SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A NOTIFICATION MAILING LIST

• US 20110185012A1
• Filed: 01/27/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Underground Safety Alliance, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Underground Safety Alliance, Inc.
• Inventors: Colley, Matthew D.
• Application Number:
  US12/695,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20110185012A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system, device, and method for generating a notification mailing list includes communicating with a client computing device to display a digital map on the client computing device. The digital map may include indicia of an area of coverage of one or more advertisements, indicia of the location of one or more excavators, indicia of the location(s) at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation, and/or indicia of the location(s) a non-native speaking resident. A user of the client computing device may select an area of the digital map based on the indicia displayed on the digital map. A notification mailing list including the street mailing address of excavators located within the selected area is generated.

Claims

1. A server computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the server computing device to;

communicate with a client computing device to display a digital map of a region of interest on the client computing device;

receive selected area data indicative of a selected area of the digital map from the client computing device;

determine the street mailing address of at least one excavator located within the selected area; and

generate a mailing list including the street mailing address of the at least one excavator.

2. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to communicate with the client computing device to display indicia of an area of coverage of an advertisement on the digital map.

3. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to communicate with the client computing device to display indicia of a location of at least one excavator on the digital map.

4. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to communicate with the client computing device to display indicia of a location at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation on the digital map.

5. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to communicate with the client computing device to display indicia of a location a non-native speaking resident on the digital map.

6. The server computing device of claim 1, the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to:

retrieve census data from a public census database; and

communicate with the client computing device to display, on the digital map, indicia of a location a non-native speaking resident based on the census data.

7. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the digital map includes indicia of an area of coverage of an advertisement, indicia of a location of at least one excavator on the digital map, and indicia of a location at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation.

8. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein:

the digital map includes indicia of an area of coverage of an advertisement, and the selected area of the digital map does not overlap the area of coverage of the advertisement.

9. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein:

the digital map includes indicia of a location at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation, and

the selected area of the digital map includes the location at which an underground utility was damaged.

10. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the server computing device to communicate with the client computing device to display an adjustable area selection tool on the digital map to generate the selected area.

11. The server computing device of claim 1, wherein to communicate with a client computing device comprises to communicate with the client computing device over a network.

12. A method for generating a notification mailing list, the method comprising:

communicating with a client computing device to display a digital map on the client computing device;

receiving first selection data from the client computing device;

communicating with the client computing device to display on the digital map, in response to the first selection data, at least one of;

indicia of an area of coverage of an advertisement, indicia of a location of at least one excavator on the digital map, and indicia of a location at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation;

receiving second selection data from the client computing device, the second selection data being indicative of a selected area of the digital map;

accessing an address database to determine the street mailing address of at least one excavator located within the selected area; and

generating a mailing list including the street mailing address of the at least one excavator.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

retrieving census data form a public census database; and

displaying on the digital map indicia of a location a non-native speaking resident based on the census data.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving second selection data comprises receiving second selection data indicative of a selected area of the digital map that does not include the area of coverage of the advertisement.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving second selection data comprises receiving second selection data indicative of a selected area of the digital map that includes the location at which the underground utility was damaged.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting the mailing list to the client computing device.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving second selection data comprises receiving second selection data that identifies a plurality of excavators located in the selected area.

18. A tangible, machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions, that in response to being executed, result in a computing device:

displaying a digital map of a region of interest;

displaying on the digital map, in response to a first selection, at least one of;

indicia of an area of coverage of an advertisement, indicia of a location of at least one excavator, and indicia of a location at which an underground utility was damaged due to excavation;

displaying, in response to a second selection, indicia of a user-selected area on the digital map;

determining selected area data that identifies at least one excavator located within the user-selected area;

transmitting the selected area data to a remote server computing device; and

receiving a mailing list including a street mailing address of the at least one excavator from the remote server computing device in response to transmitting the select area data.

19. The tangible, machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the plurality of instructions further result in the computing device:

displaying, on the digital map, indicia of a location a non-native speaking resident.

20. The tangible, machine readable medium of claim 18, wherein the user selected area (i) does not overlap the area of coverage of the advertisement and (ii) includes the location at which the underground utility was damaged.