Location based services in a situational network
First Claim
1. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
- establishing a situational network linking a plurality of devices, each device corresponding to an individual determined to be affected by an occurrence of a situation;
identifying a demand for a service resulting from the occurrence of the situation;
receiving information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations;
determining a location associated with each of the devices;
obtaining a user profile for each of the individuals, the user profile including a special consideration of the individual;
determining a nearest service provider for each of the individuals having actual availability of the service and providing the special consideration included in the user profile; and
transmitting, to each of the devices, a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for each of the respective individuals.
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Abstract
A method of providing location based service information in a situational network includes establishing the situational network linking a plurality of individuals in response to an indication of an occurrence of a situation. Information related to availability of a service at a plurality of service locations affected by the situation is received, where the service is provided by one or more of a plurality of service providers An individual location associated with each of the plurality of individuals is determined. The available service locations that are in closest proximity to the individual location of the respective individuals is transmitting to each of the individuals based on the availability of the service.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
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establishing a situational network linking a plurality of devices, each device corresponding to an individual determined to be affected by an occurrence of a situation; identifying a demand for a service resulting from the occurrence of the situation; receiving information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations; determining a location associated with each of the devices; obtaining a user profile for each of the individuals, the user profile including a special consideration of the individual; determining a nearest service provider for each of the individuals having actual availability of the service and providing the special consideration included in the user profile; and transmitting, to each of the devices, a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for each of the respective individuals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
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establishing a user profile including one or more special considerations affecting an individual during an occurrence of a situation; connecting via a device to a situational network, the situational network established in response to the occurrence of the situation and facilitating an exchange of information related to an occurrence of a situation among a plurality of individuals determined to be affected by the situation; transmitting position coordinates corresponding to the current location of the device corresponding to an individual; receiving a notification of a location corresponding to a nearest provider of a service affected by the occurrence of the situation having actual availability of the service and providing the special consideration from the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing location based service information, the system comprising:
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a central server configured to establish a situational network linking a plurality of devices corresponding to individuals determined to be affected by the situation, identifying a demand for a service resulting from the occurrence of the situation;
receive information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations, obtain position coordinates from the devices associated with each of the individuals, obtain a user profile for each of the individuals, the user profile including a special consideration of the individual, and transmit to each of the devices a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for each of the respective individuals having actual availability of the service and providing the special consideration of the individual included in the user profile;a database associated with the central server for storing information related to the actual or expected availability of the service at the plurality of locations; and the plurality of devices, each device associated with an individual connected via the situational network, configured to receive a notification of the location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for each of the respective individuals, wherein each of the devices includes a global positioning unit.
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