Notification systems and methods enabling user entry of notification trigger information based upon monitored mobile vehicle location
First Claim
1. A system for tracking vehicles, comprising:
- means for receiving data identifying a particular location from a user interface device;
means for automatically translating said received data received into a set of location values;
means for storing said set of location values;
means for monitoring travel data associated with a vehicle based upon location values produced by a location sensor coupled to said vehicle;
means for comparing said set of said location values produced by said location sensor to said set of stored location values;
means for determining when said vehicle is within a predefined proximity of said particular location; and
means for causing a notification communication to be transmitted to a user communications device in response to a determination that said vehicle is within said predefined proximity of said particular location.
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Abstract
A vehicle monitoring and notification system includes a mapping application and a data manager. The mapping application receives data identifying a particular location and automatically translates this data into a set of location values. The mapping application then stores the foregoing set of location values. The data manager retrieves the stored set of location values and monitors travel of a vehicle based on location values produced by a location sensor coupled to the vehicle. The data manager compares a set of location values produced by the sensor to the stored set of location values to determine when the vehicle is within a predefined proximity of the particular location. When the data manager determines that the vehicle is within the predefined proximity of the particular location, the data manager causes a notification message to be transmitted to a user communications device to notify a user of an impending arrival of the vehicle at the particular location.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for tracking vehicles, comprising:
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means for receiving data identifying a particular location from a user interface device;
means for automatically translating said received data received into a set of location values;
means for storing said set of location values;
means for monitoring travel data associated with a vehicle based upon location values produced by a location sensor coupled to said vehicle;
means for comparing said set of said location values produced by said location sensor to said set of stored location values;
means for determining when said vehicle is within a predefined proximity of said particular location; and
means for causing a notification communication to be transmitted to a user communications device in response to a determination that said vehicle is within said predefined proximity of said particular location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for tracking vehicles, comprising:
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means for receiving data identifying a plurality of locations;
means for automatically defining a plurality of routes based on said data identifying a plurality of locations;
means for associating each of said plurality of locations with one of said routes;
means for automatically translating said data identifying said plurality of locations into location values;
means for storing a set of said location values, said set of location values identifying a particular location;
means for monitoring travel of a vehicle based on location values produced by a location sensor coupled to said vehicle;
means for comparing said set of said location values produced by said location sensor to said set of stored location values;
means for determining when said vehicle is within a predefined proximity of said particular location; and
means for causing a notification message to be transmitted to a user communications device in response to a determination in said determining step that said vehicle is within said predefined proximity of said particular location. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for a notification computer system, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a map to a party;
enabling the party to identify one or more locations or one or more regions on the map;
monitoring travel data associated with travel status of a mobile vehicle; and
causing a notification communication to a party communications device that is remote from the notification computer system based upon the travel status in relation to the identified locations or regions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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