SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED LOCATION PROXIMITY DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION

• US 20160014564A1
• Filed: 07/08/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Original Assignee: Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Inventors: DEL VECCHIO, Orin, VAN HEERDEN, Lauren, NADARAJAH, Gunalan, BARNETT, Jonathan K., METWALLI, Ashraf, DANIELAK, Jakub, CHAN, Paul Mon-Wah, HAMILTON, Matthew, LOUGHRY, Michael, SIEGEL, Daniel M., SAWTSCHUK, Nikolas, MEHRABI, Sultan, MORETTI, Christianne, BARBON, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,754,492 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/022 with dynamic range variability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing a notification relating to a geographical boundary based on monitored sensor data collected by networked devices. The disclosed embodiments include, for example, a method that monitors positional sensor data received from one or more triggering devices. The method may calculate a first boundary extent delimiting the geographical area of the first boundary based on one or more boundary extent parameters. The method may also detect an occurrence of a triggering condition that impacts a movement of at least one of a client device or at least one of the triggering devices within a geographic region that includes the first location. In response to the detected triggering event, at least one of modified start time or a second location may be established for the event, which may be provided to the client and triggering devices in a notification.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a storage device; and

at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the storage device storing instructions for controlling the at least one processor when executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor being operative with the instructions to;

determine at least one first boundary extent parameter relevant to an expected arrival time of one or more client and triggering devices at a first location of an event;

monitor the one or more client and triggering devices to obtain first boundary extent information reflecting the at least one first boundary extent parameter, the one or more client and triggering devices being connected to the system across a corresponding network;

calculate, based on the first boundary extent information, a first boundary extent delimiting a first geographical area of a first boundary disposed about the first location;

detect an occurrence of at least one triggering condition impacting a movement of at least one of the client or triggering devices within a geographic region that includes the first location;

in response to the detected triggering condition, determine at least one of a (i) a modified start time for the event or (ii) a second location for the event; and

transmit a first notification to the at least one client device or triggering device, the first notification comprising information identifying the at least one modified start time or the second location, the information instructing the at least one client or triggering device to present the first notification to a corresponding user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one triggering condition comprises at least one external factor occurring within the geographic region.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one triggering condition is associated with the first location, the at least one triggering condition affecting the event at the first location.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

compute, based on at least a portion of the first boundary extent information, expected arrival times of the client device and triggering devices at the first location;

determine that at least one of the expected arrival times falls subsequent to a start time of the event; and

compute the modified start time in accordance with the at least one of the expected arrival times, the modified start time subsequent to the at least one of the expected arrival times.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine that the modified start time for the event comports with at least one of a prerequisite associated with the event or a data requirement associated with the event; and

in response to the determination that the modified start time comports with the at least one prerequisite or data requirement, transmit the first notification identifying the modified start time to the at least one client or triggering devices.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain information at least one of the prerequisite or the data requirement from the client device.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

compute delays associated with the expected arrival times of the client device and the one or more triggering devices at the first location, the expected delays reflecting differences between corresponding ones of the expected arrival times and the established start time;

determine whether a maximum of the delays exceeds a threshold value; and

compute the modified start time when the maximum delay is determined not to exceed the threshold value.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the maximum delay is determined to exceed the threshold value, identify at least one of a proposed alternate date or a proposed alternate time for the event;

transmit a second notification to the at least one client or triggering device, the second notification comprising information identifying the at least one proposed alternate date or time;

receiving responses to the second notification from the client and triggering devices; and

based on the received responses, perform operations that reschedule the established appointment to the at least one proposed alternate date or time.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify, based on at least a portion of the first boundary extent information, one or more candidate second locations for the event;

determine that a corresponding one of the candidate second locations comports with at least one of a prerequisite associated with the event or a data requirement associated with the event; and

in response to the determination that the corresponding one of the candidate second locations comports with the at least one prerequisite or data requirement, establish the corresponding one of the second candidate locations as the second location.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one boundary extent parameter includes at least one of:

a location parameter reflecting a location of at least one of the triggering devices;

a speed parameter reflecting a speed of at least one of the triggering devices;

a direction parameter reflecting a direction of one or more of the triggering devices;

a traffic parameter reflecting traffic conditions between at least one of the triggering devices and the first location;

a modified time parameter reflecting a duration of time preceding a time at which at least one of the triggering devices is expected to reach the first location;

or

a priority parameter reflecting an expected latent period associated with at least one of the triggering devices.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first boundary is associated with the expected arrival time of the one or more triggering devices at the first location.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect whether at least one of the one or more triggering devices is located within the first boundary extent; and

transmit a second notification to a client device, when the at least one triggering device is detected within the first boundary extent.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second notification reflects that the at least one of the one or more triggering devices is located within the first boundary extent.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine whether the first boundary extent information has triggered at least one alert condition; and

transmit the second notification to the client device when the at least one alert condition is determined to be triggered, the at least one alert condition specifying conditions under which the client device should receive the second notification, and the one or more alert conditions including at least one of;

a boundary distance condition reflecting a distance between the first boundary and at least one of the triggering devices;

a location distance condition reflecting a distance between the first location and at least one of the triggering device; and

a late condition reflecting that at least one of the triggering devices is expected to arrive at the first location after the expected arrival time.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a first boundary creation request to establish the first boundary around the first location, the first request specifying at least one of the triggering devices.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a request to establish a second boundary around the first location, the second boundary reflecting a calculated difference in arrival times at the first location of a first one of the triggering devices and a second one of the triggering devices;

monitor the first triggering device and the second triggering device to obtain second boundary extent information reflecting at least one second boundary extent parameter, the at least one second boundary extent parameter corresponding to the expected difference in arrival times;

calculate a second boundary extent delimiting a geographical area of the second boundary based on the second boundary extent information;

determine whether at least one of the first or second triggering devices is located within the second boundary extent; and

transmit the second notification to the client device, when the at least one first or second triggering device is determined to be located within the second boundary extent.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the triggering devices include at least one of the client device or a device associated with a non-human entity.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a first request to establish the first boundary around the first location, the first request specifying at least one of the triggering devices.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain information associated with the triggering device from a social networking site.

20. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, at least one first boundary extent parameter relevant to an expected arrival time of one or more client and triggering devices at a first location of an event;

monitoring, by the one or more processors, the one or more client and triggering devices to obtain first boundary extent information reflecting the at least one first boundary extent parameter;

calculating, by the one or more processors, and based on the first boundary extent information, a first boundary extent delimiting a first geographical area of a first boundary disposed about the first location;

detecting, by the one or more processors, an occurrence of at least one triggering condition impacting a movement of at least one of the client or triggering devices within a geographic region that includes the first location;

in response to the detected triggering condition, determining, by the one or more processors, at least one of a (i) a modified start time for the event or (ii) a second location for the event; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, a first notification to the at least one client or triggering device, the first notification comprising information identifying the at least one modified start time or the second location, the information instructing the at least one client or triggering device to present the first notification to a corresponding user.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the at least one triggering condition comprises at least one external factor occurring within the geographic region.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the at least one triggering condition is associated with the first location, the at least one triggering condition affecting the event at the first location.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

based on at least a portion of the first boundary extent information, computing, by the one or more processors, expected arrival times of the client and triggering devices at the first location;

determining, by the one or more processors, that at least one of the expected arrival times falls subsequent to a start time of the event; and

computing, by the one or more processors, the modified start time in accordance with the at least one of the expected arrival times, the modified start time subsequent to the at least one of the expected arrival times.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, further comprising

determining, by the one or more processors, that the modified start time for the event comports with at least one of a prerequisite associated with the event or a data requirement associated with the event;

and

in response to the determination that the modified start time comports with the at least one prerequisite or data requirement, transmitting, by the one or more processors, the first notification identifying the modified start time to the at least one client or triggering devices.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, further comprising obtaining, by the one or more processors, information at least one of the prerequisite or the data requirement from the client device.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, further comprising:

computing, by the one or more processors, delays associated with the expected arrival times of the client device and the one or more triggering devices at the first location, the expected delays reflecting differences between corresponding ones of the expected arrival times and the established start time;

determining, by the one or more processors, whether a maximum of the delays exceeds a threshold value; and

computing, by the one or more processors, the modified start time when the maximum delay is determined not to exceed the threshold value.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising:

when the maximum delay is determined to exceed the threshold value, identifying, by the one or more processors, at least one of a proposed alternate date or a proposed alternate time for the event;

transmitting, by the one or more processors, a second notification to at least one client or triggering device, the second notification comprising information identifying the at least one proposed alternate date or time;

receiving, by the one or more processors, responses to the second notification from the client and triggering devices; and

based on the received responses, performing, by the one or more processors, operations that reschedule the established appointment to the at least one proposed alternate date or time.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

based on at least a portion of the first boundary extent information, identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more candidate second locations for the event;

determining, by the one or more processors, that a corresponding one of the candidate second locations comports with at least one of a prerequisite associated with the event or a data requirement associated with the event; and

in response to the determination that the corresponding one of the candidate second locations comports with the at least one prerequisite or data requirement, establishing, by the one or more processors, the corresponding one of the second candidate locations as the second location.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the at least one first boundary extent parameter includes at least one of:

a location parameter reflecting a location of at least one of the triggering devices;

a speed parameter reflecting a speed of at east one of the triggering devices;

a direction parameter reflecting a direction of one or more of the triggering devices;

a traffic parameter reflecting traffic conditions between at least one of the triggering devices and the first location;

a modified time parameter reflecting a duration of time preceding a time at which at least one of the triggering devices is expected to reach the first location;

or

a priority parameter reflecting an expected latent period associated with at least one of the triggering devices.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the first boundary is associated with the expected arrival time of the one or more triggering devices at the first location.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

detecting, by the at least one processor, whether at least one of the one or more triggering devices is located within the first boundary extent; and

transmitting, by the at least one processor, a second notification to a client device, when the at least one triggering device is detected within the first boundary extent.

32. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, further comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, whether the first boundary extent information has triggered at least one alert condition; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the second notification to the client device when the at least one alert condition is determined to be triggered, the at least one alert condition specifying conditions under which the client device should receive the second notification, and the one or more alert conditions including at least one of;

a boundary distance condition reflecting a distance between the first boundary and at least one of the triggering devices;

a location distance condition reflecting a distance between the first location and at least one of the triggering device; and

a late condition reflecting that at least one of the triggering devices is expected to arrive at the first location after the expected arrival time.

33. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, a first boundary creation request to establish the first boundary around the first location, the first request specifying at least one of the triggering devices.

34. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, further comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, a second boundary creation request to establish a second boundary around the first location, the second boundary reflecting a calculated difference in arrival times at the first location of a first one of the triggering devices and a second one of the triggering devices;

monitoring, by the one or more processors, the first triggering device and the second triggering device to obtain second boundary extent information reflecting at least one second boundary extent parameter, the at least one second boundary extent parameter corresponding to the expected difference in arrival times;

calculating, by the one or more processors, a second boundary extent delimiting a geographical area of the second boundary based on the second boundary extent information;

determining, by the one or more processors, whether at least one of the first or second triggering devices is located within the second boundary extent; and

when the at least one first or second triggering device is determined to be located within the second boundary extent, transmitting, by the one or more processors, the second notification to the client device.

35. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the triggering devices include at least one of the client device or a device associated with a non-human entity.

36. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, comprising:

determining at least one first boundary extent parameter relevant to an expected arrival time of one or more triggering devices at a first location of an event;

monitoring the one or more triggering devices to obtain first boundary extent information reflecting the at least one first boundary extent parameter;

calculating and based on the first boundary extent information, a first boundary extent delimiting a first geographical area of a first boundary disposed about the first location;

detecting an occurrence of at least one triggering condition impacting a movement of at least one of the client or triggering devices within a geographic region that includes the first location;

in response to the detected triggering condition, determining least one of a (i) a modified start time for the event or (ii) a second location for the event; and

transmitting a first notification to the at least one client or triggering device, the first notification comprising information identifying the at least one modified start time or the second location, the information instructing the at least one client or triggering device to present the first notification to a corresponding user