Interactive advisory system

• US 10,362,435 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2015
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• 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): Diallo, Mamadou L
• Application Number:
  US14/801,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20150316370A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• 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 input database containing a locatee user profile, the user profile including;

a user identifier code identifying a locatee communicator device;

an intended destination; and

an intended time of arrival;

a communicator location database that receives real-time data indicative of a spatial location of the locatee communicator device; and

an analysis unit that;

provides a remote tracking application to a locator for installation on a remote locator communicator device;

receives the user profile from the user input database and real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

determines whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based on the real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

outputs an indication that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination to a communication network for transmittal to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival; and

outputs an indication that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination to a communication network for transmittal to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user profile includes an indication that the locator communicator device has permission to access information regarding the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the real-time data indicative of spatial location of the locatee communicator device is determined using hardware that is internal to and electrically integrated with the locatee communicator device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the locatee communicator device is a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the locator communicator device is a computer, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis unit is further configured to output the data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the intended destination includes a specified spatial range and the analysis unit determines whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based in part on the specified spatial range.

8. A method of providing remote location tracking information over a communications network to a remote locator computer, comprising:

providing a remote tracking application to a locator for installation on a remote locator communicator device;

receiving real-time data indicative of a spatial location of a locatee communicator device at an analysis unit sent from the locatee communicator device over the communications network, the analysis unit comprising a microprocessor and a memory that stores a user profile sent from a user profile database over the communications network, the user profile comprising a user identifier code identifying the locatee communicator device, an intended destination, and an intended time of arrival, wherein the microprocessor;

determines whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based on the real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

outputs an indication that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination to the communications network for transmittal to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival; and

outputs an indication that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination to the communications network for transmittal to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving permission from the locatee communicator device for the locator communicator device to access information regarding the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the real-time data indicative of spatial location of the locatee communicator device is determined using hardware that is internal to and electrically integrated with the locatee communicator device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the locatee communicator device is a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the locator communicator device is a computer, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the analysis unit is further configured to output the data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the intended destination includes a specified spatial range and the analysis unit determines whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based in part on the specified spatial range.

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

receive a user profile including;

a user identifier code identifying a locatee communicator device;

an intended destination; and

an intended time of arrival;

receive real-time data indicative of a spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

determine whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based on the real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

output an indication that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination to a communication network for transmittal to a locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device arrived at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival; and

output an indication that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination to a communication network for transmittal to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the locatee communicator device did not arrive at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival.

16. The CRSM of claim 15, further comprising instructions that cause the system to:

receive permission from the locatee communicator device for the locator communicator device to access information regarding the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

17. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the real-time data indicative of spatial location of the locatee communicator device is determined using hardware that is internal to and electrically integrated with the locatee communicator device.

18. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the locatee communicator device is a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

19. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the locator communicator device is a computer, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a bidirectional communicator device, and/or a portable device.

20. The CRSM of claim 15, further configured to output the data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device.

21. The CRSM of claim 15, further configured to determine whether the locatee communicator device arrives at the intended destination at the intended time of arrival based in part on the user profile, wherein the user profile includes a spatial range associated with the intended destination.