Method and system for location independent and platform independent network signaling and action initiating
First Claim
1. A location independent and platform independent method for a user receiving a signal regarding the occurrence of an event of interest comprising:
- before the occurrence of said event of interest;
defining rules regarding how said signal is transmitted to said user depending upon where the user is located and what the user is doing when said event of interest occurs;
filtering information from an information source to identify the occurrence of the external event;
after the occurrence of said event of interest;
sending a signal to said user according to said rules, and where said user is located and what said user is doing when said event of interest occurs; and
interpreting said signal to enable said user to respond to said occurrence of said event in substantially real-time.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for location independent and platform independent network signaling, signal interpreting and action initiating according to the present invention. The invention'"'"'s method and system provide a mechanism whereby a user can receive time-sensitive notifications regarding an event on an electronic device from a network through various suitable electronic communication mediums and using various signaling mechanisms. The user then initiates, or alternatively the user'"'"'s device automatically performs, an appropriate action or actions in response to the notification alert. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the network synchronizes, along with the sending of the notification signal to the user, a customized response path for the user to utilize so as to reduce the number of steps and thus simplify the user'"'"'s input with respect to performing the response actions. Electronic communication mediums suitable for the present invention can be of any infrastructure type including existing types such as standard telephone lines, wireless voice and data networks, and dedicated network wireline communication systems. Signaling mechanisms utilizing such infrastructures comprise various types including online networking protocols and offline protocols.
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1. A location independent and platform independent method for a user receiving a signal regarding the occurrence of an event of interest comprising:
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before the occurrence of said event of interest;
defining rules regarding how said signal is transmitted to said user depending upon where the user is located and what the user is doing when said event of interest occurs;
filtering information from an information source to identify the occurrence of the external event;
after the occurrence of said event of interest;
sending a signal to said user according to said rules, and where said user is located and what said user is doing when said event of interest occurs; and
interpreting said signal to enable said user to respond to said occurrence of said event in substantially real-time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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25. A system for sending signals in substantially real-time after occurrences of events of interest comprising a network and one or more electronic communication devices connected over one or more communication mediums, said network comprising:
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an information source filter;
said filter adapted to determine the occurrence of the events of interest;
a data store for recording a series of rules that define how to send signals regarding the occurrence of the event of interest when said event occurs; and
a communication medium through which a signal indicating the occurrence of said event of interest can be sent to said electronic communication device after the occurrence; and
each of said electronic communication devices comprising;
a receiver adapted to receive said signal over said communication mediums; and
wherein said electronic communication devices are adapted to interpret said received signal so as to initiate one or more appropriate actions in response to the occurrence of said event of interest.
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31. An electronic communication device for receiving signals from a network regarding an occurrence of an event of interest, said device comprising:
software embodying instructions for receiving signals from said network and interpreting said signals to perform an action, said action being selected from the group consisting of playing an audible alert, displaying a visible alert, launching a device application, configuring a device application, providing input to a device application, and installing a device application, wherein said action facilitates the task of responding to the event. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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