Interactive advisory system

• US 9,094,798 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Original Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Inventors: Root, Steven A., Root, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US14/568,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20150099542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 228 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/414.1, 455/404.1, 455/410
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/00 Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2203/00 Application of thermometers in cryogenics
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A method for locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator'"'"'s communicator device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a user profile database comprising;

locator user profile criteria received from a locator, the locator user profile criteria including user profile information regarding the locator; and

locatee user profile criteria received from a locatee;

a communicator location database comprising;

information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locator communicator device associated with the locator; and

information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locatee communicator device associated with the locatee; and

an analysis unit that;

matches the locator user profile criteria and the locatee user profile criteria as well as the information indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the locator communicator device and the locatee communicator device to generate a data set of users having similar user profile criteria;

outputs the locator user profile criteria for transmittal to the locatee in response to a determination that the data set of users includes the locatee;

outputs the locatee user profile criteria for transmittal to the locator in response to a determination that the data set of users includes the locatee;

receives permission from the locatee; and

enables the locator to contact the locatee in response to the permission from the locatee.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the locator user profile includes a photograph received from the locator;

the locatee user profile criteria includes a photograph received from the locatee;

the locator user profile criteria output for transmittal to the locatee includes the photograph received from the locator; and

the locatee user profile criteria output for transmittal to the locator includes the photograph received from the locatee.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the locator user profile criteria includes personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locator.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the locator user profile criteria further includes desired personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locatee.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the locator user profile criteria includes personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locator.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis unit receives the information indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the locator communicator device and the locatee communicator device automatically and continuously.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the locator user profile criteria is received from the locator communicator device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the locatee user profile criteria is received from the locatee communicator device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the locator communicator device or the locatee communicator device comprises one of a computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, or a combination personal digital assistant and cellular phone.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis unit enables the locator to add information relating to the locatee which is hidden from the locatee and which is sharable with users other than the locatee.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving locator user profile criteria from a locator, the locator user profile criteria including user profile information regarding the locator;

receiving locatee user profile criteria from a locatee;

storing the locator user profile criteria and the locatee user profile criteria in a user profile database;

receiving information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locator communicator device associated with the locator;

receiving information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locatee communicator device associated with the locatee;

storing the information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locator communicator device and the information indicative of a real-time spatial location of a locator communicator device in a user location database;

matching, by an analysis unit, the locator user profile criteria and the locatee user profile criteria as well as the information indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the locator communicator device and the locatee communicator device to generate a data set of users having similar user profile criteria;

outputting the locator user profile criteria for transmittal to the locatee in response to a determination that the data set of users includes the locatee;

outputting the locatee user profile criteria for transmittal to the locator in response to a determination that the data set of users includes the locatee;

receiving permission from the locatee; and

enabling the locator to contact the locatee in response to the permission from the locatee.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the locator user profile includes a photograph received from the locator;

the locatee user profile criteria includes a photograph received from the locatee;

the locator user profile criteria output for transmittal to the locatee includes the photograph received from the locator; and

the locatee user profile criteria output for transmittal to the locator includes the photograph received from the locatee.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the locator user profile criteria includes personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locator.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the locator user profile criteria further includes desired personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locatee.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the locator user profile criteria includes personal characteristics and/or personality traits of the locator.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving the information indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the locator communicator device and the locatee communicator device comprises automatically and continuously receiving the information indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the locator communicator device and the locatee communicator device.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the locator user profile criteria is received from the locator communicator device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the locatee user profile criteria is received from the locatee communicator device.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the locator communicator device or the locatee communicator device comprises one of a computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, or a combination personal digital assistant and cellular phone.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enabling the locator to add information relating to the locatee which is hidden from the locatee and which is sharable with users other than the locatee.