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Systems and methods for transmitting information, alerts, and/or comments to participants based on location information

  • US 8,751,589 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2011
  • Issued: 06/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • (a) one or more electronic databases, stored on one or more processor readable memory, comprising spot alert data information corresponding to one or more spot alerts as configured by one or more users within a network of users, wherein the spot alert data information comprises for each respective spot alert at least the following information (i) respective spot location information, (ii) respective spot range information, (iii) respective spot comment information, (iv) respective spot approved recipient information;

    (b) one or more computers operably connected to the one or more electronic databases, the one or more computers comprising processor readable memory, wherein the processor readable memory stores processor readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more computers to perform the steps of;

    (1) receiving, via at least one communications portal operatively connected to the processor readable memory, from a recipient mobile electronic device, recipient mobile electronic device information comprising recipient mobile electronic device identification information corresponding to the identity associated with at least one of the recipient mobile electronic device or a user of the recipient mobile electronic device, the user of the recipient mobile electronic device being within the network of users;

    (2) analyzing the recipient mobile electronic device information and the spot alert data information to identify at least one recipient mobile electronic device relevant spot alert from among the spot alert data information, wherein when the recipient mobile electronic device identification information is within the respective spot approved recipient information for said at least one recipient mobile electronic device relevant spot alert including the recipient mobile electronic device location information being detected by the one or more computers as within the spot range of the spot location of the spot alert;

    (3) sending respective spot location information, respective spot range information, and respective spot comment information associated with said at least one recipient mobile electronic device relevant spot alert, via the at least one communications portal to the recipient mobile electronic device, for storage and potential display on said recipient mobile electronic device when the recipient mobile electronic device determines the location of the mobile electronic device to be within the spot range of the spot location.

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