Method and system for multi-media messaging and communications from mobile enabled networked devices directed to proximate organizations based on geolocated parameters

• US 10,812,420 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2017
• Issued: 10/20/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vizsafe, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vizsafe, Inc.
• Inventors: Mottur, Peter A., Hanna, Brendan J., Sheer, Claude P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Liang Che A
• Application Number:
  US15/481,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20170295115A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,293 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709206, 709219, 709227, 709228, 709229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

The method and system described herein automatically directs a user'"'"'s posts or requests for assistance to the appropriate organization responsible for responding to or addressing the incident reported, as based on that user'"'"'s location and the location of the appropriate organization. A query of a database of organizations, categorized by location and purpose, determines the appropriate organization relevant to a user'"'"'s location and incident type and generates a full report for review as geolocated on a map with the associated multi-media content. The method and system can also send an automatic message from an organization to a specific user in response to such user'"'"'s post or request for assistance and establish a two-way communication between the user and the assigned organization based on the foregoing.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

sending a plurality of channels to a plurality of devices connected to a network, wherein the plurality of channels are selected as a function of a geographic location of a respective device of the plurality of devices;

receiving, from the devices, a plurality of electronic messages where the electronic messages include a selected channel from the plurality of channels, an incident location, the geographic location of the respective device, and multi-media content; and

automatically directing each of the electronic messages to organizations based on the received selected channel from the plurality of channels, the geographic location of the respective device, and a proximity to the incident location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning each of the electronic messages to an organization based on the selected channel of a report for review and response by the organization.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving responses for each of the assigned electronic messages; and

sending each of the responses to the device with which the electronic message originated.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically sending an automated message from an organization to a device in response to a received electronic message.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a two-way, instant communication session between a specific device and a particular organization.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the incident location is selected from the group consisting of a postal code, a town, a city, a state, a county, a geographic region, a predefined radius about a specific geographic coordinate, and proximity to a requesting authority.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-media of the electronic message is selected from the group consisting of photos, videos, live video streaming, audio clips, live audio streaming, text based messaging and associated metadata.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, at least partially implemented in hardware, of a device, cause the one or more processors to;

send a plurality of channels to a plurality of devices connected to a network, wherein the plurality of channels are selected as a function of a geographic location of a respective device of the plurality of devices;

receive, from the devices, a plurality of electronic messages where the electronic messages include a selected channel from the plurality of channels, an incident location, the geographic location of the respective device, and multi-media content; and

automatically direct each of the electronic messages to organizations based on the selected channel from the plurality of channels, the geographic location of the respective device, and the proximity to the incident location.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein one or more instructions that, cause the one or more processors further to:

assign each of the electronic messages to an organization based on the selected channel of a report for review and response by the organization.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein one or more instructions that, cause the one or more processors further to:

receive responses for each of the assigned electronic messages; and

send each of the responses to the device with which the electronic message originated.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein one or more instructions that, cause the one or more processors further to:

automatically send an automated message from an organization to a device in response to a received electronic message.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein one or more instructions that, cause the one or more processors further to:

establish a two-way, instant communication session between a specific device and a particular organization.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the incident location is selected from the group consisting of a postal code, a town, a city, a state, a county, a geographic region, a predefined radius about a specific geographic coordinate, and proximity to a requesting authority.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the multimedia of the electronic message is selected from the group consisting of photos, videos, live video streaming, audio clips, live audio streaming, text based messaging and associated metadata.

15. A system, comprising:

a server, the server configured to;

send a plurality of channels to a plurality of devices connected to a network, wherein the plurality of channels are selected as a function of a geographic location of a respective device of the plurality of devices;

receive, from the devices, a plurality of electronic messages where the electronic messages include a selected channel from the plurality of channels, an incident location, the geographic location of the respective device, and multi-media content; and

automatically direct each of the electronic messages to organizations based on the selected channel, geographic location of the respective device, and proximity to the incident location.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to:

assign each of the electronic messages to an organization based on the selected channel of a report for review and response by the organization.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the server is further configured to:

receive responses for each of the assigned electronic messages; and

send each of the responses to the device with which the electronic message originated.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to:

automatically send an automated message from an organization to a device in response to a received electronic message.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to:

establish a two-way, instant communication session between a specific device and a particular organization.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the incident location is selected from the group consisting of a postal code, a town, a city, a state, a county, a geographic region, a predefined radius about a specific geographic coordinate, and proximity to a requesting authority.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the multi-media of the electronic message is selected from the group consisting of photos, videos, live video streaming, audio clips, live audio streaming, text based messaging and associated metadata.