Interactive advisory system

• US 8,229,467 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2006
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Original Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Inventors: Root, Steven A., Root, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US11/334,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,378 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.2, 455/414.1, 455/404.1, 455/410, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/00 Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2203/00 Application of thermometers in cryogenics
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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: 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 locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator'"'"'s communicator device.

Claims

1. A method for locating at least one locatee located remotely from a broadcast network, comprising the steps of:

receiving user-profile criteria from a communicator device associated with a locator;

receiving user-profile criteria from a communicator device associated with a locatee;

matching the user-profile criteria associated with the locator with user-profile criteria associated with the locatee as well as real-time locations of the communicator devices associated with the locator and the locatee to generate a data set of locatees having similar user-profile criteria and being within a pre-determined spatial range with respect to the communicator device associated with the locator; and

transmitting the data set of locatees having similar user-profile criteria to the communicator device associated with the locator based upon the matching of the user-profile criteria associated with the locator with the user-profile criteria associated with the locatee.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-profile criteria is input into a communicator device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the communicator device is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, and a combination personal digital assistant/cellular phone.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting the user-profile criteria associated with the locator to one of the locatee communicator devices based upon the matching of the user-profile criteria associated with the locator with the user-profile criteria associated with the locatee.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the locatee'"'"'s permission is obtained prior to forwarding information about the locatee to the locator communicator device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-profile criteria associated with the locator is transmitted to the locatee via a locatee communicator device.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the locatee communicator device is selected from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, a combination personal digital assistant/cellular phone, and a pager.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the locatee'"'"'s permission is obtained prior to transmitting user-profile criteria associated with the locatee.