Communication management systems and methods
First Claim
1. A communication management system to communicate with travelers, comprising:
- a computer processor; and
a memory in communication with the computer processor,wherein the computer processor executes instructions that are stored in the memory to cause the system to;
determine, over time from a geocoded electronic itinerary of each of a plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device, a physical location of each traveler, wherein the electronic itinerary associates each traveler with a plurality of locations at a given time, and wherein determining a physical location of each traveler comprises applying logic to automatically determine which itinerary location most accurately represents each traveler'"'"'s physical location;
receive a definition of a geographical area;
identify, over time, each traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area as determined from the geocoded electronic itinerary of each of the plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device; and
in response to identifying a traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area, send a message to a portable computing device associated with the traveler identified as entering the geographical area.
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Abstract
A computer system that is adapted for: (A) displaying a geographical map on a display screen; (B) displaying a plurality of icons on the geographical map, each of which generally represents the current location of at least one individual; (C) allowing a user to select a group of the icons; and (D) after the user selects the group of icons, providing messaging functionality for allowing the user to send a common message to the respective portable computing devices of at least substantially all of the individuals who correspond to the selected group of icons. In particular embodiments, the system allows the user to send the message by executing a single activity, such as selecting a single button. The system may also be configured to approximate the current location of an individual based on the individual'"'"'s current travel itinerary.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication management system to communicate with travelers, comprising:
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a computer processor; and a memory in communication with the computer processor, wherein the computer processor executes instructions that are stored in the memory to cause the system to; determine, over time from a geocoded electronic itinerary of each of a plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device, a physical location of each traveler, wherein the electronic itinerary associates each traveler with a plurality of locations at a given time, and wherein determining a physical location of each traveler comprises applying logic to automatically determine which itinerary location most accurately represents each traveler'"'"'s physical location; receive a definition of a geographical area; identify, over time, each traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area as determined from the geocoded electronic itinerary of each of the plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device; and in response to identifying a traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area, send a message to a portable computing device associated with the traveler identified as entering the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to send messages to travelers, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions to; determine, over time from a geocoded electronic itinerary of each of a plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device, a physical location of each traveler, wherein the electronic itinerary associates each traveler with a plurality of locations at a given time, and wherein determining a physical location of each traveler comprises applying logic to automatically determine which itinerary location most accurately represents each traveler'"'"'s physical location; receive a definition of a geographical area; identify, over time, each traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area as determined from the geocoded electronic itinerary of each of the plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device; and in response to identifying a traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area, send a message to a portable computing device associated with the traveler identified as entering the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method to communicate with a number of travelers, comprising:
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determining, by one or more computing devices, over time from a geocoded electronic itinerary of each of a plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device, a physical location of each traveler, wherein the electronic itinerary associates each traveler with a plurality of locations at a given time, and wherein determining a physical location of each traveler comprises applying logic to automatically determine which itinerary location most accurately represents each traveler'"'"'s physical location; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a definition of a geographical area; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, over time, each traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area as determined from the geocoded electronic itinerary of each of the plurality of travelers, and apart from location information received from a location determination device; and in response to identifying a traveler of the plurality of travelers entering the geographical area, sending, by the one or more computing devices, a message to a portable computing device associated with the traveler identified as entering the geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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