PERSONAL NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A notification system for notifying a user of activity announcements, the notification system comprising:
- an central computer;
an event database containing a plurality of events;
a plurality of hailing devices, each of the plurality of hailing devices having a receiver;
a transmitter connected to the central computer, the transmitter being capable of sending messages from the central computer to the plurality of hailing devices; and
a notification list accessible by the central computer, the notification list associating an event of interest with a registered hailing device, the event of interest being one of the plurality of events in the event database and the registered hailing device being one of the plurality of hailing devices;
wherein when the central computer receives announcements concerning the event of interest, the central computer sends a notification message through the transmitter to the receiver of the registered hailing device, and the registered hailing device notifies the user of the notification message.
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Abstract
A system for notifying users of announcements concerning activities of interest using a plurality of hailing devices. The apparatus includes a central computer, a plurality of hailing devices, a transmitter for sending messages from the central computer to any hailing device, an activity database and a notification list associating hailing devices with activities. The method includes associating a hailing device with each user, maintaining the notification list, and monitoring the activity database for announcements concerning the activities. When an announcement is detected fro a monitored activity, the system searches the notification list for all relevant entries, determines the affected hailing devices associated with the monitored activity; and sends a notification message to the affected hailing devices. Each affected hailing device alerts the user of the notification message, and enables the user to perceive the notification message. The system can also translate or use templates to communicate messages in different languages.
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23 Claims
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1. A notification system for notifying a user of activity announcements, the notification system comprising:
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an central computer;
an event database containing a plurality of events;
a plurality of hailing devices, each of the plurality of hailing devices having a receiver;
a transmitter connected to the central computer, the transmitter being capable of sending messages from the central computer to the plurality of hailing devices; and
a notification list accessible by the central computer, the notification list associating an event of interest with a registered hailing device, the event of interest being one of the plurality of events in the event database and the registered hailing device being one of the plurality of hailing devices;
wherein when the central computer receives announcements concerning the event of interest, the central computer sends a notification message through the transmitter to the receiver of the registered hailing device, and the registered hailing device notifies the user of the notification message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of notifying users of announcements concerning activities of interest using a plurality of hailing devices, the method comprising:
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associating a registered hailing device of the plurality of hailing devices with each user, each of the plurality of hailing devices having a hailing device identifier;
maintaining a notification list containing a plurality of entries, each entry containing a hailing device identifier and an activity identifier;
monitoring an activity database containing announcements concerning a plurality of activities, each of the plurality of activities having an activity identifier;
for each user registering for an activity of interest;
making a notification list entry containing the hailing device identifier for the registered hailing device associated with the user and the activity identifier for the activity of interest, the activity of interest being one of the plurality of activities in the activity database;
performing the following steps when a new announcement is detected for a monitored activity, the monitored activity being one of the plurality of activities in the activity database;
searching the notification list for all relevant entries, each relevant entry having the activity identifier for the monitored activity; and
for each relevant entry, determining the affected hailing device associated with the monitored activity; and
sending a notification message to the affected hailing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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