Tracking and Alerting Populations Using Wireless, Wireline and Internet Mechanisms

• US 20120172058A1
• Filed: 01/04/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LGS Innovations LLC (CACI International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: LGS Innovations LLC (CACI International Incorporated)
• Inventors: O'Reilly, Gerard P.
• Application Number:
  US12/984,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20120172058A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A method and system for transmitting alerts messages is provided. An automatic management system determines a location of a device. An alerting device is determined based on the determined location and an alert message is transmitted to the alerting device.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting alert messages comprising:

determining a location of a user device;

determining an alerting device based on the determined location; and

transmitting an alert message to the alerting device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the device comprises:

analyzing location information received from the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining an alerting device based on the determined location comprises:

correlating the determined location with at least one fixed location based on subscriber profile information associated with the user device; and

determining the alerting device based on the correlation.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the alerting device is the user device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the alerting device is a communication device associated with a fixed location.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the subscriber profile information includes parameters specifying certain types of alert messages to transmit.

7. A system for transmitting alert messages comprising:

means for determining a location of a user device;

means for determining an alerting device based on the determined location; and

means for transmitting an alert message to the alerting device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein means for determining the location of the device comprises:

means for analyzing location information received from the device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein means for determining an alerting device based on the determined location:

means for correlating the determined location of the user device with at least one fixed location based on subscriber profile information associated with the user device; and

means for determining the alerting device based on the correlation.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the alerting device is the user device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the alerting device is a communication device associated with a fixed location.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the subscriber profile information includes parameters specifying certain types of alert messages to transmit.

13. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions which, when executed on a processor, define the steps of:

determining a location of a user device;

determining an alerting device based on the determined location; and

transmitting an alert message to the alerting device.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein determining the location of the device comprises:

analyzing location information received from the user device.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein determining an alerting device based on the determined location comprises:

correlating the determined location of the user device with at least one fixed location based on subscriber profile information associated with the user device; and

determining the alerting device based on the correlation.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the alerting device is the user device.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the alerting device is a communication device associated with a fixed location.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the subscriber profile information includes parameters specifying certain types of alert messages to transmit.