Interactive queued mapping method and system

• US 20060171325A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Location Based Services, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 8,396,001 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

Provided is a computer system and/or method according to an embodiment that includes but is not limited to receiving data concerning the location; processing the received data to determine a queue for the location; and transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components distributed within the predetermined area.

Claims

1. A method to control positioning of at least two components relative to a location within a predetermined area, the method comprising:

receiving data concerning the location;

processing the data to determine a queue for the location; and

transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components being distributed within the predetermined area.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components being distributed within the predetermined area includes:

transmitting wirelessly to the at least two components.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components being distributed within the predetermined area includes:

transmitting to the at least two components wherein the at least two components includes one or more computing devices including electronic mapping devices, pagers, electronic personal assistants, and/or computers.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing the data to determine a queue for the location includes:

providing directives to at least two users of the at least two components.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing the data to determine a queue for the location includes:

correlating the queue to the location within the predetermined area; and

identifying a time at which a user of at least one of the at least two components is to arrive at the location.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

updating the queue based on real-time location data received from the at least two components; and

transmitting one or more updated queue-related data objects to the at least two components.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components being distributed within the predetermined area includes:

transmitting a status of the at least two components with respect to the queue.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing the data to determine a queue for the location includes:

processing the data on a server.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the transmitting one or more queue-related data objects to the at least two components, the at least two components being distributed within the predetermined area includes wirelessly transmitting the queue from the server.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the processing the data on a server includes:

identifying components according to a hierarchical listing;

receiving location data from at least one of the at least two components; and

broadcasting one or more directives and mapping data related to the queue in accordance with the hierarchal listing.

11. A method for a mobile mapping device to receive one or more queue-related data objects to control positioning of the mobile mapping device relative to a location within a predetermined area, the method comprising:

connecting with a decision-making device;

transmitting location data of the mobile mapping device;

downloading one or more queue-related data objects from the decision-making device, the queue-related data objects determined using one or more location sources; and

displaying at least a portion of the one or more queue-related data objects on the mobile mapping device, the portion of the one or more queue-related data objects controlling positioning of the mobile mapping device relative to the location and relative to at least another mobile mapping device.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

enabling a user of the mobile mapping device to react in near real time to the queue-related data objects.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

loading the one or more queue-related data objects onto a map of the predetermined area.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the location data sources include at least one near real time mobile mapping device, near real time global positioning system (GPS), or near real time device connected to a wireless local area network.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the displaying at least a portion of the one or more queue-related data objects on the mobile mapping device, the portion of the one or more queue-related data objects controlling positioning of the mobile mapping device relative to the location and relative to at least another mobile mapping device includes:

displaying at least another portion of the one or more queue-related data objects relative to at least another location for which the mobile mapping device is directed, the at least another location related to an advertised location.

16. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a queuing module coupled to the memory, the queuing module configured to determine a queue to control positioning of at least two components relative to a location within a predetermined area, the queuing module including a data store configured to store data concerning the location; and

a transmitter coupled to the queuing module, the transmitter configurable to transmit one or more of the queue, one or more queue-related data objects, and/or instructions related to the queue to the at least two components.

17. The computer system of claim 16 wherein the transmitter is configurable to transmit the one or more of the queue, the one or more queue-related data objects and/or the one or more instructions related to the queue to the at least two components in real time.

18. The computer system of claim 16 wherein the one or more of the queue, the one or more queue-related data objects and/or the one or more instructions related to the queue is provided wirelessly to the at least two components.

19. The computer system of claim 18 wherein the at least two components include one or more of electronic mapping devices, electronic personal assistants, pagers and/or computers.

20. A mobile device comprising:

a receiver configured to connect with a decision-making device;

a transmitter coupled to the receiver, the transmitter configured to transmit near real-time location data of the mobile device;

a memory coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, the memory configured to receive one or more of a queue and/or one or more queue-related data objects from the decision-making device; and

a display coupled to the memory, the display providing directions for enabling a user of the mobile device to react to one or more of the queue and/or the one or more queue-related data objects, the queue configured by the decision-making device to control positioning of the mobile device relative to a location.

21. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium configured to perform one or more acts for controlling positioning of a mobile device, the one or more acts comprising:

receiving data identifying a location of the mobile device;

processing the data to determine a queue for a location prone to popularity; and

transmitting data related to the queue to the mobile device to identify a position in the queue for the mobile device.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein the one or more acts further include:

updating the queue based on real-time location data received from the mobile device; and

transmitting data related to the updated queue to the mobile device.

23. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein the processing is performed by a decision-making device, the decision-making device providing the data related to the queue via wirelessly transmitting to the mobile device to control positioning relative to one or more lines formed at the location prone to popularity.