Monitoring of location-associated events
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring location-associated events, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing an event descriptor concerning an event of interest to a first party that is expected to occur at the premises of a second party, the event descriptor explicitly or implicitly identifying the parties and the location of the premises;
(b) determining when an event descriptor is matched by the identity and location of the first party and in response to such a match, checking the status of the corresponding expected event with status data provided by the second party.
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Abstract
A method is provided for monitoring location-associated events such as the availability for collection at business premises of items previously ordered by a customer. The method involves storing a descriptor of the event of interest to the customer, the descriptor being stored, for example, in a third-party service system (40) by the business concerned. The descriptor explicitly or implicitly includes details of the parties and the location of the premises (70). Subsequently, when the customer comes near the business premises (70), the service system (40) determines a match with the event descriptor and thereupon carries out an event status check using status data provided by the business. The result of the status check is reported to the customer (115).
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21 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring location-associated events, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing an event descriptor concerning an event of interest to a first party that is expected to occur at the premises of a second party, the event descriptor explicitly or implicitly identifying the parties and the location of the premises;
(b) determining when an event descriptor is matched by the identity and location of the first party and in response to such a match, checking the status of the corresponding expected event with status data provided by the second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for use in monitoring location-associated events, the product comprising:
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a first component which when run by general-purpose processing means provides;
a database interface for storing and retrieving event descriptors each concerning an event of interest to a first party that is expected to occur at the premises of a second party, the event descriptor explicitly or implicitly identifying the parties and the location of the premises, and a match subsystem for determining when an event descriptor is matched by the identity and location of the first party; and
a second component which when run by general-purpose processing means provides;
database interface for storing and retrieving event status data provided by the second party, a status-check subsystem that in response to the match subsystem determining a match, is operative to check the status of the corresponding expected event as indicated by the event status data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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