Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications

• US 7,504,966 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2007
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronic Communication Technologies LLC (f/k/a Eclipse IP, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Legalview Assets, Ltd.
• Inventors: Horstemeyer, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tai T
• Application Number:
  US11/924,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20080042883A1
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 340/994, 340/992, 340/928, 340/502, 340/504, 340/506, 340/539.11, 701/201, 701/204, 705/8, 705/9, 705/10
• US Class Current: 340/994
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0231 Awarding of a frequent usage incentive independent of the monetary value of a good or service purchased, or distance travelled
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 : Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 : Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 : based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 : Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 : Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 : to a central station ; Indicators in a central station
• 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: H04L 63/08 : for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/487 : Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements

Abstract

Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party; receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and modifying a manner in which future notification communications are implemented, based upon the response. A representative response system, among others, has mechanisms for implementing the foregoing steps.

Claims

1. A method for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system that tracks travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT), comprising:

monitoring travel data associated with the MT;

initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party, when appropriate, based upon the travel data;

receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and

based upon the response, initiating one or more future notification communications to one or more different parties.

2. A method for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system that tracks travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT), comprising:

monitoring travel data associated with the MT;

initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party, when appropriate, based upon the travel data;

receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and

based upon the response, monitoring a different MT.

3. A method for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system that tracks travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT), comprising:

monitoring travel data associated with the MT;

initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party, when appropriate, based upon a proximity of the MT to a stop location and a predefined proximity parameter;

receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and

based upon the response, changing the proximity parameter.

4. A method for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system that tracks travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT), comprising:

monitoring travel data associated with the MT;

initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party, when appropriate, based upon the travel data and a proximity of the MT to a stop location;

receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and

based upon the response, initiating a future notification communication to a different stop location.

5. A method for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system that tracks travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT), comprising:

monitoring travel data associated with the MT;

initiating a notification communication to a personal communications device associated with a party using a first predefined communication method, when appropriate, based upon the travel data;

receiving a response communication from the party'"'"'s personal communications device; and

based upon the response, initiating a future notification communication using a second communication method that is different than the first communication method.