile device, the information comprising location information and event type information; sending the information from the at least one mobile device to an event alert server; identifying the event via the event alert server based on the information, the event being identified by associating the event type information with a specific event and associating the location information with a location associated with the specific event; performing a lookup of at least one other mobile device associated with at least one service provider site; identifying a location of the at least one other mobile device; and sending an alert of the event to the at least one other mobile device if the at least one other mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the event based on the location associated with the specific event; wherein the sending of the alert comprises sending at least one of: a first alert to a first mobile device of the at least one other mobile device moving towards the event; and a second alert to a second mobile device of the at least one other mobile device moving away from the event.