Patent ID: 8219110

Claim:
A method for providing information to at least one mobile device based on an event, comprising: detecting an occurrence of the event; capturing information about the event by the 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 at least one service provider site comprising a remote event alert server; forwarding the information to a repository in communication with the remote event alert server; identifying the event via the event alert server based on a combination of a type of event and a location occurrence of the event, the event being identified by associating the event type information with a specific event stored in the repository and associating the location information with a particular location associated with the specific event; and receiving an alert of the event at the least one mobile device if the event is the specific event, if the event occurs at or near the geographical location, and if the at least one mobile device is located at or near the geographical location.