Patent ID: 8805415

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a server configured in a network, a request to determine a plurality of mobile devices proximate to an alert area; determining, at the server, the alert area; determining, at the server, a respective location history for each of the plurality of mobile devices most recently contacted within the alert area; determining, at the server, a respective most recent location for each of the plurality of mobile devices; determining, at the server, that the respective most recent location for each of the plurality of mobile devices is within the alert area determining, at the server, a respective user identifier for each of the plurality of mobile devices; determining, at the server, a respective most recent time of contact for each of the plurality of mobile devices; and providing, from the server, a response comprising a listing identifying each of the plurality of mobile devices, the respective user identifier for each of the plurality of mobile devices, the respective most recent location for each of the plurality of mobile devices, and the respective most recent time of contact for each of the plurality of mobile devices.