Interactive advisory system for prioritizing content

• US 10,021,514 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2015
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Original Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Inventors: Root, Steven A., Root, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): MEHRA, INDER P
• Application Number:
  US14/873,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20160029163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 4554143, 725 95
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2203/00 Real-time site-specific personalized weather information, e.g. nowcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting broadcasting in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2083 Confirmation by serviced party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42187 Lines and connections with preferential service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• 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 passing content to at least one communicator device. The user of a communicator device registers with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device. A user defined priority is assigned to the at least one type of content. The user defined priority is stored on a computer readable medium. The different types of content are passed to the at least one communicator device based on the user defined priority.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing an analysis unit that selectively;

outputs content to communicator devices via a first service provider;

outputs content to communicator devices via a second service provider having a bandwidth limitation; and

rejects content such that communicator devices do not receive the content and providing a prioritization unit that;

determines whether the first service provider is available to pass content to a communicator device;

receives a user-defined priority from the communicator device indicating whether content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and

passes the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;

or

passes the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;

or

rejects the content, based on the user-defined priority and a determination that the first service provider is unavailable, such that the communicator device does not receive the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein passing the content via the second service provider comprises passing the content via a mobile phone network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein passing the content via the first service provider comprises passing the content via the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicator device is a mobile phone, a cellular phone or a smart phone.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicator device is a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a combination cellular phone/PDA, or a bidirectional communicator device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content originates directly from the service provider.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the service provider receives the content from a third-party vendor.

8. The CRSM of claim 1, wherein passing the content via the second service provider comprises passing the content via a mobile phone network.

9. The CRSM of claim 1, wherein passing the content via the first service provider comprises passing the content via the Internet.

10. The CRSM of claim 1, wherein the communicator device is a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a combination cellular phone/PDA, or a bidirectional communicator device.

11. The CRSM of claim 1, wherein the content originates directly from the service provider.

12. The CRSM of claim 1, wherein the service provider receives the content from a third-party vendor.

13. A system, comprising:

an analysis unit that selectively;

outputs content to communicator devices via a first service provider;

outputs content to communicator devices via a second service provider having a bandwidth limitation; and

rejects content such that communicator devices do not receive the content; and

a prioritization unit that;

determines whether the first service provider is available to pass the content to a communicator device;

receives a user-defined priority from the communicator device indicating whether the content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and

passes the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;

or

passes the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;

or

rejects the content, based on the user-defined priority and a determination that the first service provider is unavailable, such that the communicator device does not receive the content.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein passing the content via the second service provider comprises passing the content via a mobile phone network.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein passing the content via the first service provider comprises passing the content via the Internet.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the communicator device is a mobile phone, a cellular phone or a smart phone.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the communicator device is a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a combination cellular phone/PDA, or a bidirectional communicator device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the content originates directly from the service provider.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the service provider receives the content from a third-party vendor.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRSM) storing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause a system to:

selectively;

output content to communicator devices via a first service provider;

output content to communicator devices via a second service provider having a bandwidth limitation; and

reject content such that communicator devices do not receive the content

determine whether the first service provider is available to pass content to a communicator device;

receive a user-defined priority from a user of the communicator device indicating whether content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and

pass the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;

or

pass the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;

or

reject the content, based on the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device does not receive the content via the second service provider.