Processing wireless emergency alert messages with uniform resource locators to reduce cellular network load

1. 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;

determining, by the processor, whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device; and

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is available,

accessing, by the processor, target data using 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

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is not available,

displaying, by the processor, the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a non-selectable format.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining whether the non-cellular access network is available is performed in response to determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert data is displayed on the mobile device with the uniform resource locator in the non-selectable format in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is not available.

5. 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 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;

determining whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device; and

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is available,

accessing target data using 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

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is not available,

displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a non-selectable format.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

7. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the determining whether the non-cellular access network is available is performed in response to determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

8. 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;

determining whether a non-cellular access network is available for the mobile device; and

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is available,

accessing target data using 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

in response to determining that the non-cellular access network is not available,

displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a non-selectable format.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium device of claim 8 , wherein the alert data is displayed on the mobile device with the uniform resource locator in the non-selectable format in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is not available.

10. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the alert data is displayed on the mobile device with the uniform resource locator in the non-selectable format in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is not available.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the determining whether the non-cellular access network is available is performed in response to determining that the second wireless emergency alert message includes the uniform resource locator.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is available:

displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a selectable format;

receiving a selection of the uniform resource locator; and

wherein the accessing of the target data using the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network is in response to a receipt of the selection.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in the selectable format comprises displaying the uniform resource locator as at least one of: a hyperlink, a dialog box, a button, or a user interface for requesting a user input.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is available:

displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a selectable format;

receiving a selection of the uniform resource locator; and

wherein the accessing of the target data using the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network is in response to a receipt of the selection.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in the selectable format comprises displaying the uniform resource locator as at least one of: a hyperlink, a dialog box, a button, or a user interface for requesting a user input.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert data of the first wireless emergency alert message comprises an alphanumeric text.

18. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the determining that the non-cellular access network is available:

displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in a selectable format;

receiving a selection of the uniform resource locator; and

wherein the accessing of the target data using the uniform resource locator via the non-cellular access network is in response to a receipt of the selection.

19. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein the displaying the uniform resource locator on the mobile device in the selectable format comprises displaying the uniform resource locator as at least one of: a hyperlink, a dialog box, a button, or a user interface for requesting a user input.

20. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the alert data of the first wireless emergency alert message comprises an alphanumeric text.