SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT TRIGGERED INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION

• US 20140136619A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife Incorporated)
• Inventors: HOBERMAN, GARY
• Granted Patent: US 9,686,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

System and computer-based method for automatically distributing information upon the occurrence of predefined events is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a tool that provides an intuitive interface that allows users to easily create content to be stored and delivered to a recipient upon the occurrence of a predefined event related to the location of the recipient. Location data may be retrieved from the recipient'"'"'s mobile device, or social media websites. The system provides a valuable location-based information delivery system that allows for shared experience capability across time.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving at a server, via a distributed network, user information and distribution criteria, wherein said distribution criteria comprises a recipient and a predefined event and the predefined event is associated with the location of the recipient;

determining the location of the recipient;

determining whether the recipient'"'"'s location satisfies the distribution criteria;

accessing contact information for the recipient; and

transmitting, via said distributed network, said user information to said recipient based on said accessed contact information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a transmission link to a wireless communication network for receiving and transmitting steps.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said server communicates with the recipients through a pre-defined application remotely operated on a mobile communication device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the location of the recipient is based on geolocation data received from the recipient'"'"'s mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the location of the recipient is based on data received from a social networking server

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising a transmission link to a wireless communication network for receiving and transmitting steps.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the predefined event associated with the location of the recipient occurs when the recipient enters one or more geographic areas selected by the user.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the predefined event further occurs when the recipient is within a predefined proximity from the one or more geographic areas selected by the user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the predefined event associated with the location of the recipient occurs when the recipient enters or is within a predefined proximity from one or more landmarks selected by the user.

10. A computer system for the processing of event driven data, comprising:

a. A transmission link to a plurality of system users registered with select accounts wherein said accounts include select biographical information relating to predefined events and one or more recipients for receiving select information at a time corresponding to the predefined events;

b. a computer processor linked to a database and programmed to implement an event tracking and processing program for the registered users;

c. wherein the database includes account information regarding the registered users, wherein the processor communicates to one or more recipients through the transmission link upon occurrence of predefined events, and wherein the predefined events relate to the location of the one or more recipients.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the programming acquires geolocation data on the recipient.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the transmission link provides access to one or more mobile devices wherein said the mobile devices include a custom application program capable of account data communication to the processor.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the custom application program acquires location data from the mobile device and transmits the location data to the processor through the transmission link.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein a computer processor linked to the database is programmed to monitor location-related data on social media websites and wherein the processors are the same or different.