Processing wireless emergency alert messages with uniform resource locators to reduce cellular network load
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsDeWayne A. Sennett, Brian Kevin Daly, Charles Peter Musgrove
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Abstract
A method, a mobile device, and a computer-readable medium for accessing target data of a uniform resource locator received in a wireless emergency alert message are disclosed. For example, a method may include a processor for receiving a wireless emergency alert message including a uniform resource locator via a cellular broadcast, determining that a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device, accessing target data from the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network, when the non-cellular access network is available, and presenting the target data on the mobile device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a mobile device, a first wireless emergency alert message, wherein the first wireless emergency alert message comprises alert data;
- displaying, by the processor, the alert data on the mobile device;
- receiving, by the processor, a second wireless emergency alert message including a uniform resource locator via a cellular broadcast, wherein the second wireless emergency alert message is received after the first wireless emergency alert message;
- in response to the receiving the second wireless emergency alert message, determining, by the processor, whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device;
- when the non-cellular access network is available:
- accessing, by the processor, target data from the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network;
- and
- presenting, by the processor, the target data on the mobile device, wherein the target data is presented after the alert data is displayed;
- and
- when the non-cellular access network is not available:
- preventing, by the processor, the uniform resource locator from being displayed on the mobile device.
A mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a first wireless emergency alert message, wherein the first wireless emergency alert message comprises alert data;
- displaying the alert data on the mobile device;
- receiving a second wireless emergency alert message including a uniform resource locator via a cellular broadcast, wherein the second wireless emergency alert message is received after the first wireless emergency alert message;
- in response to the receiving the second wireless emergency alert message, determining whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device;
- when the non-cellular access network is available:
- accessing target data from the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network;
- and
- presenting the target data on the mobile device, wherein the target data is presented after the alert data is displayed;
- and
- when the non-cellular access network is not available:
- preventing the uniform resource locator from being displayed on the mobile device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a first wireless emergency alert message, wherein the first wireless emergency alert message comprises alert data;
- displaying the alert data on the mobile device;
- receiving a second wireless emergency alert message including a uniform resource locator via a cellular broadcast, wherein the second wireless emergency alert message is received after the first wireless emergency alert message;
- in response to the receiving the second wireless emergency alert message, determining whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device;
- when the non-cellular access network is available:
- accessing target data from the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network;
- and
- presenting the target data on the mobile device, wherein the target data is presented after the alert data is displayed;
- and
- when the non-cellular access network is not available:
- preventing the uniform resource locator from being displayed on the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.