Information delivery system for sending reminder times bases on event and travel times
First Claim
1. An information delivery apparatus comprising:
- at least one communication interface configured to receive location information indicative of a location of a terminal;
at least one storage configured to store event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; and
at least one controller configured to;
compute an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the terminal to the location of the event;
compare attribute information associated with the terminal with information regarding a delivery condition, and when the delivery condition is met, select the terminal as a delivery terminal, wherein the at least one controller is configured to refrain from selecting the terminal as a delivery terminal if the amount of travel time is greater than a difference between a current time and the time of the event, wherein a number of delivery terminals selected is limited to no greater than a determined number of delivery terminals;
determine a reminder time to send a reminder to the terminal based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed; and
control the communication interface to send the reminder to the terminal at the determined reminder time.
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Abstract
An information delivery apparatus is provided, including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage portion to store event information including an event place, date and time, a delivery terminal selecting portion to select the mobile communication terminal to which the event information is to be delivered based on the location information and the acquired date and time of the location information and on the event place, date and time, and an event information delivery portion to deliver the event information to the selected mobile communication terminal. The delivery terminal selecting portion selects the mobile communication terminal whose location indicated by location information is within a predetermined range and whose acquired date and time of the location information are before the event date and time.
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24 Claims
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1. An information delivery apparatus comprising:
at least one communication interface configured to receive location information indicative of a location of a terminal; at least one storage configured to store event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; and at least one controller configured to; compute an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the terminal to the location of the event; compare attribute information associated with the terminal with information regarding a delivery condition, and when the delivery condition is met, select the terminal as a delivery terminal, wherein the at least one controller is configured to refrain from selecting the terminal as a delivery terminal if the amount of travel time is greater than a difference between a current time and the time of the event, wherein a number of delivery terminals selected is limited to no greater than a determined number of delivery terminals; determine a reminder time to send a reminder to the terminal based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed; and control the communication interface to send the reminder to the terminal at the determined reminder time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information delivery method comprising acts of:
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receiving location information indicative of a location of a terminal; accessing event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; computing an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the terminal to the location of the event; comparing attribute information associated with the terminal with information regarding a delivery condition; when the delivery condition is met, selecting the terminal as a delivery terminal, wherein the terminal is not selected as a delivery terminal if the amount of travel time is greater than a difference between a current time and the time of the event, wherein a number of delivery terminals selected is limited to no greater than a determined number of delivery terminals; determining a reminder time to send a reminder to the terminal based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed; and controlling the communication interface to send the reminder to the terminal at the determined reminder time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform an information delivery method comprising acts of:
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receiving location information indicative of a location of a terminal; accessing event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; computing an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the terminal to the location of the event; comparing attribute information associated with the terminal with information regarding a delivery condition; when the delivery condition is met, selecting the terminal as a delivery terminal, wherein the terminal is not selected as a delivery terminal if the amount of travel time is greater than a difference between a current time and the time of the event, wherein a number of delivery terminals selected is limited to no greater than a determined number of delivery terminals; determining a reminder time to send a reminder to the terminal based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed; and controlling the communication interface to send the reminder to the terminal at the determined reminder time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An information receiving apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface configured to receive event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; at least one storage configured to store the received event information; at least one location sensor configured to acquire location information indicative of a location of the information receiving apparatus; at least one display configured to display a reminder regarding the event; and at least one controller configured to; compute an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the information receiving apparatus to the location of the event; determine, based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed, a display time to display the reminder; and control the at least one display to display the reminder if it is determined that the display time is after a current time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An information receiving method comprising:
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receiving event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; acquiring location information indicative of a location of an information receiving apparatus; computing an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the information receiving apparatus to the location of the event; determining, based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed, a display time to display a reminder regarding the event; and controlling at least one display to display the reminder if it is determined that the display time is after a current time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. At least one computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform an information receiving method comprising:
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receiving event information indicative of a location and a time of an event; acquiring location information indicative of a location of an information receiving apparatus; computing an amount of travel time for traveling from the location of the information receiving apparatus to the location of the event; determining, based at least in part on the time of the event and the amount of travel time computed, a display time to display a reminder regarding the event; and controlling at least one display to display the reminder if it is determined that the display time is after a current time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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