Method and apparatus for an automated location-based, dynamic notification system (ALDNS)
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing automated, location-based, dynamic notification, which apparatus communicates to a plurality of recipients in combination with an external positioning system for use with a mobile object, comprising:
- a mobile unit collocated with the object; and
a control center computer subsystem,where the mobile unit comprises;
a position module comprising means for automatically generating location data corresponding to the position of the mobile unit as determined by communication with the external positioning system;
a location processor communicated to the position module;
an action processor communicated to the location processor, the action processor generating location-based data and the location processor comprising means for automatically processing the location data generated by the position module and the location-based data generated by the action processor;
a data module communicated to the action processor; and
an I/O module communicated to the action processor,where the control center computer subsystem comprises;
a system processor;
a communication module communicated to the systems processor; and
a master database communicated to the systems processor, andwhere the I/O module of the mobile unit and the communication module of the control center computer subsystem are intercommunicated with each other,where location processor automatically associates a relationship between the location data and a locational feature stored in the data module with a need for notification action by the action processor,where the location processor automatically generates a plurality of action demands, andwhere the action processor receives the plurality of action demands and prioritizes the plurality of action demands.
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Abstract
An automated, location-based, dynamic notification system comprises a mobile unit hardware device and a control center computer facility with communication capabilities. The mobile unit comprises a position module, a location processor, an action processor, a data module, and an I/O module. The control center comprises a system processor, a communication module, and a master database. The system provides notifications of arriving, approaching, leaving, entering, and any other types of location-related notifications, which are issued in an automatic, unattended manner. The illustrated embodiments of the invention are based on location and thus are used in a dynamic routing situation where both route patterns and stop locations change frequently while the object is moving. The system requires no interaction from the driver or the dispatcher, requires no on-board checking or manipulation of a schedule, and applies in many situations including special-education transportation, prisoner transportation, airport shuttle service.
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1. An apparatus for providing automated, location-based, dynamic notification, which apparatus communicates to a plurality of recipients in combination with an external positioning system for use with a mobile object, comprising:
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a mobile unit collocated with the object; and a control center computer subsystem, where the mobile unit comprises; a position module comprising means for automatically generating location data corresponding to the position of the mobile unit as determined by communication with the external positioning system; a location processor communicated to the position module; an action processor communicated to the location processor, the action processor generating location-based data and the location processor comprising means for automatically processing the location data generated by the position module and the location-based data generated by the action processor; a data module communicated to the action processor; and an I/O module communicated to the action processor, where the control center computer subsystem comprises; a system processor; a communication module communicated to the systems processor; and a master database communicated to the systems processor, and where the I/O module of the mobile unit and the communication module of the control center computer subsystem are intercommunicated with each other, where location processor automatically associates a relationship between the location data and a locational feature stored in the data module with a need for notification action by the action processor, where the location processor automatically generates a plurality of action demands, and where the action processor receives the plurality of action demands and prioritizes the plurality of action demands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 47, 48)
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37. An apparatus for providing automated, location-based, dynamic notification in combination with a control center computer, which apparatus communicates to a plurality of recipients in combination with an external positioning system for use and collocated with a mobile object comprising:
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a position module; a location processor communicated to the position module; an action processor communicated to the location processor; a data module communicated to the action processor; and an I/O module communicated to the action processor, the recipients and the control center computer where the location processor automatically generates a plurality of action demands, and where the location processor receives the plurality of action demands and prioritizes the plurality of action demands. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49)
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