Patent ID: 8880030

Claim:
A method of disseminating information to mobile communication devices from a content provider via a core network, the method comprising: the content provider sending specified information to the core network; the content provider sending an information dissemination policy and a time release policy to the core network; the core network determining a time distribution plan for disseminating the specified information; the core network disseminating the specified information to one or more of the mobile communication devices in accordance with the dissemination policy from the content provider and the time distribution plan determined by the core network; and the core network enabling the one or more of the mobile devices to release the specified information to a user or users of said one or more of the mobile devices in accordance with the time release policy from the content provider; and wherein the core network includes a master server to control and manage distribution of the specified information; and the master server receiving the specified information and the information dissemination policy from the content provider and determining areas and users where to send the specified information in accordance with the dissemination policy from the content provider, including the master server generating time and location specific encryption keys; and distributing the time and location specific encryption keys generated by the master server to the one or more of the mobile devices to enable the user or users of the one or more mobile devices, using the time and location specific encryption keys, to access the specified information at specific times and specific locations determined by the time and location specific encryption keys.