Location based services in a situational network
First Claim
1. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
- identifying a demand for a service resulting from an occurrence of a situation;
receiving information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations;
determining a location of a device corresponding to an individual affected by the occurrence of the situation;
determining a nearest service provider for the individual having actual availability of the service and providing a special consideration included in a user profile for the individual; and
transmitting, to the device, a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for the individual.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
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identifying a demand for a service resulting from an occurrence of a situation; receiving information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations; determining a location of a device corresponding to an individual affected by the occurrence of the situation; determining a nearest service provider for the individual having actual availability of the service and providing a special consideration included in a user profile for the individual; and transmitting, to the device, a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing location based service information, the method comprising:
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transmitting position coordinates corresponding to the current cation of a device corresponding to an individual; providing a user profile including one or more special considerations affecting the individual during an occurrence of a situation; and receiving a notification of a location corresponding to a nearest provider of a service determined to be needed by the individual, having actual availability of the service and providing the one or more special considerations from the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing location based service information, the system comprising:
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a central server configured to identify a demand for a service resulting from an occurrence of a situation, receive information related to an actual or expected availability of the service at a plurality of locations, determine a location of a device corresponding to an individual affected by the occurrence of the situation, determine a nearest service provider for the individual having actual availability of the service and providing a special consideration included in a user profile for the individual, and transmitting, to the device, a notification of a location corresponding to the nearest service provider selected for the individual; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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