ARRIVAL MONITORING WITH DIRECT AND ACTUAL TRAVEL PATH REPORTING
First Claim
1. A method of managing progress of at least two parties engaged in converging upon a predetermined common destination at substantially the same time, comprising the steps of:
- providing each party with a portable location reporting device having a location capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of determining location, and a communication capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of receiving location information from the other portable location reporting devices and of transmitting location information to the other portable location reporting devices;
monitoring location of at least two of the parties by querying each one of the monitored parties using one of the portable location reporting devices;
estimating arrival time of the parties who were monitored; and
determining a common destination which will be reached at substantially the same time by all of the parties, based on estimated arrival times of the parties.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring progress of at least two parties who have agreed to meet at a predetermined destination substantially at the same time. The system tracks location of each party and estimates remaining time or distance or both of each party to the destination. Querying of each party as to location may be adjusted as to frequency of polling for example based on changing progress towards the destination. Location or remaining time or distance to the destination may be communicated to each of the parties. The system may establish a new predetermined destination based on updated progress of the parties.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing progress of at least two parties engaged in converging upon a predetermined common destination at substantially the same time, comprising the steps of:
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providing each party with a portable location reporting device having a location capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of determining location, and a communication capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of receiving location information from the other portable location reporting devices and of transmitting location information to the other portable location reporting devices; monitoring location of at least two of the parties by querying each one of the monitored parties using one of the portable location reporting devices; estimating arrival time of the parties who were monitored; and determining a common destination which will be reached at substantially the same time by all of the parties, based on estimated arrival times of the parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of managing progress of at least two parties engaged in converging upon a predetermined common destination at substantially the same time, comprising the steps of:
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providing each party with a portable location reporting device having a location capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of determining the location of each party, and a communication capability wherein the portable location reporting device is capable of receiving location information from the other portable location reporting devices and of transmitting location information to the other portable location reporting devices; estimating arrival time of the parties; determining common destination which will be reached at substantially the same time by all of the parties, based on estimated arrival times of the parties updating estimated arrival time of the parties; and determining a new destination at which each party will arrive at substantially the same time utilizing updated estimated arrival times of the parties. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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