System and method for arrival alerts
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user of the imminent arrival of a vehicle comprising:
- providing a remote processor having access to predetermined user information comprising a location associated with said user;
providing a GPS-enabled device in said vehicle;
transmitting from said device to said processor vehicle location information;
computing in said server a value responsive to said transmitted location information;
comparing said computed value to said stored user information; and
sending an alert to said user based on said comparison.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating predictive alerts, such as imminent arrival alerts is disclosed. This invention utilizes the location determination capabilities of GPS-enabled phones and other devices to overcome a common problem: waiting. The capability to determine the position of an object, such as a vehicle, in real time, is coupled with information about its projected route to create predictive alerts. For example, knowing a bus route and its present location, the algorithms of the present invention predict when that bus will arrive at a subsequent stop. Having made this determination, bus riders, who board at this subsequent stop, are alerted to the imminent arrival of the bus at their bus stop. Similar algorithms can be employed for other types of vehicles, such as delivery or repair trucks, and airport transportation.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user of the imminent arrival of a vehicle comprising:
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providing a remote processor having access to predetermined user information comprising a location associated with said user;
providing a GPS-enabled device in said vehicle;
transmitting from said device to said processor vehicle location information;
computing in said server a value responsive to said transmitted location information;
comparing said computed value to said stored user information; and
sending an alert to said user based on said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for notifying a user to an imminent vehicle arrival comprising:
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a GPS-enabled device, located in said vehicle, adapted to wirelessly transmit vehicle location information to a computing system;
storage means for storing information about said user;
said computing system for computing a value responsive to said transmitted vehicle location information and comparing said computed value to said stored user information; and
means for notifying said user based on said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of assuring the arrival of at least one object to a location at about the same time as or at a time prior to the arrival of a second object to said same location, comprising:
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providing a database that sets forth an association of said at least one object with said same location;
providing a remote processor having access to said database;
providing said second object with a GPS-enabled device;
transmitting from said device to said processor the real time location of said second object;
computing a value responsive to said real time location;
comparing said association with said same location to said computed value; and
notifying said at least one object based on said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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