Method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services
First Claim
1. A method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services, comprising steps of:
- determining, by a portable communications device having a processor, a display, an aerial and a GPS location detector, a location of at least one provider of goods or services relative to a location of the portable communications device from a database of providers;
wherein;
the portable communications device connects to a network via the aerial, uses signals produced by GPS satellites to detect a location of the portable communications device, and transmits the location of the portable communications device, together with a request for a specific type of good or service, to a server via the aerial; and
the portable communications device receives from the server a list of providers nearby the location of the portable communications device;
presenting the list of providers on the display of the portable communications device;
selecting, by a user of the personal communications device, the at least one provider from the list of providers presented on the display;
receiving, by the server from the portable communications device via the network, the at least one selected provider;
sending, by the server, at least one first message via the network to the at least one selected provider indicating that the user intends to travel to the at least one selected provider, the at least one first message comprising information about a type of assistance required by the user of the portable communications device for accessing goods or services from the at least one selected provider;
determining, by the server, a separation between the portable communications device and the at least one selected provider;
setting at least one separation trigger when the separation decreases to a predetermined separation;
periodically monitoring the separation by using the GPS location detector to detect the location of the portable communications device; and
sending, by the server via the network, at least one second message to the at least one selected provider when the separation reaches the at least one separation trigger.
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Abstract
A method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services is disclosed. A GPS enabled mobile phone is used to search for nearby sites of providers of a specific service. Once a service provider is selected, a route to that provider is advised and as the person travels towards the provider the separation between them is determined. As one or more geofences are broken during the journey warning messages are sent to the service provider indicating the pending arrival. The method is particularly useful where the service is to be provided to a disabled person as their accessibility needs can be identified in the message.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services, comprising steps of:
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determining, by a portable communications device having a processor, a display, an aerial and a GPS location detector, a location of at least one provider of goods or services relative to a location of the portable communications device from a database of providers;
wherein;the portable communications device connects to a network via the aerial, uses signals produced by GPS satellites to detect a location of the portable communications device, and transmits the location of the portable communications device, together with a request for a specific type of good or service, to a server via the aerial; and the portable communications device receives from the server a list of providers nearby the location of the portable communications device; presenting the list of providers on the display of the portable communications device; selecting, by a user of the personal communications device, the at least one provider from the list of providers presented on the display; receiving, by the server from the portable communications device via the network, the at least one selected provider; sending, by the server, at least one first message via the network to the at least one selected provider indicating that the user intends to travel to the at least one selected provider, the at least one first message comprising information about a type of assistance required by the user of the portable communications device for accessing goods or services from the at least one selected provider; determining, by the server, a separation between the portable communications device and the at least one selected provider; setting at least one separation trigger when the separation decreases to a predetermined separation; periodically monitoring the separation by using the GPS location detector to detect the location of the portable communications device; and sending, by the server via the network, at least one second message to the at least one selected provider when the separation reaches the at least one separation trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 22, 24)
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13. A method of tracking and communicating information about a user of a portable communications device to a provider of goods or services with a computer system connected to a network, the method comprising the following steps performed by the computer system:
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receiving, from the portable communications device, a location of the portable communications device and a request for a list of providers of goods or services relative to the location of the portable communications device, the portable communications device having an aerial for connecting to a network and a GPS location detector for detecting a location of the portable communications device; sending, via the network, the list to the portable communications device; receiving from the portable communications device at least one selected provider from the list of providers; sending, via the network, at least one first message to the at least one selected provider indicating that the user of the portable communications device intends to travel to the at least one selected provider, the at least one first message comprising information about a type of assistance required by the user for accessing the goods or services from the at least one selected provider; determining a separation between the portable communications device and the at least one selected provider; setting at least one separation trigger when the separation decreases to a predetermined separation; periodically receiving from the portable communications device a location of the portable communications device detected by the GPS location detector; monitoring the separation; and sending, via the network, at least one second message to the at least one selected provider when the separation reaches the at least one separation trigger. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25)
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