Interactive advisory system for prioritizing content

• US 20080207183A1
• Filed: 02/23/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Original Assignee: WeatherBank, Inc. (Accuweather Incorporated)
• Inventors: Root, Michael R., Root, Steven A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,634,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2203/00 Real-time site-specific personalized weather information, e.g. nowcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting broadcasting in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2083 Confirmation by serviced party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42187 Lines and connections with preferential service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• 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 passing content to at least one communicator device. The user of a communicator device registers with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device. A user defined priority is assigned to the at least one type of content. The user defined priority is stored on a computer readable medium. The different types of content are passed to the at least one communicator device based on the user defined priority.

Claims

1. A method for passing content to at least one communicator device, comprising the steps of:

a. registering with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device;

b. assigning a user defined priority to at least one of the types of content;

c. storing the user defined priority on a computer readable medium; and

d. passing the different types of content to the communicator device based on the user defined priority.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of assigning a user defined priority to one or more communicator service providers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein step d. further comprises the steps of receiving content to be passed to the communicator device and reading the stored user defined priority prior to the step of passing the different types of content to the communicator device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein in step c., the computer readable medium is readable by the communicator device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein in step c., the computer readable medium is located on the communicator device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein in step c., the computer readable medium is located remotely from the communicator device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein step d. further comprises the step of resending at least one type of content until receipt of the content by the communicator device is confirmed.

8. A method for passing content to at least one communicator device, comprising the steps of:

a. selecting at least one service for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device;

b. assigning at least one user defined priority to a type of content based upon a predetermined condition, location, and/or service provider;

c. storing the user defined priority and the predetermined condition, location, and/or service provider;

d. determining whether the predetermined condition, location, and/or service provider has occurred; and

e. passing the content to the communicator device utilizing the user defined priority if the predetermined condition, location, and/or service provider has occurred.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition is selected from a group consisting of a geographic area in which the communicator device is presently located, and a geographic area in which the communicator device is not presently located.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the geographic area is within the service territory of a vendor.

11. A method for passing content to at least one communicator device, comprising the steps of:

a. registering with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device, at least two vendors providing the content;

b. assigning at least one user defined priority to each vendor;

c. storing the user defined priorities on a computer readable medium; and

d. passing the content to the communicator device utilizing the user defined priorities.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the vendors provide the same type of content.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the vendors provide different types of content.

14. A method for passing content to at least one communicator device, comprising the steps of:

a. selecting at least one service operated by a 3^rd party service provider for delivering content to be passed to the at least one communicator device;

b. automatically selecting, by at least one of the service and the 3^rd party service provider, at least one communication network for passing the content to the communicator device; and

c. passing the content to the communicator device utilizing the automatically selected communication network.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one of the service and the 3^rd party service provider automatically select the at least one communication network based upon the location of the communicator device.

16. A method for passing content to a plurality of communicator devices operated by users, comprising the steps of:

a. assigning user defined priorities to the communicator devices operated by the users;

b. storing the user defined priorities on at least one computer readable medium; and

c. passing content to the communicator devices based on the user defined priorities.