Patent ID: 8452309

Claim:
A method comprising: defining a plurality of predetermined areas in which to send a ring setting reminder signal; receiving a request identifying a predetermined area of the plurality of predetermined areas, the request containing one or more location parameters associated with the identified predetermined area; determining at least one transceiver element having a coverage area that includes the identified predetermined area, the determined at least one transceiver element associated with a plurality of active mobile devices operating on a wireless communication network; identifying one or more of the active mobile devices within the identified predetermined area by querying each of the plurality of active mobile devices within the coverage area and receiving responses associated with the location of each respective active mobile device; and sending, using the determined at least one transceiver element, the ring setting reminder signal to the one or more active mobile devices within the identified predetermined area, wherein the ring setting reminder signal sent to each of the one or more active mobile devices is associated with the ring setting of the respective active mobile device.