System and method for communications and interface with assets and data sets

• US 20070094128A1
• Filed: 08/23/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I.D. Rank Security, Inc.
• Original Assignee: I.D. Rank Security, Inc.
• Inventors: Boubion, David, Rung, Peter, Ryan, Mary
• Application Number:
  US11/508,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate

Abstract

The present invention provides a monitoring, communication and interface system and method. The monitoring, communication and interface system and method monitors assets and/or datasets for changes in conditions or states of the assets or datasets pursuant to a protocol. The monitoring, communication and interface system utilizes existing communications networks to communicate instantaneously, or nearly instantaneously, information to a variety of receivers including cell phones, beepers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), fobs, such as car key fobs, and the like.

Claims

1. A monitoring, communication and interface system comprising:

an asset having a condition;

an information management system for monitoring the asset;

a communication system associated with the command module; and

a portable wireless receiver associated with the communication system wherein a communication is sent to the receiver via the communication system when there is a change in the condition of the asset.

2. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 1 wherein the asset is selected from the group consisting of a physical asset and an information asset.

3. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 2 wherein the physical asset is a property asset.

4. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 2 wherein the information asset is a virtual dataset.

5. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 1 further comprising a command module associated with the information management system.

6. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 5 wherein the information management system receives instructions from the command module relating to the monitoring of the asset.

7. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 1 wherein the asset is a dataset selected from the group consisting of mortgage rate information, real estate sales opportunity information, patient information, job applicant information and financial information.

8. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 5 wherein the command module receives instructions from a user of the system.

9. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 1 wherein the communication system is selected from the group consisting of a wifi network, a cellular network, a satellite network and combinations thereof.

10. The monitoring, communication and interface system of claim 1 wherein the receiver is selected from the group consisting of a cellular telephone, a wireless e-mail device, a personal digital assistant, a key fob, a pager, and combinations thereof.

11. A method for monitoring an asset comprising the steps of:

providing an asset having a condition to be monitored;

monitoring said asset with an information management system;

sending a communication to a portable wireless receiver when there is a change in the condition of the asset.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the asset is selected from the group consisting of a physical asset and the information asset.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the physical asset is a property asset.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the information asset is a virtual dataset.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:

providing a command module associated with the information management system; and

receiving instructions at the information management system relating to the monitoring of the asset.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the asset is a dataset selected from the group consisting of mortgage rate information, real estate sales opportunity information, patient information, job applicant information and financial information.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

receiving instructions from a user of the system at the command module.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of:

providing a communication system associated with said information management system wherein said communication is sent to said portable wireless receiver via the communication system.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the communication system is selected from the group consisting of a wifi network, a cellular network, a satellite network and combinations thereof.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein the receiver is selected from the group consisting of a cellular telephone, a wireless e-mail device, a personal digital assistant, a key fob, a pager, and combinations thereof.