Flight information reminder system and method

• US 7,792,634 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2007
• Issued: 09/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bryan Garrett Young
• Original Assignee: Bryan Garrett Young
• Inventors: Young, Bryan Garrett
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli; Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US11/688,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20080234923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A flight information reminder system includes a computer system maintaining updated flight information about a flight having a duration. The computer system is adapted to issue messages to individual subscriber units over a wireless network at spaced intervals throughout at least a portion of the duration of the flight, and the subscriber units are each coupled to receive the messages issued from the computer system over the wireless network. The messages each contain the updated flight information about the flight.

Claims

1. A flight information reminder method comprising steps of:

providing a computer system maintaining updated flight information about a flight having a duration, and adapted to issue messages to an individual subscriber unit over a wireless network; and

the computer system issuing messages to the individual subscriber unit over the wireless network at spaced intervals throughout at least a portion of the duration of the flight, the messages each containing the updated flight information about the flight.

2. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein each of the messages comprises an automated voice message.

3. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein each of the messages comprises a text message.

4. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein each of the messages comprises an email message.

5. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated departure time of the flight.

6. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated arrival time of the flight.

7. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated flight status.

8. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately an establishment of the flight to approximately a departure time of the flight.

9. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately an establishment of the flight to approximately an arrival time of the flight.

10. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately a starting time leading up to a departure time of the flight to one of approximately the departure time of flight and approximately an arrival time of the flight.

11. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless computer network.

12. The flight information reminder method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless telephonic network.

13. A flight information reminder method comprising steps of:

providing a flight having a duration;

providing a passenger assigned to the flight and to an individual subscriber unit;

providing a computer system maintaining updated flight information about the flight, and adapted to issue messages to the individual subscriber unit over a wireless network; and

the computer system issuing messages to the individual subscriber unit over the wireless network at spaced intervals throughout at least a portion of the duration of the flight, the messages each containing the updated flight information about the flight.

14. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, further comprising:

a personal message to the passenger maintained by the computer system; and

the computer system including the personal message in at least one of the messages.

15. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, further comprising:

a personal message to the passenger from a third party maintained by the computer system; and

the computer system including the personal message from the third party in at least one of the messages.

16. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein each of the messages comprises an automated voice message.

17. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein each of the messages comprises a text message.

18. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein each of the messages comprises an email message.

19. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated departure time of the flight.

20. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated arrival time of the flight.

21. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the updated flight information comprises an updated flight status.

22. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately an establishment of the flight to approximately a departure time of the flight.

23. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately an establishment of the flight to approximately an arrival time of the flight.

24. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the duration of the flight extends from approximately a starting time leading up to a departure time of the flight to one of approximately the departure time of flight and approximately an arrival time of the flight.

25. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless computer network.

26. The flight information reminder method according to claim 13, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless telephonic network.