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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
William L. Smith, Marietta, GA (US);
Steven Tischer, Atlanta, GA (US);
William L. Smith, Marietta, GA (US);
Steven Tischer, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for location-based information delivery. One system described herein includes a matching server operative to identify a geographic area in which an informational message should be transmitted to subscriber devices located within the area. The geographic area may be a statically defined fixed geographic area, such as a neighborhood, that the matching server identifies utilizing one or more fixed geographic indicators. The geographic area identified by the matching server may alternatively be an ad-hoc variably sized geographic area. The matching server may utilize one or more variable geographic indicators to identify the geographic area. Once a geographic area has been identified, the matching server is operative to transmit an informational message to subscriber devices located within the geographic area. The informational message may contain content relevant to the geographic area.