Internet based mobile device tracking and interactive communication system & method

• US 20080177749A1
• Filed: 05/24/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tristies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Andrew E. Overton
• Inventors: Overton, Andrew E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,577,666 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Computer software, including internet web page based code, and methods of applications are used with a mobile device tracking system. A locatable mobile communications device is tracked by a contact initiating website in conjunction with a user'"'"'s desired contact profile. A user signs up or joins as a registered member and inputs the user'"'"'s mobile communications device tracking information, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver information. The main service website cross checks the user'"'"'s input parameters against the parameters input by all other main service website members to identify a satisfactory match and notify the matched members to initiate a personal contact or meeting.

Claims

1. An internet based mobile device tracking and interactive communication system comprising:

at least one locatable mobile communications device for a user;

at least one mobile device tracking system for automatically tracking the at least one locatable mobile communications device in real time;

computer software comprising internet web page based code comprising automated applications related to the at least one mobile device tracking system;

an automated contact initiating website with programmed means for inputting a user'"'"'s desired contact profile and for providing the user with an internet based website service which allows a user to go to a main service website, sign up and join as a registered member, and input the user'"'"'s mobile communications device tracking information;

an automated personalized web-based application for the user as a registered member to input the user'"'"'s desired contact profile including a series of parameters related to desired interaction with other users into the personalized web-based application;

programmed means for automatically cross checking the user'"'"'s input parameters against the parameters input by all other internet based website service members and for automatically checking the geographical location of the members using the at least one mobile device tracking system to identify a satisfactory match between the member'"'"'s input parameters and real time geographical location, and either one or a multitude of other internet based website members'"'"' input parameters and real time geographical proximity;

means for automatically communicating messages to initiate a communication to notify each member identified as having a satisfactory match related to at least one other member'"'"'s input parameters and real time geographical proximity to serve as a notification to inform them of the satisfactory match so that each notified member can choose to act on the communicated messages by contacting at least one other matching identified member to initiate a personal contact or meeting.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one mobile device tracking system comprises a Global Positioning System and the user inputs the user'"'"'s Global Positioning System receiver information.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the means for communicating messages comprises at least one communicating system taken from the list of communicating systems including a text message, a phone call, and an email.

4. An internet based mobile device tracking and interactive communication method comprising:

providing a user with at least one mobile device tracking system for tracking locatable mobile communications devices in real time;

providing automated computer software comprising internet web page based code comprising applications related to the at least one mobile device tracking system;

providing an automatic contact initiating website with programmed means for inputting a user'"'"'s desired contact profile and for providing the user with an internet based website service which allows a user to go to a main service website, sign up and join as a registered member, and input a user'"'"'s mobile communications device tracking information;

providing an automated personalized web-based application for the user as a registered member to input the user'"'"'s desired contact profile including a series of parameters related to desired interaction with other members into the personalized web-based application;

automatically cross checking, by a programmed means for cross checking, the user'"'"'s input parameters against the parameters input by all other internet based website service members and tracking the geographical location of the members using the at least one mobile device tracking system to identify a satisfactory match between the member'"'"'s input parameters and real time geographic location, and either one or a multitude of other internet based website members'"'"' input parameters and real time geographical proximity;

automatically initiating a communication, by a means for communicating messages, to notify each member identified as having a satisfactory match related to at least one other member'"'"'s input parameters and real time geographical proximity to serve as a notification to inform them of the satisfactory match so that each notified member can choose to act on the communicated messages by contacting at least one other matching identified member to initiate a personal contact or meeting.

5. The method of claim 4 comprising using a Global Positioning System as the at least one mobile device tracking system and the user inputs the user'"'"'s Global Positioning System receiver information.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein initiating a communication comprises using at least one communicating system taken from the list of communicating systems including a text message, a phone call, and an email.