Wireless coordination and management system
First Claim
1. A method of managing information received from at least one user over a communication network, comprising:
- receiving information from a first authorized user, wherein the information indicates user-specified criteria related to a location at which the user-specified criteria can be met, wherein the information includes an items needed list of at least one item, and wherein at least one user-specified criterion is whether an item on the items needed list can be obtained at an establishment;
storing the information at a central database that is linked to the communication network;
receiving from at least one of the first authorized user and a second authorized user, modifications to the user-specified criteria;
monitoring the second authorized user'"'"'s location; and
sending a notification to at least one of the first authorized user and the second authorized user when the second authorized user is located near an establishment at which the second authorized user can obtain an item on the items needed list.
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Abstract
The disclosed system manages information that is received from one or more users over a communication network. A user provides information to the network using a network node, such as a data acquisition device that is a wireless, mobile communication device. The system monitors the user'"'"'s location within a communication environment and sends an alarm to a user when the user is near a location that satisfies user-specified criteria. The system stores the user-provided information at a central database that is linked to the communication network. When an authorized user revises the information, any other authorized user can access the revised information by accessing the central database through a node of the communication network.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing information received from at least one user over a communication network, comprising:
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receiving information from a first authorized user, wherein the information indicates user-specified criteria related to a location at which the user-specified criteria can be met, wherein the information includes an items needed list of at least one item, and wherein at least one user-specified criterion is whether an item on the items needed list can be obtained at an establishment; storing the information at a central database that is linked to the communication network; receiving from at least one of the first authorized user and a second authorized user, modifications to the user-specified criteria; monitoring the second authorized user'"'"'s location; and sending a notification to at least one of the first authorized user and the second authorized user when the second authorized user is located near an establishment at which the second authorized user can obtain an item on the items needed list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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8. A method of managing data that is received from at least one user over a communication network, comprising:
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receiving data from a first node of the communication network, the data indicating at least one criterion related to whether an item on a list of at least one item can be obtained at an establishment; obtaining a location of a remote device, wherein the remote device is a node of the communication network; receiving additional data from a second node of the communication network, the additional data indicating a change or addition to at least one of the criterion provided by the data received from the first node; identifying an establishment as a qualified establishment when an item on the list can be obtained at the establishment; determining whether the location of the remote device relative to the location of the qualified establishment satisfies a condition; and transmitting an alarm over the communication network to the remote device when the condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program product for use in a computer system that executes program steps recorded in a computer-readable media to perform a method for managing information that is received from one or more users over a communication network in a communication environment, the program product comprising:
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a recordable media; a program of computer-readable instructions executable by the computer system to perform operations comprising; receiving information from a first node of the communication network, the information indicating user-specified criteria related to whether an item on a list of at least one item can be obtained at an establishment; storing the information at a central database that is linked to the communication network; receiving information from a second node of the communication network, the information indicating a change in the user-specified criteria; monitoring the user'"'"'s location within the communication environment; determining if the user is located near an establishment that satisfies one or more of the user-specified criteria; and sending a notification to the user when the user is located near an establishment at which the user can obtain an item on the list.
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17. A system that manages data that is received from at least one user over a communication network in a communication environment, the system comprising one or more processors that execute program instructions and receive a data set, wherein the program instructions are executed to cause the processor to:
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receive data from a first node of the communication network, the data indicating at least one criterion related to whether an item on a list of at least one item can be obtained at an establishment located in the communication environment; obtain a location of a remote device in the communication environment, wherein the remote device is a node of the communication network; receive additional data from a second node of the communication network, the additional data indicating a change to at least one criterion that can be satisfied by an establishment located in the communication environment; identify an establishment as a qualified establishment when an item on the list can be obtained at the establishment; determine whether the location of the remote device relative to the location of the qualified establishment satisfies a condition; and transmit an alarm over the communication network to the remote device when the condition is satisfied.
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25. A method of managing information received from at least one user over a communication network, comprising:
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receiving information from a first authorized user via a refrigerator appliance, the information indicating user-specified criteria related to a location at which the user-specified criteria can be met; storing the information at a central database that is linked to the communication network; receiving from at least one of the first authorized user and a second authorized user, modifications to the user-specified criteria; monitoring the second authorized user'"'"'s location; and sending a notification to at least one of the first authorized user and the second authorized user when the second authorized user is located near a location that meets at least one of the user-specified criteria.
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