Systems and methods for providing location-based arrival monitoring and notification
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1. A system for providing arrival notification, the system comprising:
- a user interface via which a user can provide an identifier associated with a user-specified party;
receiving means for receiving a location signal that represents a current location of the user-specified party;
a data store that contains location data that represents a specified location, identity data that represents an identity of a user-specified contact, and pathway data that represents a user-specified communication pathway;
determination means for determining from the location signal and the location data whether the specified party has arrived at the specified location; and
transmission means for transmitting a notification message to the contact via the communication pathway if the specified party has arrived at the specified location.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for notifying a user that a specified person is within a specified distance of a specified meeting location are disclosed. A method according to the invention includes receiving a location signal that represents a current location of a specified party, storing identity data that represents an identity of the specified party and location data that represents a specified location, and determining from the location signal and the location data whether the specified party has arrived at the specified location. Such a method can also include transmitting a notification message if the specified party has arrived at the specified location.
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1. A system for providing arrival notification, the system comprising:
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a user interface via which a user can provide an identifier associated with a user-specified party;
receiving means for receiving a location signal that represents a current location of the user-specified party;
a data store that contains location data that represents a specified location, identity data that represents an identity of a user-specified contact, and pathway data that represents a user-specified communication pathway;
determination means for determining from the location signal and the location data whether the specified party has arrived at the specified location; and
transmission means for transmitting a notification message to the contact via the communication pathway if the specified party has arrived at the specified location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
a location signal device that is adapted to be worn or carried by the specified party and to transmit the location signal.
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4. The system of claim 3, wherein the location signal device comprises a global positioning system signal receiver that is adapted to receive global positioning signals from each of a plurality of global positions system satellites.
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5. The system of claim 4, wherein the location signal includes the global positioning signals.
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6. The system of claim 1, wherein the location signal includes a longitude and a latitude associated with a current geographic location of the specified party.
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7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a user interface via which a user can provide the location data.
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8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a user interface via which the user can provide at least one of the identity data and the pathway data.
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9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
means for determining the current geographic location of the specified party from the location signal.
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10. A method for providing arrival notification, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a user interface, an identity of a party, location data corresponding to a geographic location, and an identity of a contact;
receiving a location signal that represents a current location of the party;
determining from the location signal and the location data whether the party has arrived at the geographic location; and
notifying the contact that the party has arrived at the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
storing identity data that represents an identity of the party and location data that represents the geographic location.
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12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
receiving, via the user interface, data corresponding to a communications pathway associated with the contact.
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13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
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storing distance data that represents a distance from the geographic location; and
determining from the location signal, the location data, and the distance data whether the party has arrived at the geographic location.
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14. A method for providing arrival notification, the method comprising:
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receiving a respective location signal that is associated with each of a plurality of location devices, wherein each of the respective location signals represents a respective current location of the associated location device;
determining from the respective location signals whether any of the location devices is currently located at a user-specified location; and
providing to a user-specified contact a notification that a party associated with at least one of the location devices has arrived at the specified location. - View Dependent Claims (15)
providing a respective notification to each of a plurality of user-specified contacts that a party associated with at least one of the location devices has arrived at the user-specified location.
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16. A method for providing arrival notification, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface via which a user may provide an identity of a third party, a geographic location associated with the third party, and an identity of a contact;
receiving a location signal that represents a current geographic location of the third party;
determining from the location signal whether the third party has arrived at the location; and
notifying the contact that the third party has arrived at the location.
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