System and method for sharing a travel itinerary with a protective detail

• US 9,347,782 B1
• Filed: 11/06/2014
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeff Capano
• Original Assignee: Jeff Capano
• Inventors: Capano, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN
• Application Number:
  US14/534,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20160131489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence

Abstract

A system for sharing a travel itinerary with a plurality of members of a protective detail tasked with protecting the security of an individual, includes one or more processors, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors. The program instructions include first program instructions to receive and storing data representative of an itinerary comprising at least one destination an individual intends to travel to. The program instructions further include second program instructions to identify a landmark based on the received itinerary. The program instructions further include third program instructions to associate the identified landmark with the itinerary. The program instructions further include fourth program instructions to communicate data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark to members of a security detail.

Claims

1. A system for sharing a travel itinerary with a plurality of members of a protective detail tasked with protecting the security of an individual and for enabling the plurality of members to communicate updates to the itinerary amongst the protective detail, the system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising

first program instructions to receive and store in a cloud environment accessible by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of members of a security detail, data representative of an itinerary comprising at least one destination an individual intends to travel to;

second program instructions to identify a landmark based on the received itinerary;

third program instructions to associate the identified landmark with the itinerary;

fourth program instructions to receive, from a first one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a first one of the plurality of members of the security detail, data indicative of a landmark, newly identified by the first one of the plurality of members of the security detail and previously unidentified by the second program instructions, and to associate the newly identified landmark with the itinerary;

fifth program instructions to receive a request for the itinerary from a second one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a second one of the plurality of members of the security detail; and

sixth program instructions to communicate data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark, including the newly identified landmark, from the cloud environment to the second one of the plurality of computing devices responsive to receiving a request for the itinerary.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second program instructions identify a landmark based on the received itinerary in real time responsive to receiving the request for the itinerary, and wherein the program instructions further comprise seventh program instructions to generate a map illustrating the destination and the landmark.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprise seventh program instructions to encrypt the data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the second program instructions are configured to identify a landmark by determining the geographic location of the at least one destination and selecting a landmark with a geographic location within proximity of the geographic location of the at least one destination.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second program instructions are configured to identify a landmark by determining a path to the at least one destination and selecting a landmark with a geographic location within proximity of the path to the at least one destination.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first program instructions are configured to receive and store data representative of a plurality of itineraries and wherein the fifth program instructions are configured to communicate data representative of a selected itinerary, from the plurality of itineraries, and the associated landmark.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second program instructions are configured to select a landmark from predetermined set of landmarks.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the second program instructions are configured to identify at least one of a hospital, a police station, a fire station, a military base camp, an airport, a safe house, and a known threat.

9. A method for sharing a travel itinerary with a plurality of members of a protective detail tasked with protecting the security of an individual and for enabling the plurality of members to communicate updates to the itinerary amongst the protective detail, the method comprising the steps of:

a computer receiving and storing, in a cloud environment accessible by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of members of a security detail, data representative of an itinerary comprising at least one destination an individual intends to travel to;

a computer identifying a landmark based on the received itinerary;

a computer associating the identified landmark with the itinerary;

a computer receiving, from a first one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a first one of the plurality of members of the security detail, data indicative of a landmark newly identified by the first one of the plurality of members of the security detail and previously unidentified by the second program instructions, and associating the newly identified landmark with the itinerary;

receiving a request for the itinerary from a second one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a second one of the plurality of members of the security detail; and

a computer communicating data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark, including the newly identified landmark, from the cloud environment to the second one of the plurality of computing device responsive to receiving a request for the itinerary.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of the computer identifying a landmark comprises the computer identifying a landmark based on the received itinerary in real time responsive to receiving the request for the itinerary, and the method further comprising the step of a computer generating a map illustrating the destination and the landmark.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of encrypting the data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of the computer identifying the landmark comprises determining the geographic location of the at least one destination and selecting a landmark with a geographic location within proximity of the geographic location of the at least one destination.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of the computer identifying the landmark comprises the computer determining a path to the at least one destination and selecting a landmark with a geographic location within proximity of the path to the at least one destination.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first step comprises the computer receiving and storing data representative of a plurality of itineraries and wherein the fourth step comprises the computer communicating data representative of a selected itinerary, from the plurality of itineraries, and the associated landmark.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of the computer identifying the landmark comprises the computer selecting a landmark from predetermined set of landmarks.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of the computer identifying the landmark comprises the computer identifying at least one of a hospital, a police station, a fire station, a military base camp, an airport, a safe house, and a known threat.

17. A computer program product for sharing a travel itinerary with a plurality of members of a protective detail tasked with protecting the security of an individual and for enabling the plurality of members to communicate updates to the itinerary amongst the protective detail, comprising one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising:

first program instructions to receive and store in a cloud environment accessible by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of members of a security detail, data representative of an itinerary comprising at least one destination;

second program instructions to identify a landmark based on the received itinerary;

third program instructions to associate the identified landmark with the itinerary;

fourth program instructions to receive from a first one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a first one of the plurality of members of the security detail, data indicative of a landmark, newly identified by the first one of the plurality of members of the security detail and previously unidentified by the second program instructions, and to associate the newly identified landmark with the itinerary;

fifth program instructions to receive a request for the itinerary from a second one of the plurality of computing devices associated with a second one of the plurality of members of the security detail; and

sixth program instructions to communicate data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark, including the newly identified landmark, from the cloud environment to the second one of the plurality of computing devices responsive to receiving a request for the itinerary.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the second program instructions identify a landmark based on the received itinerary in real time responsive to receiving the request for the itinerary, and wherein the program instructions further comprise seventh program instructions to generate a map comprising the destination and the landmark.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the program instructions further comprise seventh program instructions to encrypt the data representative of the itinerary and the associated landmark.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the second program instructions are configured to identify at least one of a hospital, a police station, a fire station, a military base camp, an airport, a safe house, and a known threat.