System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle
DCFirst Claim
1. An advance notification method, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a first communication between a host computer system and a remote communication device associated with a user;
receiving timing data from said remote communication device during the first communication, the timing data indicating how far in advance of arrival of a vehicle at a stop that a notification should be initiated;
identifying a notification time or notification time period based on said timing data;
monitoring travel data of said vehicle in relation to said vehicle stop;
determining, based on said monitoring step, whether said vehicle has reached said notification time or is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop; and
establishing a second communication with said remote communication device or another remote communication device at said notification time or when said vehicle is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop.
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Abstract
Generally, the present invention monitors and communicates travel data transmitted from vehicles being monitored by the system to users requesting travel information on a particular vehicle. A travel data storage unit receives and stores the travel data. When a user desires to view some or all of this travel data, the user submits a request to a data manager. In response, the data manager retrieves the appropriate information from the travel data stored in the travel data storage unit and transmits this information to the user. The data manager may communicate the information in a variety of mediums and preferably contact information is predefined that enables the data manager to determine which medium is preferable and how to establish communication once the medium is determined.
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20 Claims
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1. An advance notification method, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a first communication between a host computer system and a remote communication device associated with a user; receiving timing data from said remote communication device during the first communication, the timing data indicating how far in advance of arrival of a vehicle at a stop that a notification should be initiated; identifying a notification time or notification time period based on said timing data; monitoring travel data of said vehicle in relation to said vehicle stop; determining, based on said monitoring step, whether said vehicle has reached said notification time or is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop; and establishing a second communication with said remote communication device or another remote communication device at said notification time or when said vehicle is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method to be performed by a base station computer system in an advance notification system, comprising the steps of:
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establishing communication between a base station computer system and a remote communication device; receiving at the base station computer system notification time data from said remote communication device, the notification time data indicating how far in advance of arrival of a vehicle at a stop that a notification should be undertaken; monitoring travel data of said vehicle in relation to said vehicle stop; and establishing communication between said base station computer and said remote communication device or another remote communication device at a particular notification time before said vehicle arrives at said vehicle stop, based upon said notification time data that was received by said base station computer system from said remote communication device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An advance notification system, comprising:
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means for establishing communication between a host computer system and a remote communication device associated with a user; means for receiving timing data from said remote communication device, the timing data indicative of when a notification should be initiated in advance of a vehicle'"'"'s arrival at a vehicle stop; means for identifying a notification time or notification time period based on said timing data; means for monitoring travel data of said vehicle in relation to said vehicle stop; means for determining whether said vehicle has reached said notification time or is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop; and means for establishing communication with said remote communication device or another remote communication device at said notification time or when said vehicle is within said notification time period from said vehicle stop. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A base station computer system in an advance notification system, comprising:
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means for establishing communication between a base station computer system and a remote communication device; means for receiving at the base station computer system notification time data from said remote communication device, the notification time data indicative of when a notification should be initiated in advance of a vehicle'"'"'s arrival at a vehicle stop; means for monitoring travel data of said vehicle in relation to said vehicle stop; and means for establishing communication between said base station computer and said remote communication device or another remote communication device at a particular notification time before said vehicle arrives at said vehicle stop, based upon said notification time data that was received by said base station computer system from said remote communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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