MESSAGE DELIVERY BASED UPON GEOGRAPHICAL AND TEMPORAL PARAMETERS

• US 20020044067A1
• Filed: 10/31/1996
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Technical Visions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Technical Visions, Inc.
• Inventors: ILCISIN, KEVIN
• Application Number:
  US08/741,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20020044067A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.49
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A message system includes a message delivery device having a rendering device and a locating device for determining an indication of geographical location of the display. The message system also includes a capability for selecting or generating a message for the display from among a set of predefined or generated messages in response to the indication of geographical location and a timing parameter.

Claims

1. A message system, comprising:

message rendering device;

locating device for determining an indication of geographical location of the message rendering device;

means for selecting a message for the message rendering device from among a set of predefined or generated messages in response to the indication of geographical location and a timing parameter.

2. The message system of claim 1, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering a visual message.

3. The message system claim 1, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering an audio message.

4. The message system of claim 1, wherein the means for selecting a message includes a set of selection parameters for each predefined or generated message.

5. The message system of claim 4, wherein the selection parameters include a set of geographical parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

6. The message system of claim 4, wherein the selection parameters include a set of timing parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

7. The message system of claim 1, wherein the message rendering device and the locating device are contained within a mobile message delivery device.

8. The message system of claim 7, wherein the means for selecting or generating a message for the message rendering device from among a set of predefined or generated messages comprises a processor contained in the mobile message delivery device.

9. The message system of claim 7, wherein the means for selecting or generating a message for the message rendering device from among a set of predefined or generated messages is contained in a message sourcing center separate from the mobile message delivery device.

10. The message system of claim 9, further comprising a communication link between the message sourcing center and the mobile message delivery device for transferring the indication of geographical location to the message sourcing center.

11. The message system of claim 10, wherein the message sourcing center transfers the message for the message rendering device to the mobile message delivery device via the communication link.

12. The message system of claim 10, wherein the mobile message delivery device includes a message storage device for holding one or more of the predefined messages.

13. The message system of claim 10, wherein the mobile message delivery device includes a message generation device for generating messages.

14. The message system of claim 12, wherein the message sourcing center transfers one or more of the predefined or generated messages to the mobile message delivery device via the communication link during an off-peak time on the communication link.

15. The message system of claim 14, wherein the mobile message delivery device includes a message generation device for generating messages.

16. The message system of claim 12, wherein the message sourcing center transfers an identifier corresponding to the message for the message rendering device to the mobile message delivery device via the communication link.

17. The message system of claim 16, wherein the mobile message delivery device uses the identifier to retrieve or generate the message for the message rendering device from the message storage device or message generation device.

18. The message system of claim 9, wherein the locating device comprises a global positioning satellite receiver.

19. The message system of claim 18, wherein the communication link comprises a cellular network.

20. The message system of claim 9, wherein the communication link comprises a cellular network.

21. The message system of claim 9, wherein the communication link comprises a temporary hard-wired connection or the physical transference of a removable storage system.

22. The message system of claim 18, wherein the communication link comprises a temporary hard-wired connection or the physical transference of a removable storage system.

23. The message system of claim 20, wherein the locating device comprises a cellular receiver.

24. The message system of claim 23, wherein the indication of geographical location comprises a cell site identifier received by the cellular receiver from a cell site base station that covers a geographical area that includes the mobile message delivery device.

25. The message system of claim 24, wherein the message delivery device transmits the cell site identifier to the message sourcing center in response to a polling message from the message sourcing center.

26. The message system of claim 24, wherein the message delivery device transmits the cell site identifier to the message sourcing center whenever the message delivery device moves between differing cell site areas of the cellular network.

27. The message system of claim 24, wherein the message sourcing center maintains a database for converting the cell site identifier into a geographical location for the corresponding cell site area.

28. The message system of claim 27, wherein the message sourcing center uses the geographical location for the corresponding cell site area to select or generate the message for the message rendering device.

29. The message system of claim 9, wherein the message sourcing center contains a set of selection or generation parameters for each predefined or generated message.

30. The message system of claim 29, wherein the selection or generation parameters include a set of geographical parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

31. The message system of claim 29, wherein the selection or generation parameters include a set of timing parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

32. The message system of claim 9, wherein the message sourcing center maintains a billing information log for holding a set of billing parameters for the message.

33. The message system of claim 32, wherein the billing parameters include the indication of geographical location.

34. The message system of claim 32, wherein the billing parameters include the timing parameter.

36. The message delivery device of claim 35, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering a visual message.

37. The message delivery device of claim 35, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering an audio message.

38. The message device of claim 35, wherein the selection parameters for each predefined or generated message include a set of geographical parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

39. The message delivery device of claim 35, wherein the selection or generation parameters for each predefined message include a set of timing parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

35. A message delivery device, comprising:

message rendering device;

locating device for determining an indication of geographical location of the message rendering device;

means for storing a set of selection o generation parameters for each of a set of predefined or generated messages;

means for selecting a message for the message rendering device from among the predefined or generated messages by comparing the indication of geographical location and a timing parameter to the message selection or generation parameters.

40. A message system, comprising:

message sourcing center that transmits a set of message selection generation parameters and a message identifier for each of a set of predefined or generated messages;

at least one message delivery device each having a message rendering device and a locating device for determining an indication of geographical location of the message delivery device, each message delivery device having means for storing the predefined or generating messages and means for selecting or generating a message for the message rendering device from among the predefined or generated messages by comparing the indication of geographical location and a timing parameter to the message selection or generation parameters.

41. The message system of claim 40, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering a visual message.

42. The message system of claim 40, wherein the message rendering device comprises a device for rendering an audio message.

43. The message system of claim 40, wherein the selection or generation parameters for each predefined or generated message include a set of geographical parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.

44. The message system of claim 40, wherein the selection or generation parameters for each predefined or generated message include a set of timing parameters for delivering the corresponding predefined or generated message.