Notification Systems and Methods Enabling Selection of Arrival or Departure Times of Tracked Mobile Things in Relation to Locations
First Claim
1. A method for an automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
- engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to arrival or departure of a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location for pickup or delivery of a good or service;
during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
enabling the MT to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time for enabling the pickup or delivery of the good or service;
causing initiation of a second communication session with the PCD; and
during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized as follows: engaging in a communication session with a personal communications device, based upon impending arrival or departure of one or more mobile things in relation to a location; during the communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times in relation to a location and enabling selection of one of the times; and causing a mobile thing to arrive at or depart from the location at substantially the selected time. A representative system, among others, is a computer system that has been programmed to perform the foregoing steps.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for an automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
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engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to arrival or departure of a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location for pickup or delivery of a good or service; during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; enabling the MT to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time for enabling the pickup or delivery of the good or service; causing initiation of a second communication session with the PCD; and during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
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one or more memories that store computer program code; and one or more processors that executed the computer program code, the computer program code comprising; instructions to engage in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to arrival or departure of a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location for pickup or delivery of a good or service; instructions to, during the first communication session, provide a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; instructions to, during the first communication session, enable selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; instructions to enable the MT to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time for enabling the pickup or delivery of the good or service; causing initiation of a second communication session with the PCD; and instructions to, during the second communication session, enable a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
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means for engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to arrival or departure of a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location for pickup or delivery of a good or service; means for, during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; means for, during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; means for enabling the MT to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time for enabling the pickup or delivery of the good or service; means for causing initiation of a second communication session with the PCD; and means for, during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.
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