Method and system for communicating travel alerts to mobile devices
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for pushing a travel alert to at least one mobile device, comprising:
- a) providing a command center in selective communication with one or more external devices, wherein the command center comprises;
i) an organization terminal communicatively linked to a computer network wherein the organization terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion and wherein the memory portion contains therein a software portion executable by the processor; and
ii) an optional telephonic communications device;
b) receiving a communication from a user terminal selectively linked to the organization terminal via the computer network, wherein the communication comprises at least one travel parameter associated with the at least one mobile device;
c) storing in the memory portion the at least one travel parameter associated with the at least one mobile device;
d) receiving a travel alert in an email, a text message, or a telephone call from at least one source communicatively linked with the central command center; and
e) executing the software portion in response to the travel alert, wherein the software portion analyzes the travel alert to determine whether the at least one parameter is associated with the travel alert; and
f) automatically communicating the travel alert to the at least one mobile device if the at least one travel parameter is associated with the travel alert.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an improved method of communicating a travel alert to at least one mobile device on a travel route affected by the travel alert. The method comprises pushing a travel alert to at least one mobile device from a command center in selective communication with the at least one mobile device which may communicate with the command center through a mobile network rather than through the computer network. This method further comprises receiving a communication from a user terminal selectively linked to an organization terminal via the computer network, wherein the communication comprises at least one travel parameter associated with the at least one mobile device. The method then comprises the step of executing a software portion in response to a travel alert, wherein the software portion analyzes the travel alert and the step of automatically communicating the travel alert to the at least one mobile device if at least one travel parameter is associated with the travel alert.
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36 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for pushing a travel alert to at least one mobile device, comprising:
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a) providing a command center in selective communication with one or more external devices, wherein the command center comprises;
i) an organization terminal communicatively linked to a computer network wherein the organization terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion and wherein the memory portion contains therein a software portion executable by the processor; and
ii) an optional telephonic communications device;
b) receiving a communication from a user terminal selectively linked to the organization terminal via the computer network, wherein the communication comprises at least one travel parameter associated with the at least one mobile device;
c) storing in the memory portion the at least one travel parameter associated with the at least one mobile device;
d) receiving a travel alert in an email, a text message, or a telephone call from at least one source communicatively linked with the central command center; and
e) executing the software portion in response to the travel alert, wherein the software portion analyzes the travel alert to determine whether the at least one parameter is associated with the travel alert; and
f) automatically communicating the travel alert to the at least one mobile device if the at least one travel parameter is associated with the travel alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method for receiving a travel alert in real time and communicating that travel alert to a first mobile device, comprising:
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a) providing a command center in selective communication with one or more external devices, wherein the command center comprises;
i) an organization terminal communicatively linked to a computer network wherein the organization terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion and wherein the memory portion contains therein a software portion executable by the processor; and
ii) an optional telephonic communications device;
b) receiving a communication from a user terminal selectively linked to the organization terminal via the computer network, wherein the communication comprises travel route and contact information associated with the first mobile device which has no direct access to the computer network and which is communicatively linked with the command center for receiving a travel alert in a text message format;
c) storing in the memory portion the travel route and contact information associated with the first mobile device;
d) receiving a travel alert from at least one source communicatively linked with the central command center; and
e) executing the software portion in response to the travel alert, wherein the software portion analyzes the traffic alert to determine whether the travel route information is affected by the travel alert; and
f) automatically communicating the travel alert to the first mobile device if the travel route information affected by the traffic alert. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An improved system for communicating a travel alert to at least one mobile device on a travel route affected by the travel alert, the system comprising:
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a) a computer network communicatively linking a plurality of external terminals to a registry for storing travel route information and contact information associated with a plurality of mobile devices having no direct communication with the computer network; and
b) a centralized command center which receives travel alerts from external sources and communicates with the registry to identify mobile devices in the registry having associated travel route information including a travel route affected by the travel alert, the centralized command center being communicatively linked with the mobile devices enabling the centralized command center to push the travel alert to mobile devices identified in the registry as having associated travel route information affected by the travel alert. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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