Location based event notification systems and methods
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1. A spatial notification system comprising:
- a spatial information requesting circuit configured to transmit, in response to receipt of information about an event from a first source, an initial request to a second source for initial spatial information, the initial request including a spatial location, and the initial spatial information comprising at least one of;
a first geographic zone impacted by the event at a first time; and
a first geographic area impacted by the event at the first time;
an association circuit configured to associate received initial spatial information with initial notification information and a notification delivery system;
a transmitter configured to transmit at least a portion of the received initial spatial information and associated initial notification information to the notification delivery system,the spatial information requesting circuit further configured to transmit a subsequent request to the second source for subsequent spatial information, the subsequent request including the spatial location, the subsequent spatial information comprising at least one of;
a second geographic zone impacted by the event at a second time after the first time; and
a second geographic area impacted by the event at the second time; and
a reconciliation circuit configured to generate a comparison between the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information, wherein generating the comparison includes;
identifying a zone or an area covered by both the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information;
identifying a zone or an area covered by the initial spatial information only; and
identifying a zone or an area covered by the subsequent spatial information only,wherein the association circuit is further configured to associate the subsequent spatial information with the subsequent notification information based on the comparison, where the identified zone or area covered by both the initial and subsequent spatial information is associated with a first portion of the subsequent notification information, the identified zone or area covered by the initial spatial information only is associated with a second portion of the subsequent notification information, and the identified area covered by the subsequent spatial information only is associated with a third portion of the subsequent notification information, andwherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the received subsequent spatial information and associated subsequent notification information to the notification delivery system.
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Abstract
Spatial notification systems and methods are described. In one respect, a spatial notification system includes a spatial information requesting circuit configured to transmit a request for spatial information, the request including a spatial location. The spatial notification system further includes an association circuit configured to associate received spatial information with notification information and a notification delivery system. The spatial notification system also includes a transmitter configured to transmit at least a portion of the spatial information and associated notification information to a notification delivery system.
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1. A spatial notification system comprising:
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a spatial information requesting circuit configured to transmit, in response to receipt of information about an event from a first source, an initial request to a second source for initial spatial information, the initial request including a spatial location, and the initial spatial information comprising at least one of; a first geographic zone impacted by the event at a first time; and a first geographic area impacted by the event at the first time; an association circuit configured to associate received initial spatial information with initial notification information and a notification delivery system; a transmitter configured to transmit at least a portion of the received initial spatial information and associated initial notification information to the notification delivery system, the spatial information requesting circuit further configured to transmit a subsequent request to the second source for subsequent spatial information, the subsequent request including the spatial location, the subsequent spatial information comprising at least one of; a second geographic zone impacted by the event at a second time after the first time; and a second geographic area impacted by the event at the second time; and a reconciliation circuit configured to generate a comparison between the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information, wherein generating the comparison includes; identifying a zone or an area covered by both the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information; identifying a zone or an area covered by the initial spatial information only; and identifying a zone or an area covered by the subsequent spatial information only, wherein the association circuit is further configured to associate the subsequent spatial information with the subsequent notification information based on the comparison, where the identified zone or area covered by both the initial and subsequent spatial information is associated with a first portion of the subsequent notification information, the identified zone or area covered by the initial spatial information only is associated with a second portion of the subsequent notification information, and the identified area covered by the subsequent spatial information only is associated with a third portion of the subsequent notification information, and wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit at least a portion of the received subsequent spatial information and associated subsequent notification information to the notification delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of spatial notification, comprising:
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transmitting, via a transmitter, in response to receipt of information about an event from a first source, an initial request to a second source for initial spatial information, the initial request including a spatial location, and the initial spatial information comprising at least one of; a first geographic zone impacted by the event at a first time; and a first geographic area impacted by the event at the first time; receiving, via a receiver, the initial spatial information from the second source; associating, via a processor, the received initial spatial information with initial notification information and a notification delivery system; transmitting, via the transmitter, at least a portion of the initial spatial information and associated initial notification information to the notification delivery system; transmitting, via the transmitter, a subsequent request to the second source for subsequent spatial information, the subsequent request including the spatial location, the subsequent spatial information comprising at least one of; a second geographic zone impacted by the event at a second time after the first time; and a second geographic area impacted by the event at the second time; generating, via a reconciliation circuit, a comparison between the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information, wherein generating the comparison includes; identifying a zone or an area covered by both the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information; identifying a zone or an area covered by the initial spatial information only; and identifying a zone or an area covered by the subsequent spatial information only; associating, via the processor, the subsequent spatial information with the subsequent notification information based on the comparison, where the identified zone or area covered by both the initial and subsequent spatial information is associated with a first portion of the subsequent notification information, the identified zone or area covered by the initial spatial information only is associated with a second portion of the subsequent notification information, and the identified area covered by the subsequent spatial information only is associated with a third portion of the subsequent notification information; and transmitting, via the transmitter, at least a portion of the received subsequent spatial information and associated subsequent notification information to the notification delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor of an apparatus, which cause the apparatus to:
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transmit, in response to receipt of information about an event from a first source, an initial request to a second source for initial spatial information, the initial request including a spatial location, and the initial spatial information comprising at least one of; a first geographic zone impacted by the event at a first time; and a first geographic area impacted by the event at the first time; receive the initial spatial information from the second source; associate the received initial spatial information with initial notification information and a notification delivery system; transmit at least a portion of the initial spatial information and associated initial notification information to the notification delivery system; transmit a subsequent request to the second source for subsequent spatial information, the subsequent request including the spatial location, the subsequent spatial information comprising at least one of; a second geographic zone impacted by the event at a second time after the first time; and a second geographic area impacted by the event at the second time; generate a comparison between the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information, wherein generating the comparison includes; identifying a zone or an area covered by both the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information; identifying a zone or an area covered by the initial spatial information only; and identifying a zone or an area covered by the subsequent spatial information only; associate the subsequent spatial information with the subsequent notification information based on the comparison, where the identified zone or area covered by both the initial and subsequent spatial information is associated with a first portion of the subsequent notification information, the identified zone or area covered by the initial spatial information only is associated with a second portion of the subsequent notification information, and the identified area covered by the subsequent spatial information only is associated with a third portion of the subsequent notification information; and transmit at least a portion of the received subsequent spatial information and associated subsequent notification information to the notification delivery system.
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28. A spatial notification system comprising:
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means for transmitting, in response to receipt of information about an event from a first source, an initial request to a second source for initial spatial information, the initial request including a spatial location, and the initial spatial information comprising at least one of; a first geographic zone impacted by the event at a first time; and a first geographic area impacted by the event at the first time; means for associating received initial spatial information from the second source with initial notification information and a notification delivery system; means for transmitting at least a portion of the received initial spatial information and associated initial notification information to the notification delivery system; the request transmitting means configured to transmit a subsequent request to the second source for subsequent spatial information, the subsequent request including the spatial location, the subsequent spatial information comprising at least one of; a second geographic zone impacted by the event at a second time after the first time; and a second geographic area impacted by the event at the second time; and means for generating a comparison between the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information, wherein generating the comparison includes; identifying a zone or an area covered by both the initial spatial information and the subsequent spatial information; identifying a zone or an area covered by the initial spatial information only; and identifying a zone or an area covered by the subsequent spatial information only; the means for associating configured to associate the subsequent spatial information with the subsequent notification information based on the comparison, where the identified zone or area covered by both the initial and subsequent spatial information is associated with a first portion of the subsequent notification information, the identified zone or area covered by the initial spatial information only is associated with a second portion of the subsequent notification information, and the identified area covered by the subsequent spatial information only is associated with a third portion of the subsequent notification information, and the portion transmitting means configured to transmit at least a portion of the received subsequent spatial information and associated subsequent notification information to the notification delivery system.
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