Method and system for providing a mobile network notification service

A system for providing a mobile network notification service comprising:

• a network;
• an application server in communication with said network;
• and
• a first telephone in communication with said network, said first telephone corresponding to a first telephone number, associated with a first notification service customer, and including instructions to implement a method including:
• establishing a notification list associated with said first notification service customer;
• adding a second notification service customer to said notification list in response to a request of said first notification service customer;
• transmitting an indication to said application server via said network that said first telephone has been powered on and is available in a mobile network;
• transmitting a request to said application server to determine a mobile network status of a second telephone associated with said second notification service customer corresponding to a second telephone number in response to locating said second telephone number in said notification list associated with said first notification service customer;
• receiving said status via said network;
• and
• displaying said status on said first telephone.

A system for providing a mobile network notification service comprising:

• a network;
• and
• an application server in communication with said network, said application server including instructions to implement a method including:
• establishing a notification list associated with a first notification service customer;
• adding a second notification service customer to said notification list in response to a request of said first notification service customer;
• receiving a first telephone number associated with said first notification service customer via said network;
• receiving an indication via said network that a first telephone corresponding to said first telephone number has been powered on and is available in a mobile network;
• determining a mobile network status of a second telephone corresponding to a second telephone number associated with said second notification service customer in response to locating said second telephone number in said notification list associated with said first notification service customer;
• and
• transmitting said status to said first notification service customer via said network.

A computer program product for providing a mobile network notification service comprising:

• a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
• establishing a notification list associated with a first notification service customer;
• adding a second notification service customer to said notification list in response to a request of said first notification service customer;
• receiving a first telephone number associated with said first notification service customer;
• receiving an indication that a first telephone corresponding to said first telephone number has been powered on and is available in a mobile network;
• determining a mobile network status of a second telephone corresponding to a second telephone number associated with said second notification service customer in response to locating said second telephone number in said notification list associated with said first notification service customer;
• and
• transmitting said status to said first notification service customer.