System for sending message for each of invited mourners at time after death and method for sending after-death message using same

• US 10,165,103 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2016
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Memovie, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Suk Il Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Suk Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Michael T
• Application Number:
  US15/769,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20180309865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 455404-407
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A message sending system, the system including: a member terminal of a member; a main server connected to the member terminal through a wired or wireless network; and an emergency contact terminal having a predetermined relationship with the member terminal, information of the emergency contact terminal is registered in the main server, wherein the member terminal is configured to upload, to the main server, a list of mourners comprising a list of persons to be invited as mourners and a message to be delivered to each of the mourners, and wherein the main server is configured to: determine, through the member terminal and the emergency contact terminal, the time of death of the member having the member terminal, and in response to determining the time of death of the member, send a notice of the member'"'"'s death to mourner terminals registered in the list of mourners.

Claims

1. A message sending system, the system comprising:

a member terminal of a member;

a main server connected to the member terminal through a wired or wireless network; and

an emergency contact terminal having a predetermined relationship with the member terminal, information of the emergency contact terminal is registered in the main server,

wherein the member terminal is configured to upload, to the main server, a list of mourners comprising a list of persons to be invited as mourners and a message to be delivered to each of the mourners, and

wherein the main server is configured to;

determine, through the member terminal and the emergency contact terminal, the time of death of the member having the member terminal; and

in response to determining the time of death of the member, send a notice of the member'"'"'s death to mourner terminals registered in the list of mourners.

2. The message sending system of claim 1, wherein the member terminal comprises:

a biometrics module configured to collect biometric information of the member having the member terminal; and

a Global Positioning System (GPS) module configured to identify a position of the member terminal,

wherein the member terminal is configured to transmit the biometric information of the member collected by the biometrics module and the position of the member terminal identified through the GPS module to the main server.

3. The message sending system of claim 1, further comprising:

a beacon terminal disposed at a specific location of a funeral hall, the beacon terminal configured to;

measure position of the mourner terminal by a near field communication with the mourner terminal; and

transmit the measured position of the mourner terminal to the main server.

4. The message sending system of claim 3, wherein the main server is configured to send a funeral guiding message for guiding location of funeral service to the mourner terminal in response to the beacon terminal determining that the position of the mourner terminal is at a specific position of the funeral hall.

5. The message sending system of claim 3, wherein the main server is configured to send a greeting message uploaded by the member terminal to the mourner terminal in response to the beacon terminal determining that the position of the mourner terminal is at a specific position of the funeral hall.

6. The message sending system of claim 1, wherein the main server is configured to send a final message to the mourner terminal in response to passing of a predetermined time after the death of member having the member terminal.

7. A method for sending message to invited mourners using a message transmission system comprising a main server, a member terminal, an emergency contact terminal, and mourner terminals, the method comprising:

uploading, by the member terminal, a list of mourners comprising a list of persons to be invited as mourners to the main server;

uploading messages to be sent to each of the mourner terminals of the mourners;

identifying funeral information;

sending, by the main server, a notice of death to the mourner terminal in response to identifying the funeral information;

sending, by the main server, the messages to the mourner terminal in response to determining that the mourner terminal is located at a specific position in a funeral hall.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the sending of the messages comprises:

sending, by the main server, a funeral guiding message for guiding location of funeral service to the mourner terminals in response to determining that the mourner terminal is located at a first specific position of the funeral hall; and

sending, by the main server, a greeting message pre-uploaded by the member terminal to the mourner terminals in response to determining that the mourner terminal is located at a second specific position of the funeral hall.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifying of funeral information comprises:

transmitting, by the member terminal, a specific code at a predetermined time interval to the main server;

transmitting, by the main server, a unique code to member terminal in response to the member terminal not transmitting the specific code at the predetermined time interval;

collecting, by the main server, a position and a biometric information of the member terminal in response to the member terminal not responding to the unique code transmitted by the main server;

transmitting, by the main server, an alarm to an emergency contact terminal having a predetermined relationship with the member terminal in response to determining that;

the biometric information collected by the member terminal is in a dangerous state, the position of the member terminal is within a certain distance from a specific position, and a time at which the member terminal is staying at the specific position exceeds a predetermined time; and

sending, by the emergency contact terminal, the notice of death to the main server.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the main server is configured to send a final message to the mourner terminal in response to passing of a predetermined time after the death of member who is owner of the member terminal.